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Tallassee High School student Natalie Davis was recently honored as a teen spotlight in Potential Magazine for excelling in her academics and leadership.
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Southside Middle School launched its new STEM Lab by Creative Learning Systems when students returned from summer break.
The Elmore County Commission learned at Monday’s meeting an energy savings program instituted two years ago has already shaved $500,000 off utility bills at its facilities.
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Auburn University is home to the happiest students in the nation, according to The Princeton Review’s 2020 rankings.
As an added precaution during the heavily traveled Fourth of July holiday, the Alabama Department of Transportation is doing its part for road safety by having no temporary lane closures on Alabama interstates after noon on Wednesday through midnight Sunday.
Saturday night, 12 rising senior girls from across Elmore County will participate in the Distinguished Young Women of Elmore County 2020 Scholarship Program.
Haynes Ambulance is once again the emergency transporter in Elmore County after the county commission approved a new contract at Monday’s meeting.
Elmore County Schools superintendent Richard Dennis told the board of education at a special-called meeting Thursday the system has two possible properties to locate a middle school in Redland and the Elmore County Technical Center.
Tallassee’s Emma Grace Qiaowei Coyle and Eclectic’s James Allen Singleton Jr. have joined the elite club of those who have won the Joe Sewell Memorial Award and John Sewell Scholarship.
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Superintendent Richard Dennis brought up multiple plans for a capital outlay extension including moving Elmore County Technical Center programs to the former Wetumpka Junior High School building at the Elmore County Board of Education meeting Monday.
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With recent installation of a new roof, windows and central heat and air, officials at the Tallassee Recreation Center say attendance is up.
Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock prides himself on his work ethic and strong belief in the community in which he was raised.
The official first day of fall is Sept. 23 and organizers at The Learning Tree are bringing back a popular fundraiser for anyone who wishes to adorn their porch or yard with mums.
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The new band director at Southside Middle School is Melanie C. Perry.
Braving the elements could one day be a thing of the past for Tallassee students who ride a bus. Tallassee’s school superintendent, Wade Shipman, says future busses added to the fleet will be equipped with air conditioning. The school system added one new bus that is equipped with air condit…
When it comes to topnotch teachers, Tallassee may have more than its share.
Lacey Brewer is announcing her candidacy for Tallassee City Schools Board of Education, Ward 7.
Tallassee High School students will have a few more classes to choose from this upcoming school year as THS unveils a new career tech program. The program will be housed in the former Carquest building next to J.E “Hot” O’Brien Stadium. The board used funds from the general fund to secure th…
Track and Field is continuing to grow in popularity in America and nowhere is this more obvious than in Tallassee.
During January’s Board of Education meeting Superintendent Wade Shipman addressed the condition of the high school band room, which was flooded during the December flooding.
Schools should be a safe place for students and the TES administration is looking to improve school safety on campus. Dr. Jose Reyes, Jr., principal at Tallassee Elementary, discussed his upcoming plans to enhance the school’s ability to keep students safe.
Newly christened Tallassee City Schools’ Superintendent Wade Shipman made the most out of his first day on the job. In a special-called meeting of the BOE, the five members present voted unanimously to fund the construction of a self-contained special education classroom on the backside of t…
