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Clanton · ClantonColumn: Coming together for a common cause on Lake Mitchell - The Clanton Advertiser100% Right coverage: 1 sourcesBy Peggy Bullard | Community Columnist On May 4, Home Owners Boat Owners (HOBO) joined Alabama Power for the Renew Our Rivers Lake Mitchell spring cleanup. There were 45 to 50 people present to help pull trash out of the lake. Some families start their cleaning from their place and end up at the pavilion and arrive just in time to unload the trash and have lunch thus failing to sign in. Lake Mitchell is a lovely lake that Chilton County and Coos…See the Story
Clanton · ClantonWhy not us? — Thorsby takes runners-up in 2A state softball tournament - The Clanton Advertiser100% Right coverage: 1 sourcesBy Carey Reeder | Managing Editor The Thorsby High School softball team made school history at the 2024 AHSAA Class 2A State Softball Tournament bringing home the red map trophy as the class’ state runners-up. No team in any sport at Thorsby has reached a state championship game before this year’s softball team, and the Rebels did it for the first time on May 16-17. First-year head coach Merritt Bowden, whose only experience coaching girls sport…See the Story
Republican Party · ClantonPowers elected to significant national Republican Party roles - The Clanton Advertiser100% Right coverage: 1 sourcesBy Carey Reeder | Managing Editor Clanton resident Renee Powers was selected to serve in three positions within the Republican party for the upcoming while attending the Republican National Convention Delegation Meeting on May 4 in Montgomery. Powers currently serves as the Regional Chair with the Alabama Republican Party representing Congressional Districts 3, 6 and 7 that cover 31 counties, and she has volunteered within the Republican Party f…See the Story

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Who is Chilton County Alabama named after? ›

Chilton County was created on 30 December 1868 and named for William Parish Chilton, Sr, an American politician and author who served as a Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. Its county seat is Clanton. It is located in the central area of the state.

What city is in Chilton County Alabama? ›

What is Chilton County known for? ›

The county is known for its peaches and its unique landscape. It is home to swamps, prairies, and mountains due to the foothills of the Appalachians which end in the county, the Coosa River basin, and its proximity to the Black Belt Prairie that was long a center of cotton production.

Who is Birmingham Alabama named after? ›

Birmingham was founded in 1871 at the crossing of two rail lines near one of the world's richest deposits of minerals. The city was named for Birmingham, England, the center of Great Britain's iron industry.

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