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41st annual Roy Wood Art Show winners announced
By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor Gloria Ronayne and Shelby Ledlow were named top artists at the 41st annual Roy Wood Peach Festival Art Show on June 12. The art show, held annually at River Bank & Trust in Clanton, crowned three top finishers and an honorable mention in junior and senior divisions. Around 30 […] The post 41st annual Roy Wood Art Show winners announced appeared first on The Clanton Advertiser.
Jemison leaders, residents looking forward to high speed internet project in Chilton County
JEMISON, Ala. (WBRC) - A big internet project is underway in Chilton County that hopes to connect thousands of people thanks to state funding allowing Central Alabama Electric Cooperative and Central Access to extend their service to customers through fiber projects. When we stopped by NAPA Auto Parts in Jemison...
19-year-old killed in Chilton County crash
CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A Jemison man was killed Monday afternoon after a single-vehicle crash in Chilton County. Shawn Smith, 19, was killed when the ATV he was operating left the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned around 4:17 p.m., according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Smith was not using a seat belt at […]
1 dead, 1 injured in Chilton County ATV accident
An ATV accident in Chilton County has claimed the life of a Jemison man and injured another. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says the single-vehicle crash involving an all-terrain vehicle happened around 4:17 p.m. Monday on Chilton County 135 near Chilton County 1038, two miles north of Jemison. Troopers say...
Turner’s postseason boosts her to second straight softball POTY award
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Makinley Turner of Thorsby High School is The Clanton Advertiser’s softball player of the year for the 2024 season. After winning the award in 2023, Turner repeats this year after improving her numbers in numerous categories, and leading the Rebels to their first state championship game appearance in any sport in school history.
1 killed, teen injured in Chilton County ATV crash
CHILTON COUNTY, ALABAMA — A 19-year-old was killed and a 16-year-old injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash Monday in Chilton County. The crash happened at around 4:17 p.m. on County Road 135 near County Road 1038, about two miles north of Jemison, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
Alabama teen killed, another injured in ATV accident
An Alabama teenager was killed Monday when the ATV he was operating struck an embankment and flipped over, state troopers said. The single-vehicle crash involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) occurred at approximately 4:17 p.m. Monday, and claimed the life of a Jemison, Alabama, man. Shawn A. Smith, 19, was fatally...
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