Charter Cable, (888) 438-2427
Knology, (334) 356-1000
Time Warner Cable, (334) 567-4344

Prattville Water Service: No deposit is required, but a $10 service fee is charged. Customers need to provide current and previous addresses, information on prior service and Social Security numbers. Call (334) 365-6783.

Wetumpka Water Service: A minimum $40 deposit is required. Sewage charges are based on a percentage of the water bill. Call (334) 567-8404. The office is at 2909 Elmore Road.

Montgomery Water Works: A $100 deposit is required with current and previous addresses, Social Security number and other details. Payment can be made by check, but it must be brought by the office at 22 Bibb St. Call (334) 206-1600.

Montgomery Sanitation Department: Containers for household garbage are serviced twice per week, either on Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday, depending on the route. Call (334) 241-2750 for your route's specific day. Curbside trash is picked up Monday through Friday, and recycling bags are picked up one day per week, depending on the route. Call to request orange bags for recyclables.

Prattville Sanitation Department: Containers for household garbage are serviced on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with each resident getting a garbage pickup twice per week. Garbage is picked up each Wednesday at businesses. Curbside trash is picked up once per week. There is no recycling program. Call (334) 361-3611 for more information.

Wetumpka Street Department: For details on garbage and trash pickup, call (334) 567-1328.

Tri-county pick-up: BFI of Montgomery, (334) 834-5580; Waste Management, (334) 265-8542; and WasteAway, (334) 613-3897, serve some outlying areas of Autauga, Elmore and Montgomery counties.

Humane Society Animal Shelter, 1150 John Overton Drive, Montgomery. (334) 409-0622
Humane Society of Elmore County, 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka. (334) 567-3377
Autauga County does not currently have an animal shelter

Alabama Gas Corporation: Provide mailing address, street address, home and work phone numbers, Social Security number. In Montgomery, call (334) 263-2341

Alabama Power Company: (334) 223-5000
Central Alabama Electric Cooperative: (800) 545-5735
Dixie Electric Cooperative: (334) 288-1163

County government services have offices spread around their respective counties. Below are phone numbers for some of the key county agencies in Autauga, Elmore and Montgomery counties.

AUTAUGA COUNTY
Extension office: (334) 361-7273
Juvenile Court: (334) 361-3715
District attorney: (334) 361-5715
District Court clerk: (334) 361-3736
Circuit Court clerk: (334) 361-3737
Health Department: (334) 361-3743
Hunting, fishing, boat licenses: (334) 361-3729
Driver's license: (334) 361-3729
Business license: (334) 361-3731

ELMORE COUNTY
Juvenile Court: (334) 567-1128
District attorney: (334) 567-2237
District Court clerk: (334) 567-1153
Circuit Court clerk: (334) 567-1123
Health Department: (334) 567-1172
Hunting, fishing, boat licenses: (334) 567-1141
Driver's license: (334) 567-1142

MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Extension office: (334) 832-0233
Juvenile Court: (334) 261-4100
District attorney: (334) 832-2250
District Court clerk: (334) 832-1351
Circuit Court clerk: (334) 832-1261
Health Department: (334) 293-6400
Hunting, fishing, boat licenses: (334) 832-1231
Driver's license: (334) 832-1231
Business license: (334) 832-1248

People who need assistance from a social service agency -- and those who want to volunteer to help -- can simply dial 211 and get hooked up. 211 Connects is a clearinghouse for social service organizations in Montgomery, Elmore and Autauga counties. A call center in Montgomery connects 211 callers to agencies that help provide food, shelther, clothing and other services to those in need and also will direct volunteers to agencies that need their help. 211 Connects is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Social Security Administration has two locations in Montgomery County. For general information and services, visit SSA offices at 2450 Presidents Drive or call (334) 223-7183. The SSA office for hearings and appeals is located at 770 S. McDonough St. and the phone number is (334) 223-7503.

