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Former owner/ publisher of The Wetumpka Herald dead at age 87 By JAKE ARTHUR Chief Videographer Ellen Turner Harris Williams, the former owner and publisher of The Wetumpka Herald died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 at the age of 87. “She loved the community, she loved The Wetumpka Herald,” said her son, Mike A Harris. Williams was born on January 29, 1934, in Florala, Alabama. She and her first husband, John Harris, moved to Wetumpka from Montgomery WILLIAMS in 1959. They purchased majority stock in “The Wetumpka Herald” in 1961 and took over the operation of the newspaper and printing company. “Back in those days, The Herald was printed in the building. It was like a second home.” said Harris. “She took photographs on Saturdays and SunSee PUBLISHER, Page A3
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Wetumpka’s Dickens Christmas was an old-fashioned hit Staff Report TPI Staff The Wetumpka Chamber, Main Street Wetumpka and the city of Wetumpka kicked off Christmas festivities this past weekend by hosting the city’s third installment of A Downtown Dickens Christmas. On Friday and Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m., residents strolled downtown to enjoy a Christmas event that transports attendees to the Victorian era. Guests were encouraged, but not required, to dress in period costumes. 2019 marked the city’s first time hosting the event and it was a huge success with more than 500 people attending the tree lighting and more than 5,000 people attending over the two-day period.
Staff Report TPI Staff A two-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian claimed the life of a Tallassee woman Wednesday evening. According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division, at approximately 5:10 p.m., Emmie C. Moncrief, 83, was fatally injured when she was attempting to retrieve an object from the roadway. She was struck by an unknown vehicle traveling east first, and then struck by a 2019 Ford F-350 traveling west driven by Ritchie D. Terrell, 63, of Tallassee. The accident occured on Alabama Highway 14 west near the 187 mile marker in Elmore County, approximately five miles west of Tallassee. Moncrief was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate. No further information was available at the time of publication.
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