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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Chilton County, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 91stories have been published about Chilton County which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Tigers’ ag mechanics team takes bronze at state competition - The Clanton Advertiser

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By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor Chilton County High School’s FFA program had its agricultural mechanics team take third place out of 11 teams at the Alabama FFA State Competition on June 3. The team of Harrison Garmany, Jacob Godwin, Isaac Moates and Will Thomas took the bronze medal in the competition. Moates was the third highest scoring individual out of 42 participants. The Agricultural Mechanics Career Development Event is designed to tes…Read Article

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Isabella small engines team sets new bar for program at FFA state competition - The Clanton Advertiser

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By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor Isabella High School’s FFA program made history at the Alabama FFA State Competition on June 5 with the school’s first top-four finish in a competition at the state level since 2009. The small engines team for Isabella, consisting of John Wesley Campbell, Brady Franklin, Hank Roberts and Brayan Rosales, finished third out of nine teams competing in the contest from across Alabama. Franklin placed in the top 10 o…Read Article

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Baker’s chicken salad, Moore’s’ pound cake named best at 2025 Peach Cook-off - The Clanton Advertiser

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By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor The county’s top peach-inspired dishes gathered for the 2025 Chilton County Peach Cook-off on June 14, and in the end, a couple and talented young chef reigned supreme. Crystal and Shane Moore and Kinzley Baker were the winners of the three categories up for grabs in this year’s cook-off. The Moores won the adult sweet category, and Baker won both the savory and sweet categories in the youth division. This year’…Read Article

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It’s raining peaches! — Chilton County celebrates its 20th Peach Jam despite any rain related obstacles - The Clanton Advertiser

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By Andrew White | Staff Writer Between hole six and seven of the Peach County Disc Golf Course last Friday and Saturday sat a massive obstacle for anyone playing the course. The massive obstacle, of course, was over 350 vendors and around 20,000 people filtering in and out of the course for the 20th Peach Jam Jubilee.  “Peaches, peaches, peaches,” said co-owner of Durbin Farms Colby Jones when asked what his most popular product at the Jam was. …Clanton · ClantonRead Article

The Main Thing: Klinner Furniture keeping the main thing the main thing for 100 years - The Clanton Advertiser

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Story by Carey Reeder Photos by Carey Reeder and contributed by Linda Klinner “The main thing is to keep the main thing, the main thing.” That philosophy has been a staple of E.L. Klinner Furniture Company since the early days of the store in downtown Birmingham, and it continues to thrive on that in Clanton as the business surpassed 100 years in 2025. While buildings, locations and partners have changed over the century, the Klinner name and th…Clanton · ClantonRead Article

How the rain in May and June may have affected Chilton County’s peach crop - The Clanton Advertiser

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By Andrew White | Staff Writer The recent heavy rain in May and June could affect Chilton County’s prized peach crop in three main ways according to seasoned professionals in the field. In May, Chilton received somewhere between 12 to 14 inches of rain and has already received four to five inches of rain in June. This may affect farmer’s ability to work the crops, it may affect the disease pressure that the crop receives and it could slightly af…Clanton · ClantonRead Article

15 graduates from Chilton County walk at Montevallo’s 2025 spring graduation - The Clanton Advertiser

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By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor The University of Montevallo had 15 graduates from Chilton County be recognized during its Spring Commencement ceremony held in early May. All 15 students who hail from Chilton County walked across the stage into their next chapter of life.   Chilton County 2025 University of Montevallo Graduates College of Arts and Sciences Superior Academic Achievement -Rosa Maria Hernandez Contreras — Summa Cum Laude — B.S. —…Clanton · ClantonRead Article

Walmart donates to Clanton Police Department for Peach Jam - The Clanton Advertiser

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By Andrew White | Staff Writer The local Walmart, located on Seventh Street South, donated water bottles and Gatorade bottles to the Clanton Police Department in preparation for the Peach Jam at Clanton City Park on June 13-14. “This support from our local Walmart means a great deal to our officers,” said Clanton Police Chief Erick Smitherman in a Facebook post. The Clanton Police Department also expressed that they are looking forward to the Pe…Walmart · ClantonRead Article

Commission declares June as Peach Month in Chilton County, fallen WWII solider coming home - The Clanton Advertiser

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By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor “I need to make sure someone in Georgia gets a copy of this.” The Chilton County Commission established the month of June as Peach Month in Chilton County to celebrate the most important month of the year for the county at its regularly scheduled meeting on June 10. Chairman Allen Williams presented a proclamation to declare the month peachy in honor of the peach farmers and the county’s most precious crop. “Whe…World War II · ClantonRead Article

FoxHaven bringing rustic charm to Jemison for the big day and beyond - The Clanton Advertiser

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By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor The Fox family has taken a local farm in Jemison and flipped it into the charming, rustic venue FoxHaven that is ready to host events in the scenic countryside of Chilton County. Greg and Traci Fox took over the former Starwood II Farms and gave it a new purpose. Greg and Traci’s son, Ryan, is joining his parents on the journey to build FoxHaven into a desirable retreat for future parties to gather, celebrate an…Clanton · ClantonRead Article

McKee recognized as local hero in Clanton, saves trapped woman’s life - The Clanton Advertiser

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By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor “Only God could have lined it up for Caleb to be home that day.” Caleb McKee, an 11-year-old boy from Clanton, was recognized for his heroic actions at the Clanton City Council meeting on June 9 that saved a woman’s life. McKee was named a local hero, received a key to the City of Clanton and had a massive supporting crowd present while Clanton Mayor Jeff Mims read a proclamation to the young hero. “By the virtu…Clanton · ClantonRead Article

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