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COMMUNITY COLUMN: Thorsby’s first hotel a popular stop for travelers

By Tracia Bussey When the founders of Thorsby first purchased the land from the L & N Railroad ...

Lifestyles

COMMUNITY COLUMN: Monitoring our lake water

Living on Lake Mitchell is a great privilege that most of us do not take lightly.

Lifestyles

Remembering town’s old high school

The creaking wood floors, the smell of chalk in the classrooms and the old auditorium with the wooden ...

Lifestyles

COMMUNITY COLUMN: Thorsby must press on

I feel it fitting to mention the town’s great loss of her beloved mayor, Dearl Hilyer. Mr. Hilyer’s ...

Editor's pick

Church offers free holiday meal

Ruth Lane knows the value of helping others because there was a time when she could not do ...

Lifestyles

COMMUNITY COLUMN: Sounds shift with the seasons

Summer brings the noise of many boat motors, but we like to think of it as the sound ...

Lifestyles

COMMUNITY COLUMN: Life on the lake

My name is Peggy Bullard, and my husband I lived in Hueytown for more than 30 years before ...

Lifestyles

Miss Chilton County queens crowned

Kandice Cleckler was named Miss Chilton County, and Darian Green was named Junior Miss Chilton County.

Lifestyles

Thorsby museum finds new home

The Thorsby Museum had a “grand” grand opening in its new location on Oct. 13 during the Thorsby ...

Lifestyles

Lake Mitchell beautiful in all seasons

When fall comes and the summer activities slow down, Lake Mitchell is still alive with activity.

Lifestyles

Miss Chilton County registration extended

The Clanton Evening Lions Club has extended the deadline for registering for the Miss Chilton County Pageant for ...

Lifestyles

COMMUNITY COLUMN: Viking invasion in Thorsby

This year’s Thorsby Swedish Fest—coming up Saturday, Oct. 13—may bring out a little Viking in a few people.

Lifestyles

Thorsby mayor looking ahead to next four years

With another election now behind him, Dearl Hilyer is already busy with plans for the next four years ...

Lifestyles

Swedish Fest pageant has grown over the years

What began as a small beauty pageant in the early years of the Thorsby Swedish Fest has now ...

Lifestyles

Grant helps with chapel project

CAWACO Resource, Conservation & Development Council presented a grant to the town of Thorsby on Wednesday, Aug. 8 ...

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