16. May, 2012
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By Stephen Dawkins MorLyn’s hopes to add a new tradition to the long-established Chilton County Peach Festival. The jewelry and gift store on Second Avenue North in downtown Clanton is offering a unique, peach necklace and earrings leading up to Chilton County’s most famous event. “We’re trying to make it so that getting the peach [...]
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26. Apr, 2012
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By Scott Mims To go from a drug dealer to a youth minister is nothing short of an amazing transformation. But if you stopped there, you would have only begun to tell the story of Philander (Phil) Browder. Browder’s journey has taken him from the streets of Birmingham to a hospital room to the lights [...]
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23. Apr, 2012
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By Patrick Cook | Regional Extension Agent Invasive plants, non-native plants that outcompete desirable vegetation, have been a problem in Chilton County for decades. Plants such as kudzu and Chinese privet have long been loathed for the problems they cause. However, there is now a plant invading the county that has the potential to wreak [...]
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12. Apr, 2012
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By Stephen Dawkins Houses are expensive and can take a while to build, and certainly no shortcuts were taken with Tom and Renee Powers’ new Greek revival style home. But by utilizing uncommon materials and doing much of the work themselves, the Powers were able to build a home that is ideal for them and [...]
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15. May, 2012
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By Josine Walter | Regional Extension Agent Studies show that connecting youth with the outdoors and the natural world promotes healthier lifestyles, lessens stress, improves academic achievement and self-esteem, and encourages community and social development. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages children to get at least 60 minutes of physical activity daily. [...]
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05. Apr, 2012
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By Emily Beckett Hunger – it’s a basic feeling all humans are equipped with at birth. It is a part of daily life, and it normally goes away when a person eats enough. Only when a person eats enough. In Chilton County, some children dread leaving school on Friday afternoons because they know they will [...]
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30. Mar, 2012
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Spring is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the warmer temperatures and more hours of sunlight in the evenings. It’s also a great time to plan a hike — wildflowers are in bloom, rivers and creeks are flowing and bugs and other pets are (for the most part) not a problem yet. Chilton [...]
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29. Mar, 2012
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If only Pledger Manor’s walls could talk. They would have a number of stories that come with being one of Clanton’s most renowned landmarks for 111 years. Long before the Peach Water Tower reminded Interstate 65 travelers of Chilton County’s main crop, or before Peach Park and Durbin Farms Market sold that fruit and the [...]
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28. Mar, 2012
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Nearly every year since 1981, Providence Baptist Church No. 2 in Clanton has held an Easter sunrise program. The program is an all-in-one outdoor drama and worship service in which Providence congregation members act out the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ in the early morning hours of Easter Sunday. Only inclement weather [...]
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07. Mar, 2012
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When Sarah Jackson isn’t capturing life through her camera lens – and her Nikon D60 goes with her practically everywhere – she is simply capturing life. Jackson, a wife and mother of three, is not afraid to try her hand at new jobs, new hobbies and new endeavors if it means channeling her creativity into [...]
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06. Mar, 2012
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By Scott Mims In the modern world of smart phones and social networking, the word “friend” has taken on new meaning. While it’s easier than ever for people to keep in touch, it seems that human relationships are becoming less and less intimate. For Minnie Childress of Thorsby and Bobbie Giles of Jemison, however, the [...]
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22. Feb, 2012
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Austin Childress has come a long way. Childress, a Chilton County High School graduate, was paralyzed for a time after a motorcycle wreck last year in Nashville, where he currently resides with his wife, Camille. So serious was the trauma to his head that doctors had to open his skull to allow his brain to [...]
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06. Feb, 2012
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If you ever look at a piece of pottery by Joseph Frye, look closely and don’t rush—you will never see the same piece twice. Frye’s ceramic bowls, vases and wall hangings are as distinctive as the people who browse and buy his clay-based creations at shows, in shops and on his website. But money is [...]
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06. Feb, 2012
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You wait for the curtain to open, standing still as a statue, listening for the names to be called. As the tension builds, time seems to come to a halt. In the back of your mind, you think, “What if it’s me?” But unconsciously, you also prepare yourself for disappointment. The curtains open, and you [...]
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MorLyn’s offers Peach jewelry
Minister goes from Africa to Hollywood
Be on the lookout for Cogongrass
Powers put 10 years into Clanton estate