While you’re out shopping for your back to school supplies, why not grab a few extra to help local students start the year off on the right foot. The Autauga Education Foundation is holding their annual “Stuff the Bus” event this weekend during the tax free weekend. They’re partnering with the Prattville Chamber of Commerce to help local students have…
Montgomery, Ala. (www.waka.com)—It’s the 19th year of the Kevin Turner YMCA golf tournament in Turner’s beloved hometown of Prattville, but this year the tournament is different because its “driving force” is missing. Turner passed away back on March 24 ending his battle with ALS, but the tournament that bears his name still drew hundreds. Tournament director Keith Cantrell suggests he had a…
The City of Prattville is excited to announce the 3rd Annual Creek Walk Concert Series beginning on Tuesday, June 14, at 7:00 p.m. Our first concert will feature Souled Out from Montgomery. Souled Out features a lineup of male and female vocalists and musicians who will perform a variety of soul, rhythm and blues, jazz and pop that will appeal to all generations….
Source: Lowndes Co. Sheriff’s Office The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Kenneth Dynd Gordon. Gordon is accused of posing as a contractor who swindles the elderly out of money in the county. According to the sheriff’s office, once a victim makes a pre-payment for services promised, they no longer hear from Gordon and are unable to make contact…
They’re something we all wear just about everyday, shoes. But when your favorite pair wears out, don’t throw them away, go see a shoe cobbler. Jeff Sanders continues his search for the craftspeople whose odd jobs are still important today. He visits JR’s Shoe Repair in Prattville. JR’s Shoe Repair Facebook Page Categories: Positively Alabama, Video Tags: craftspeople, prattville, shoe cobbler
UNDATED (AP) – The NCAA Division I Board of Directors has rescinded a proposed ban on satellite camps thus shooting down a request from powerhouse conferences in the South. The move clears the way for coaches to hold clinics far from their campuses this summer. The board’s decision came almost three weeks after the Division I Council approved a proposal…
DETROIT (AP) – Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says he hopes members of the Division I Board of Directors “get it right” and allow satellite camps in college football. “It benefits who we’re supposed to be benefiting here,” Harbaugh said. “I can’t look you in the eye and say I’m expecting one thing or another.” Harbaugh was at Comerica Park on…
Prattville, AL—2016 Offensive National Championship MVP O.J Howard returned to Prattville today to help two local girls, Maggie and Mylee Kervin, run a lemonade stand. All the proceeds from the stand went towards Operation Backpack, a program that provides nutritious and easy to prepare food to hungry children. “I came out today to help with the backpack for kids that they…
Multiple charges have been filed against the man accused of leading Prattville police on a car chase Friday. Chief Mark Thompson says 54-year-old Weldon Roberts took off while police were conducting a traffic stop on the highway. Thompson says during the chase, the driver hit another car, then came to a stop at Prattville Intermediate school. That’s where Roberts was arrested. He’s…
The Prattville Police Department is on the lookout for a suspect with two outstanding felony warrants. William Watkins is wanted for Theft of Property 1st (vehicle) and for Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card. His last known address was on Patton Street in Jemison. He is also known to frequent Tallassee, Alabama. Investigators say on December 8, 2015, Watkins stole a vehicle in Prattville…
