TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials said a man’s body was found in the Tallapoosa River Thursday. According to ALEA, Olin Dabbs, 76, of Jackson’s Gap, was ...

SHORTER, Ala. (WSFA) - A portion of Shorter is impassible after the Tallapoosa River flooded its main road. Macon County Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Lee said people living on the ...

TALLASSEE -- A 22-year-old man was found dead after his kayak overturned in the Tallapoosa River. Tallassee, Alabama, Fire Chief Matt Missildine said rescue workers found the man's body in the ...

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TALLASSEE, Ala. — Another river drowning has claimed the life of a kayaker. 31-year-old Charles Stewart’s kayak tipped over and sent him into the waters of the Tallapoosa River. According to ...

The Tallapoosa River was at 24.2 feet Saturday, the NWS reported. The flood stage is 25 feet, at which point Lower Wetumpka Road begins flooding.

Smiths Station, AL. — A local mother remembers her 18-month-old son after he drowned in the Tallapoosa River over the weekend. Police say the unplanned stop to the river turned tragic when water ...

The Tallapoosa River gets its start in Paulding County, Georgia and runs southwest to Wetumpka, Alabama. The best-known recreation area along the river is Lake Martin in Dadeville, Alabama, but ...

The Howle and Turner Dam on the Tallapoosa River in Cleburne County is being removed this week, opening the waterway for fish and recreational users to move up- and downstream.

The addition of Alabama’s section of the Tallapoosa River to the Alabama Scenic River Trail this week means paddlers can better enjoy the underused river, trail organizers say.

UPDATE AT 2 P.M.: Alabama State Troopers have identified the father who drowned in the Tallapoosa River on Sunday along with his 3-year-old son after their kayak flipped. Troopers said 34-year-old ...

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. — Haralson County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a sexual assault that occurred near the Tallapoosa River. Deputies say they responded to the Higgins Hospital in ...