Marbury News

Two Chilton County men have been charged with murder after authorities discovered the body of an 18-year-old shot and burning in a field.

CLANTON - The Chilton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the grisly early Sunday morning murder of an Autauga County teen, who was shot in the back of the head with a shotgun, and then had his body set afire.

Autauga County Board of Education members approved several personnel moves, including the acceptance of resignations submitted by three educators and two members of the system's support staff, during last week's final regular session of the year.

The most recently announced move-in date for the often-delayed but almost-completed Marbury High School apparently fell by the wayside this week with updated projections that construction of a county-owned sewage system that will serve the school won't be completed until late winter or early spring.

From left in foreground, Autauga Christmas Team members Abner and Bill Straughan separate chickens for food packages, while Brittany Straughan, Linda Moore and Rocella Carlysle work in background.

Prattville's Lady Lions wasted little time Friday night in their win over the Marbury Lady Bulldogs.

Autauga County Sheriff's Office investigators came out big winners in the "numbers game" last week.

From left, Barbara Thomas, Martha Davis, Vale rie Packer, Jackie Gaut and Dana Bennett prepare Thanksgiving Day meals that were furnished free to sever al hundred local residents last Thursday.

Autauga County Sheriff's Office deputies stayed busy over the past week, as thieves and mischief-makers struck several properties across the county's unincorporated areas.

In one way, Marbury School's addition to the six-school list of local educational facilities that employ SMART Board technology doesn't seem to be an overly significant factor outside the school community.

Football season has been over at Verbena since an 18-6 loss to Marbury on Oct. 30, but the ball is still bouncing funny.

Joshua Brent Davis was born Thursday, July 30, 2009. His parents are Donny and Jackie Davis of Deatsville, Ala.

Seven high school marching bands will converge on Marbury High Schoola s football field Monday night for the annual Chilton County Area Night of Bands.

Members of the Autauga County school board were happy with Tuesday's announcement by Superintendent of Education Greg Faulkner that completion of the new Marbury High School facility could come as soon as Nov.

Army National Guard Pfc. Lynzy D. Bosworth has been mobilized and activated for deployment overseas to a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

A Marbury man and a Deat sville woman were killed late Friday in a single-vehicle mis hap that occurred less than two miles north of the Prattville city limits.

8 between 11:20 a.m. and 12:04 p.m., the unlawful pos session of a controlled substance was reported on Main Street and Frasier Street and involved a Kel tec 32-caliber semi-automatic pis tol.

Autauga County Commis sioners have plans to bring re tail growth to the rural parts of the county, and the future rests on the lowly sewer pipe.

Montgomery Academy defeated Jeff Davis 25-13, 25-9 in the Capital City Jubilee at St.

Lift operator Floyd Mims parks his rig as his fellow workers at the future Marbury High School break for lunch Aug.