From tornado survival and local heroes to booming festivals and new businesses, revisit the stories that defined Chilton County’s first half of 2025.

Maplesville lands five picks and Thorsby’s J.T. Green earns an All-State nod as Chilton County stars headline the ASWA 2025 high school football teams.

Clanton Senior Center celebrates the season with a Dec. 16 handbell concert, featuring classic carols and Christmas poems performed by local seniors.

Tiffany Nelson buys Hull & Russell, P.C., rebrands it as Nelson Accounting, and steps into her new role as boss.

From record-breaking tackles to state title runs, relive Chilton County’s biggest sports moments from the first half of 2025 across every school.

Clanton native Kerragan Traywick debuts her senior apparel collection at UA’s Fashion for Life runway show, joining 22 peers in a capstone benefiting United Way.

Skip the sappy holiday flicks and try two underrated Christmas comedies — Jingle All The Way and Friday After Next — for big laughs and anti-mushy cheer.

Chilton County deputies nab a 'Grinch' in a stolen Santa suit at the Stanton Christmas Parade, stopping his second attempt to steal the town's Christmas cheer.

Alabama high school sports reclassification delayed to Jan. 23, 2026, leaving schools — including six in Chilton County — waiting to learn possible class shakeups.

How two senior transfers, Eli Hubbert and Jediah Works, became Maplesville’s missing pieces, transforming depth, defense and legacy in a 2025 state title run.

Clanton repeat offender John Drummond gets two life sentences for a two-day 2023 crime spree robbing a 74-year-old woman and strangling his ex-girlfriend.

As freezing temps hit Chilton County, the local jail and city hall are doubling as overnight warming stations for anyone needing heat, safety and a bed.