Coosada News

About two dozen fire trucks and other emergency vehi cles led Doug Jackson's funeral procession as it traveled down Main Street to Old Kingston Methodist Church Cemetery.

During the last few weeks, two Millbrook schools have been the victims of vandals and thieves who not only caused damage and loss, but also brought fear and concern to the local educational institutions.

It's time to knock out breast cancer -- and the Montgomery Ad vertiser is doing its part to make it happen by turning the newspaper pink today, National Mammogra phy Day.

The following meetings have been scheduled by the school system: Wetumpka, Holtville and Eclectic Area Schools What: Parent Meeting for English as a Second Language parents with students in the Wetumpka, Holtville and Eclectic area schools.

The city of Montgomery's unemployment line could soon get longer. With the decision to out-source its janitorial services, 43 city employees will soon lose their jobs.

While taking a break from demolishing the old Wetumpka Airport building, Bill Forshey of Triple F Excavating talks with a Wetumpka city employee who refused to identify himself.

For 30 years, Frank Houston has been running things in the small Elmore County town of Coosada.

The Millbrook Public Li brary, which began approxi mately 50 years ago as the Tri-Community Library and served Millbrook, Robinson Springs and Coosada, has a rich history and was originally spearheaded by a group of concerned citizens who knew that the area needed more than a part-time library.

Directly after Monday's Mill brook City Council meeting, which included a recap from Judicial Correction Services and the termination of the city's prosecutor, the council, mayor, police chief and local residents got a chance to watch a demonstration given by the Millbrook Fire Department.

The Elmore County Sheriff's Office has charged three local teens in connection with a rash of church burglaries after an anonymous tip led investigators to the trio Saturday afternoon and evening, said Sheriff Bill Franklin.

The State of Alabama Depart ment of Education recently re leased the state's annual Ade quate Yearly Progress results, which are based on the previous school year's data and incorporate an accountability plan that holds local school dis tricts and public schools ac countable for student achieve ment.

Jenkins Brick Co. confirmed that it has re called 17 laid-off workers earlier this summer as the demand for bricks has increased.

WETUMPKA -- The Elmore County Sheriff's Office has charged three local teens in connection with a rash of area church burglaries.

WETUMPKA -- Elmore County law enforcement agen cies are investigating 11 cases of church break-ins since early July.

Army Pvt. Allan R. Knott has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is the son of David W. Knott and Patricia A. Bow en, both of Prattville.

Following are criminal inci dents recently reported by the Millbrook Police Department: -- Between 5 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on June 9, a theft was re ported at a home on Pineleaf Drive.

An all-important weekend for you to remember is just around the corner. The state's sales tax holiday is set for the weekend of August 7th-9th. That's when parents can shop for back-to-school supplies tax free, but up to a limit.

A recent Coosada Baptist Church concert, dubbed "Diaso zo" by organizers, featured three performers -- including an award-winning band from Canada, a local band and a local singer -- but the event did more than just offer Christian music to the church congregation.

A benefit concert for the Children's Hospital of Alabama promises to be great fun for the entire family.

As of 3pm Thursday there were eleven known homes flooded in Coosada. In Elmore there are four buildings reporting water damage and another five buildings are reported flooded in Wetumpka.