Phone: (334) 241-2708
Chief: John Wilson
Total personnel: 657
Sworn officers: 403

Phone: (334) 241-2400
Chief: John McKee
Total personnel: 433
Number of stations: 16

Phone: (334) 832-2593
Sheriff: D.T. Marshall
Total personnel: 260
Sworn officers: 121; 79 corrections officers, 105 jail support personnel, 24 office support personnel

Phone: (334) 262-2550
Personnel: About 50
Stations: Two -- one on South Perry Street, the other on Business Park Drive
Ambulances: Nine plus two wheelchair vans
Online: Not online

Phone: (334) 265-1208
Personnel: About 100
Stations: One, located on East Fifth Street
Ambulances: 18 plus eight wheelchair trucks
Online: www.haynesambulance.com

Phone: (334) 567-5321
Chief: William Pertree
Total personnel: 32
Sworn officers: 24

Phone: (334) 567-5147
Chief: Keith Gilmore
Total volunteer firefighters: 43
Total stations: 4

Phone: (334) 567-5441
Sheriff: Bill Franklin
Total personnel: 77
Sworn officers: 29; 30 corrections personnel, 14 dispatchers, 4 support personnel

Phone: (334) 567-7012
Personnel: 7 full-time paramedics and 10 full-time emergency medical technicians
Stations: 1

Phone: (334) 283-3632
Chief: Paul Yarbrough
Total personnel: 30
Sworn officers: 19 and 2 reserve officers

Phone: (334) 283-5660
Chief: Mark Hayes
Total volunteer firefighters: 35
Fire stations: 2

Phone: (334) 283-6771
Personnel: 5 full-time paramedics and 15 part-time paramedics
Stations: 1

Phone: (334) 361-3632
Chief: Alfred Wadsworth
Total personnel: 108 employees
Sworn officers: 83, eight civilian employees and 17 crossing guards

Phone: (334) 361-3660
Chief: Stanley Gann
Total personnel: 87
Firefighters: 77 on shift, 10 administrative positions. The department operates three 24-hour shifts at three fire stations

Phone: (334) 365-3211
Sheriff: Herbie Johnson
Total personnel: 45 employees
Sworn officers: 19 law enforcement officers (includes chief deputy), 21 corrections officers (includes warden), three dispatchers, two administrators

Phone: (334) 285-6832
Chief: Kenneth Bradley
Total personnel: 29
Sworn officers: 21

Phone: (334) 285-6707
Chief: Larry Brown
Total volunteer firefighters: 40
Fire stations: 4
Ambulance service: Yes

Main Branch: 254 Doster St., (334) 365-3396
Web site: www.appl.info
Autaugaville Branch: 207 N. Taylor Road, Autaugaville, AL 36003, (334) 365-9332
Billingsley Branch: 2021 Office St., Billingsley, AL 36006, (205) 755-9809
Marbury Branch: 205 County Road 20 East, Marbury AL 36051, (205) 755-8575

Main Branch: 3650 Grandview Ave., Millbrook, AL 36054, (334) 285-6688

Main Branch: 245 High St., (334) 240-4999
Coliseum Branch: 840 Coliseum Blvd., (334) 271-7005
Governor's Square Branch: 2885-B East South Blvd., (334) 284-7929
Rufus A. Lewis Branch: 3095 Mobile Highway, (334) 240-4848
E.L. Lowder Branch: 2590 Bell Road, (334) 244-5717
Ramer Branch: 5444 Alabama 94, Ramer, (334) 562-3364
Rosa Parks Branch: 1276 Rosa L. Parks Ave., (334) 240-4979
Extension/Outreach Library Service: 2885-B East South Blvd., (334) 284-7900
Pike Road Branch: Old Pike Road/ Wallahatchee Road, (334) 244-8679
Pine Level Branch: 20 Kohn Road, Pine Level, (334) 584-7144
Pintlala Branch: 255 Federal Road, Pintlala, (334) 281-8069

Public Library Service: 6030 Monticello Drive, (334) 213-3900
Blind and physically handicapped division: 6030 Monticello Drive, (334) 213-3906

