STORY AND PHOTOS BY JOYANNA LOVE Businesses start in Chilton County in a variety of ways. Increasingly small business owners are getting their start online and growing their business through social me...Read More
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JOYANNA LOVE Artists often say the finished look of their creative project remains a mystery until it is complete. This is especially true for those who enjoy fluid art, such as Am...Read More
STORY BY EMILY REED PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED When Miss Relay For Life Queen Emilee Smith Placed the cancer survivor medal around her mother’s neck at the 2022 Relay, it was a moment she will never for...Read More
STORY BY JOYANNA LOVE PHOTOS BY EVOKE MEDIA For the majority of couples, finding the right venue for their wedding means looking for something that has the right feel and fits their budget. Recently m...Read More
STORY BY JOYANNA LOVE PHOTOS BY JOYANNA LOVE AND CONTRIBUTED One of the highlights of Christmas in Clanton is the parade hosted by the Rotary Club of Chilton County and the city of Clanton. The parade...Read More
STORY BY JOYANNA LOVE PHOTOS BY DOOR NUMBER 3 FILMS A love of movies has brought together a group of like-minded locals to pursue creative projects. Door Number 3 Films is set to launch its second fea...Read More
Hannah Strohmer-Hill hopes she used her title as Miss Swedish Festival Queen to help be a positive role model to younger women around her. “I hope that I have shown them to be positive, even about t...Read More
STORY BY ELISABETH ALTAMIRANO-SMITH PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED For the first time in history, Chilton County has added a Strawberry Festival to its agricultural heritage. Strawberry season 2022 was a fruitful...Read More
STORY BY JOYANNA LOVE PHOTOS BY KEITH MCCOY Local favorite Main Street Café in Clanton has been serving up homemade Southern classics for the past 17 years. The restaurant was born in October 2004 wh...Read More
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ELISABETH ALTAMIRANO-SMITH Alex and Xochitl (pronounced SO-cheel) Rojas of Jemison, have an eye for recreating space and giving new life to a building. After graduating from Chilto...Read More