The Alexander City Outlook is the local newspaper serving the cities of Alexander City and Lake Martin Alabama since 1892. Their online presence at alexcityoutlook.com is essentially a news magazine type of site with many of the breaking news stories from around the area. Some of the news stories will eventually end up in the print edition of the paper. The entire front page of the printed version is also photo replicated and can be viewed or read with a featured zoom tool. Links on alexcityoutlook.com are similar to the traditional sections of the newspaper and are divided into news and sports, opinion and classified, and a half dozen other categories. Each of the categories mirrors information that would traditionally appear in the home delivered and newsstand editions. Convenient links take visitors to services available including the ability to subscribe online.
There is a photogallery on alexcityoutlook.com that features local photography from Kenneth Boone, and kennethboone.smugmug.com. Much of the photography covers local high school sports and activities. There is a link to the actual classifieds that appear in the paper, but the presentation is very plain and looks similar to words typed on a page. Classifieds are broken into categories and a pseudo search is possible. The alexcityoutlook.com also records local obituaries and funeral services. Letters to the editor are reprinted online along with links and commentary. The homepage also features an interactive calendar of events with clickable links to event details, and sub links to even greater detail about all listings. The site also features a great deal of online advertising which is occasionally distracting and may occur at random places on the pages.
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