Main Branch: 221 S. Main St, Wetumpka, AL 36024, (334) 567-1308

TV STATIONS
WAKA, Channel 8, CBS: 3020 East Blvd., (334) 271-8888
WSFA, Channel 12, NBC: 12 E. Delano Ave., (334) 288-1212
WNCF, Channel 32, ABC: 3251 Harrison Road, (334) 260-8986
WCOV, Channel 20, FOX: 1 WCOV Ave., (334) 288-7020

NEWSPAPERS
Montgomery Advertiser: 200 Washington Ave., (334) 262-1611
Montgomery Independent: 1810 W. Fifth St., (334) 265-7323
The Montgomery-Tuskegee Times: 525 Augusta Ave., (334) 280-2444
Prattville Progress: 152 W. Third St., (334) 365-6739
Wetumpka Herald: 300 Green St., (334) 567-7811

There is no length-of-residence requirement to vote in Montgomery, Autauga, or Elmore counties. If any person has a valid driver's license and an address, he or she can register at:

Montgomery County: The County Administration Building, 100 S. Lawrence St., any public library or probate office. Call (334) 832-1215 for more information.

Autauga County: The county courthouse in Prattville, the probate office or any public library. Call (334) 361-3713.

Elmore County: The county courthouse in Wetumpka, the probate office or any public library. Call (334) 567-1150.

Couples who want to get married in Montgomery must go to the Montgomery County Administration Building, 100 S. Lawrence St., to get a marriage license.

They will need a picture identification and $40 for the fee. There is no waiting period, but they must get married within 30 days of obtaining the license. If one of the persons has had a divorce within the last six months, that person must show a copy of the divorce papers. If either of the couple is under 18 years of age, both parents must be present to sign a consent form. For more information on marriage licenses, please call (334) 834-1235.

Couples wishing to get married in Autauga and Elmore counties will follow similar procedures. For information, call Autauga County at (334) 361-3732 or Elmore County at (334) 567-1143.

Property owners in Alabama pay some of the lowest property taxes in the nation.

Montgomery property owners pay taxes based on a percentage of the appraised value of the property.

Homeowners who claim a homestead exemption pay 10 percent of the appraised value. Owners of commercial property pay 20 percent. The homestead exemption also allows the owner to deduct $41 from the annual tax bill.

The tax rate is called a millage. A mill is one-tenth of a cent. Private property owners in the city pay 34.5 mills. Owners in unincorporated parts of the county pay 24.5 mills.

A Montgomery homeowner with a home valued at $100,000 who claims a homestead exemption would pay $304 each year.

The county collects 2.5 mills for volunteer fire departments if the property is outside the city limits.

For more information on property taxes, contact the Montgomery County Revenue Commissioner at (334) 832-1220.

Here are the property taxes for other tri-county areas:

Wetumpka: 5 mills
Tallassee: no property tax
Autauga County: 21 mills
Autaugaville rate: 21 mills
Billingsley rate: 31 mills
Prattville: 28 mills
Millbrook: 27 mills

Current sales tax by city and county (Add 4 percent for the state):

Autauga County: 2 percent
Prattville: 2.5 percent
Total: 8.5 percent

Elmore County: 1 percent
Wetumpka: 3 percent
Total: 8 percent

Montgomery County: 1.5 percent
Montgomery: 2.5 percent
Total: 8 percent

Following is a list of the primary state taxes levied in Alabama:

The state's top income tax rate is 5 percent on taxable income of more than $3,000 for an individual or $6,000 for a married couple filing jointly.

For ad valorem tax, or property tax, the state rate is 6.5 mills. A mill is $1 per $1,000 of assessed value.

Assessment rates vary according to the type of property. Residential, agricultural and forest property is assessed at 10 percent of appraised value. Personal vehicles are assessed at 15 percent.

Taxes on boats vary according to the size of the vessel, starting at $11 for boats under 16 feet in length. For boats 16 to 26 feet, it's $15; for boats 26 to 40 feet, it's $30.

The state cigarette tax is 16.5 cents per pack.

The privilege tax, or fee, for a driver's license is $25.

The state tax on gasoline is 16 cents per gallon.

The state sales tax on purchases of most personal property is 4 percent. Prescription medicines are exempted.

The state sales tax on automobiles is 2 percent.