Category: At Home
Fresh take on Chilton’s favorite fruit
By Emily Beckett The first time Beau Kendrick of Jemison made his award-winning Smoky Peach Turnover was the morning of the 2012 Chilton County Peach Festival Cook-Off, about three hours before the ev... Read More
Antiques shop began with effort to save old house
By Emily Beckett If you ask Sam Whisner why she opened Bits and Bobs, her antiques shop in Verbena, she wouldn’t give you the answer you might expect. The obvious answer would be she loves antiques ... Read More
Imported fire ants give state residents headaches
By Joshua Elmore In the early 1900s, Solenopsis richteri Forel and Solenopsis invicta Buren and their families came to visit a port city on the Alabama Gulf Coast known as Mobile. S. richteri traveled... Read More
Couple adopting Ukrainian orphan
By Stephen Dawkins David and Tara Littleton have their hands full raising their daughters, 8-year-old Ivie and 5-year-old Averie. Anyone with children on top of jobs and other responsibilities could s... Read More
House built by Thorsby’s founder a work of art
By Emily Etheredge The small details from several past generations fill Julia Wood’s historic home in Thorsby with elegance, beauty and many memories. Wood’s home is located at 9140 Jones Street i... Read More
Fresh fruits, vegetables can be enjoyed all year long
By Janice Hall Growing and preserving your own food lets you enjoy delicious, in-season fruits and vegetables throughout the year. For many of us who may not have our very own home garden, ther... Read More
Clanton family builds Mediterranean masterpiece
By Emily Beckett Stepping into Roy and Belinda Price’s home is like stepping into an Italian villa in the terraced lands of Tuscany. The couple intended for their Clanton home to resemble one that c... Read More
Experts offer tips for the tax season
By Drew Granthum While April is generally considered a beautiful time of year, with winter’s cold weather finally moving on, there is something about the month that can send chills down anyone’s s... Read More