Holtville High School basketball coach arrested

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer

Main Street Alabama awarded Main Street Wetumpka with three of its nine Awards of excellence last week.

At the Main Street Alabama ninth annual Awards of Excellence banquet, Main Street Wetumpka took home the Main Street Hero Award for a partnership with the City of Wetumpka Public Works Department, Excellence in Business Promotion for Main Street Wetumpka’s Galentine’s on Main event and Excellence in Planning/ Public Space for Main Street Wetumpka’s work on the Company Street streetscape. executive director Haley N. Greene was proud to see the efforts of volunteers and staff at Main Street Wetumpka being recognized. investigation and handed it off to the appropriate authorities. He was also placed on administrative leave at that time.”

A virtual teacher at Elmore County School’s Edge program has been arrested and charged with school employee distributing obscene material to a student.

Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said Emmanuel Andre Wilson II, 32, of Montgomery turned himself into authorities Tuesday afternoon.

Wilson was the head basketball coach at Holtville High School and was placed on administrative leave Jan. 13 according to Elmore County Schools superintendent Richard Dennis.

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“We had a report,” Dennis said. “We had a preliminary

Impact crater inspires Eagle Scout Project

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Drew Powell was looking for a community service project to help him earn the rank of Eagle Scout.

After a discussion with Wetumpka Crater Commission chairman Kevin Reuter, they had found the perfect opportunity for Powell.

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer

“Wetumpka has one of the best preserved marine craters on planet Earth,” Reuter said. “This was advertised on the main thoroughfare U.S. Highway 231.”

Dennis said school officials follow the same procedure when administrators receive a report of allegations against school staff and employees.

“We were thrilled to receive three awards at the Main Street Alabama Awards of Excellence banquet last [week],” Greene said. “We are thankful for Main Street Ala-

“Once we hand it over, we know very little about what is going on,” Dennis said. “We cooperate with authorities if necessary.”