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Maplesville High School is the only Chilton County team headed to the AHSAA Softball State Tournament after rallying past Fayetteville High School in the regional final. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/sports/maplesv…

Isabella High School state javelin champion Jimmie Sosa signs with the U.S. Air Force Academy, set to compete in Division I track while training for six years of military service. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/schools/fly-fi…

The Chilton County Sheriff’s Office welcomes Blaze, a bloodhound tracking K9 who will aid in searches for missing persons, suspects and rescues. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/news/ccso-adds…

Fifth-grader Andrew Chen’s fall roadway watercolor painting earned Best of Show at the Clanton Intermediate School’s student-judged Art Show. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/schools/chen-t…

Maplesville High School was nine outs from a game three win when Fayetteville High School erased a 5-1 deficit to take a 7-5 victory, and the series, in the Class 1A Elite Eight. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/sports/red-dev…

Six Chilton County students chosen for 2026 American Legion Auxiliary Girls State, a weeklong government learning program at the University of Alabama May 31-June 5. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/news/chiltons-…

ALDOT crews across the West Central Region, including Maplesville, joined the Spring Clean effort, highlighting $9.67 million in litter costs and urging residents to help keep roads clean. clantonadvertiser.com/news/aldot-con…

Strawberry Queens treated top young artists to an ice cream party at Richard Wood Park as the top artists in the 2026 Chilton County Strawberry Festival Art Show were recognized. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/news/best-of-s…

Three Chilton County students earn Alabama Cattleman’s Foundation scholarships, among more than 165 Alabama recipients of $162,250 in ACF awards. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/schools/chilto…

After returning from back surgery and missing a season, Isabella High School’s Jimmie Sosa wins his first Class 2A javelin state title before signing with the United States Air Force Academy. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/sports/sosa-st…

Read more the first installment of commentary from the Lake Mitchell HOBO and Melanie Dickinson below: clantonadvertiser.com/news/lake-mitc…

After collapsing in class, 10-year-old Cameron Echols learned he had a brain tumor. This is how a year of surgery, radiation and chemo led to remission and his return to school. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/news/surviving…

Delayed March data shows Chilton County unemployment down to 2.4% and Alabama holding a 2.7% jobless rate as wages continue to rise. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/news/unemploym…

Troy University honored students, including Chilton students Anna Kathryn Baker of Clanton and Coryn Kendrick of Throsby, for outstanding achievements at the April 15 Honors Convocation. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/schools/troy-r…

Clanton Middle School's first College & Career Fair connects 7th- and 8th-graders with local businesses, colleges and career programs to explore postsecondary options. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/schools/clanto…

Read more from this week's religion column from Pastor Hank Walker of Peach City Fellowship below: clantonadvertiser.com/opinion/column…

Chilton County High School's Class of 1976 marks 50 years with a May 16 reunion at 6th Street Warehouse, featuring jazz hour, dinner, a DJ, door prizes and special recognitions. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/schools/cchs-c…

Chilton County area standouts, led by Isabella’s Jimmie Sosa and Maplesville's Nehemiah McCary, earn state titles and medals at the 2026 AHSAA state track meets in Cullman and Gulf Shores. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/sports/chilton…

Kinnsley Traywick leads the new Relay for Life queen group as the 2026 Miss Relay for Life, after serving as the 2022 Young Miss Relay Queen and the 2024 Junior Miss Relay Queen. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/news/meet-kinn…

Jemison High School senior Trinton Rudolph, defensive anchor of the Panthers’ first playoff team in 57 years, is The Clanton Advertiser’s 2025-26 boys basketball Player of the Year. Read more below: clantonadvertiser.com/sports/team-le…