Autauga County News

Chilton County's Veterans Affairs office will close soon, but local American Legion officials are working to open up their own volunteer-based office.

Autauga County teachers and students will report later than usual for the start of the 2012-13 school term, but two of their three extended breaks will be shortened in order to meet the provisions of the new school calendar bill recently passed by the Alabama Legislature.

When you travel and have to leave your dog behind, you can call a kennel, hire a pet sitter - or... * The Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System will hold its annual Memorial Day observance at 2:30 p.m. today at its Montgomery VA Medical Center, 215 Perry Hill Road in Montgomery.

Autauga County teachers and students will report later than usual for the start of the 2012-13 school term, but two of their three extended breaks will be shortened in order to meet the provisions of the new school calendar bill recently passed by the Alabama Legislature.

From left, Chuck Keene, Pat Owens, Kellie Cook and George Partridge discuss the fireworks show following last week's meeting of the Prattville Independence Day Committee.

During a visit to our local post office Saturday last, I spoke to the clerk on duty about how the... Teachers watch over students Friday at Daniel Pratt Elementary School as the kids head for the buses that carried them home for the summer.

At right, Vonda Wilson, who portrayed the mother of a child killed by a teen who was driving under the influence of alcohol, reacts after Lt.

Saving is simply setting aside money for a short term goal, such as buying a car or going on a... Graduation rates across the state and in the tri-county area are much lower than previously calculated, according to data released Thursday using a new, and what many officials believe more-accurate, method to determine the graduation rates.

The Autauga Area Community Foundation awarded $19,600 in grants on last week at the Alabama Wildlife Federation.

The following incidents and arrests were among those reported during the period from May 18 through May 21 by officers of the Autauga County Sheriff's Office: * A female resident of County Road 107 reported that another woman called her several times and sent her several text messages, threatening to kill her and slash her tires.

Banks have changed a lot in the past few years, and more changes are on the way as the industry... PRATTVILLE - The Autauga County grand jury took no action in a case that involved the death of a Prattville man.

Sharon Hickman, seated at left in foreground, applauds as Kenneth Childree is introduced during Monday's Autauga County Board of Education meeting.

There's a zany, crazed-killer-on-the-lam look on Adam Liberatore's face that stares back from the... Farm-fresh produce including peppers, peaches, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and a more will be available at area farmers markets this summer.

The city of Prattville will host a wreath-laying ceremony in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 28, at the Autauga County Courthouse.

The city of Prattville will host its third annual Touch a Truck event and its popular Movie under the Stars today.

Above, from left, are scholarship winners: Johnnathan Broadhead, Ashli Ennis, Dawson Riggs, Melissa Tyler, Frank Lamar, presenter, and Chase Riddle, director of the Technology Center.

A judge has dismissed child sex charges pending against a Wetumpka man, but the respite may be a short one.

The former pastor of a Prattville church is facing 20 years in prison for two counts of possession of child pornography.

During the early hours of the morning, SWAT team members from a number of local, state and federal agencies executed 14 federal search warrants in Central Alabama - seven in Elmore County, two in Autauga county and five in Montgomery County.

During the early hours of the morning, SWAT team members from a number of local, state and federal agencies executed 14 federal search warrants in Central Alabama - seven in Elmore County, two in Autauga county and five in Montgomery County.