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Alexander City, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Alexander City! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See which Alexander City students made CACC’s Spring 2026 honor lists
- How Clemson’s 2027 plans could shape Benjamin Russell star Spivey’s future
- How one visionary businessman reshaped Alexander City and Lake Martin
Today's riddle: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
- Sunday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 68.
- Monday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
1. Central Alabama Community College announces Spring 2026 President's List, Dean's List honorees (sylacauganews.com) — Central Alabama Community College in Alexander City has announced its Spring 2026 President’s and Dean’s Lists, highlighting dozens of local students for top academic performance. Many Alexander City residents are recognized by name, underscoring the college’s strong local impact and the hard work of students and families across the community. 
2. Who Dabo Swinney is recruiting for Clemson football 2027 class before big visit weekend (greenvilleonline.com) — Alexander City football fans will notice Benjamin Russell edge rusher Spivey getting Clemson’s attention, with a June 12 campus visit already set after the Tigers offered him in March. The story breaks down Clemson’s broader 2027 recruiting push, highlighting where top prospects from Alabama and other states stand and which big programs they’re also considering.
3. Benjamin Russell remade Alexander City, and built a community around newly created Lake Martin (businessalabama.com) — Alexander City’s modern identity was largely shaped by businessman and philanthropist Benjamin Russell, whose banking, textile, and community projects supported local jobs, housing, and services for decades. His investments around the creation of Lake Martin helped turn the new shoreline into an economic engine, leaving a legacy still visible on buildings, markers, and the lake area today.
4. Tuscaloosa Area Natives Among UA SGA Leaders Sworn In For 2026-27 (patch.com) — A University of Alabama student from Alexander City, Ashton Lamberth, has been sworn in as part of the new SGA Senate for the 2026–27 academic year. The article lists Lamberth among dozens of students from across Alabama and beyond who will represent various colleges and schools in campus governance through spring 2027.
5. Mary Lee Channell (December 31st, 1930 – May 13th, 2026) (tuscaloosathread.com) — Alexander City’s Russell Medical Center is noted as the place where 96-year-old Mary Lee Channell of Buhl, Alabama, passed away peacefully on May 13. Her obituary honors a life devoted to family, faith, and hard work, and shares details of her graveside service and surviving loved ones.
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