Category: Profiles
Get to know: Ken Gilliland, Clanton’s eyes in the sky
Ken Gilliland, 60, with B&G Flying Service in Clanton has been flying airplanes and helicopters since 1973. Gilliland was named Aviation Maintenance Technician of the year for Alabama and Northwes... Read More
Smitherman latest in long line of skilled woodworkers
By Emily Beckett The wedges of wood about the size of watermelons sitting on the floor of Clanton native Gerald Smitherman’s workshop look like prime candidates for a log fire in his fireplace. The ... Read More
Wayne Arnold’s history lesson
By Emily Etheredge On an afternoon jaunt in a canoe made out of tin, Wayne Arnold, 12, decided to float down the creek that ran beside his grandmother’s house in Stanton. When his canoe hit a snag i... Read More
Get to know: Macee Thomas
Peach Living held a question-and-answer session with Macee Thomas, the Chilton County High School graduate who is one of the University of Alabama students who dons the recognizable suit of the school... Read More
Couple looks back one year after tornado
By Emily Beckett Tommy and Rita Little’s son Chris barely made it up the front steps of their house in Maplesville before a tornado hit the area in the predawn hours of Jan. 23, 2012. The Littles op... Read More
Get to know: Jimmy Parnell
Peach Living held a question-and-answer session with Jimmy Parnell, the newly-elected president of the Alabama Farmers Federation. Parnell works at Parnell Inc., his family’s timber and cattle busin... Read More
French-style home offers change of pace for former city dwellers
By Emily Beckett Sitting in their car on the interstate in heavy Atlanta traffic was commonplace for Louie and Nancy Bentley before they moved to Clanton. The couple lived in Georgia’s sprawling cap... Read More
Get to know: Kandice Cleckler
Peach Living held a question-and-answer session with Kandice Cleckler, a senior at Chilton County High School. Cleckler, 18, is the reigning Miss Chilton County. She is the daughter of Roger and Becky... Read More