The City of Jemison’s annual Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting will be Thursday night, December 4. The parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. with the tree lighting to follow at City Hall. For parade applications and information, contact Tiffany Gaines at jemisonplanningcommittee@gmail.com. 

    The Clanton Christmas Parade will be Friday, December 5, at 5:00 p.m.  Line-up will begin at 3:00 p.m. at City Park.  For more information and to register, email rotaryclubofchiltoncounty@gmail.com. The event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chilton County and you can visit their social media page for more information.

    The Thorsby Christmas Parade will be Saturday morning, December 6, beginning at 9:00 a.m. 

    The 12th Annual Christmas Craft Bazaar will be Saturday, December 6, from 8:00 a.m. until noon at the Chestnut Creek Heritage Chapel in Cooper.

All crafts are handmade and make wonderful gifts and decorations for your home.  All proceeds go toward the restoration and maintenance of the old building. You are invited to shop and enjoy the museum displays.

    A Chilton Christmas will be presented in the McKee Auditorium at Chilton County High School. The theme “Where Family Is All In And Holiday Magic Shines Bright” will be presented Saturday, December 6, at 2:30 and 6:00 p.m.  Tickets are $10.00 and all proceeds go directly back into the community to help provide Christmas wishes for local families.  Children five and under will be admitted free.

Wreaths Across

America Honors

Local Veterans

    The Chilton County High School Student Government Association (SGA) is participating in their first Wreaths Across America to honor veterans. The ceremony is in collaboration with Aaron Ellison, owner and operator of Ellison Memorial Funeral Home and Chilton Memorial Gardens where the wreath placement will be held on Saturday, December 13 at 11:00 a.m. The wreath placement will be immediately following a ceremony to remember and honor our veterans through the laying of remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes. This is a way to REMEMBER the fallen, HONOR those who serve, and TEACH our children the value of freedom.

    By sponsoring a wreath, you can help CCHS SGA honor those laid to rest at the Gardens, 461 Keystone Drive in Clanton. Sponsorship is $17.00 for one wreath, $51.00 for three wreaths, or a box of 12 for $204.00. Vickey and Jerry Grooms can be contacted for more information at 205-258-9331. You can mail a check to WAA Chilton County Coordinator, c/o Vickey Grooms, 201 Hoyt Brownie Road, Clanton, AL 35045 and checks can be made payable to Vickey Grooms.

DHR Could Use Your
Help With Foster Care

    “It truly is time again to express our gratitude to you for the contributions you have made to support the foster children of Chilton County,” said Marilyn Colson, Director of DHR. “We are continually making progress toward permanency for our children. Thank you for helping shine the light of Christmas into the lives of these children.” During 2025, 98 foster children achieved permanency by being able to return home, be permanently placed with relatives or by being adopted Foster parents adopted 21 of those children.

    To sponsor a child, you can call Dana Reeves at 205-258-4940 or email dana.reeves@dhr.alabama.gov or Leigh Ann Boddie at 205-258-4914 or email Leigh.boddeie@dhr.alabama.gov. To make a financial donation, make cheese payable to Chilton DHR Foster Children’s Fund and mail them to P.O. Box 1699, Clanton, AL 35046-1699. Monetary donations or gift cards can be dropped off at the DHR office, 324 Health Center Drive in Clanton, across from the Health Department. Donations will only be used for the needs of Chilton County foster children.

Clanton Fire

Department Calls

November 22-30, 2025

November 22, 2025

2800 Block 4th Avenue North-Carbon Monoxide Alarm

100 Block Round Forest Drive-Fall

200 Block Paige Street-General Illness

600 Block 7th Street South-Syncope

I65 208 Mile Marker South Bound-Motor Vehicle Accident

300 Block Inverness Drive-Stroke

1300 Block 7th Street South-General Illness

1200 Block Trilliam Lane-Chest Pain

300 Block 9th Street North-General Illness

1600 Block 7th Street South-Smoke Investigation

1500 Block Westlyn Avenue-Altered Mental Status

November 23, 2025

5200 Block County Road 41-Difficulty Breathing

100 Block Crestview Drive-Difficulty Breathing

1300 Block 4th Avenue North-Seizure

100 Block Arthur Drive-Chest Pain

200 Block Inverness Drive-Difficulty Breathing

1500 Block Westlyn Avenue-Police Matter

3300 Block Lay Dam Road-General Illness

900 Block Lake Mitchell Road-General Illness

November 24, 2025

900 Block Judge Avenue-Extremity Injury

900 Block Greasy Ridge Road-Unresponsive

I65 208 Mile Marker North Bound-Grass Fire

100 Block Martin Luther King Junior Street-Chest Pain

200 Block 7th Street South-Public Assist

I65 205 Mile Marker North Bound-Grass Fire

1800 Block 11th Street North-Motor Vehicle Accident 

November 25, 2025

600 Block Glenview Avenue-Fire Alarm

300 Block City Street-Childbirth

100 Block Hinkle Road-General Illness 

November 26, 2025

2300 Block 7th Street South-Difficulty Breathing

Enterprise Road and Kincheon Road-Motor Vehicle Accident

November 27, 2025

1400 Block 7th Street South-Assault

700 Block Cobblestone Circle-Natral Gas Odor

2100 Block 7th Street South-Natural Gas Leak

200 Block Willis Circle-Syncope

I65 213 Mile Marker South Bound-Motor Vehicle Accident

100 Block Fawn Drive-Fire Alarm

November 28, 2025 

700 Block 8th Street North-Motor Vehicle Accident

1400 Block 7th Street South-Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle 

November 29, 2025

900 Block Studdard Drive-Public Assist

900 Block Studdard Drive-Public Assist

400 Block Studdard Drive-Chest Pain

100 Block Peach Tree Lane-Chest Pain

3000 Block 7th Street North-Unresponsive

November 30, 2025

1100 Block Bradberry Lane-Motor Vehicle Accident

2200 Block 7th Street South-Blood Pressure Check

100 Block Ollie Avenue-Difficulty Breathing

2300 Block 7th Street South-Chest Pain

1600 Block Jackson Avenue-Extremity Injury