A new sports commission intends to accomplish its lofty goal of transforming the River Region into the sports capital of Alabama by tackling smaller goals.

Wetumpka's volunteer fire department is developing a swift water rescue team to prepare for an expected increase of outdoor enthusiasts along the Coosa River.

Tallapoosa County agencies received much needed money from the Alabama Legislature's Community Service Grant program this week.

Sam Hughes of Pelham on Nov. 14 won his second race in a row at the new Central Alabama Motor Speedway.

Dance the Ballado will relocate to James D. and Suzanne P. Murphy's Winton Farm in Tallassee, Alabama.

Parade-goers watch Patriot Guard Riders during the 2008 National Veterans Day parade through downtown Birmingham.

World War II veterans from Autauga and Elmore counties -- along with the people who accompanied them -- were among the throng who attended Sunday's reunion for River Region Honor Flight participants.

Montgomery police have labeled the search for a missing baby as a death investigation.

School officials in Elmore and Autauga counties know they have to get thousands of children to and from their respective county's public schools each day.

The old saying "Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink" couldn't ring more true for the majority of citizens in Tallassee.

Donald and Lisa Adair of Wetumpka are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Michelle Adair to Matthew Daniel Arledge of Montgomery.

Several Macon County residents are under arrest on of distributing drugs, trafficking in cocaine, and conspiracy to commit various drug crimes, as well as failing to affix tax stamps to various illegal drugs.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:38 p.m. TUSCALOOSA Newspaper publisher and longtime mental health advocate Paul Davis resigned from the Alabama Department of Mental Health's board of trustees Thursday.

Members of the 158th maintenance company filed off the buses and into the arms of their loved ones Sunday morning.

Approximately 185 members of the Alabama Army National Guard's 158th Maintenance Company from Tallassee and Tuskegee will return to their home armories Sunday, October 25, 2009 after nearly a year in Iraq.

About 190 members of the Alabama Army National Guard's 158th Maintenance Company from Tallassee and Tuskegee will return to their home armories Sunday morning after nearly a year in Iraq.

For information on these and other volunteer opportunities, contact the Volunteer and In formation Center at 264-4636, ex tension 1, or log on to www.clickvic.org. If your group or organization needs volun teers for a special event or ongo ing need, call or visit the cen ter's Web site.

Overall, tri-county area school systems met federal education standards for the 2008-2009 school year, but high schools remain a trouble spot.

Traffic Alert: Troopers have cleared a single vehicle accident on Interstate 85 northbound around mile marker 25.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ EAST, Iraq, July 23, 2009 - Army Sgt. 1st Class Hershel L. Mayfield is a Vietnam veteran with 39 years of service.