STORY BY SCOTT MIMS PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED When Central Alabama Performing Arts Guild president Mary Schiermann realized there would be no stage productions this year due to COVID-19, she could hav...Read More
STORY BY JOYANNA LOVE PHOTOS BY JOYANNA LOVE AND CONTRIBUTED Usually if a friend is offering someone a pet, they expect a cat or a dog — not a peacock. Yet, this is exactly how Jerry and Pat Farmer ...Read More
Story by EMILY REED Photos Contributed When artist Megan Boggus of Clanton is approached by a client to create a piece of art, she often finds her inspiration from hearing about the people, things or ...Read More
Story by JOYANNA LOVE Photos by KEITH MCCOY Clang. Clang. The sound of metal on metal rings through the air as the blade takes shape. Steven Hunter of Mapelsville slowly hammers a section of hot ora...Read More
By JOYANNA LOVE/ Senior Staff Writer Each year Peach Living, a six time a year magazine published by The Clanton Advertiser, sponsors a contest to name the Best of the Best in Chilton County. This yea...Read More
The line of friends and family grows longer every year stepping into Becky Payne’s house transformed into a Christmas wonderland. Each year since 2005 every room on the first floor of her home is tr...Read More
Peach Living asked community members what they were especially thankful for this year. These are their answers. “The ability to simplify life via the art of letting go of all the things that serve n...Read More
STORY BY JOYANNA LOVE MOTH PHOTOS BY JOHN MORGAN As the sun goes down, John Morgan turns on his outside lights and watches the white sheets hung on the side of his house waiting for moths to land. Mor...Read More
Story and photos by JOYANNA LOVE Treasured heirlooms hold enormous sentimental value to those who become the recipients as they serve as a visual reminder of fond memories of the giver. Charlot...Read More
Story and Photos by JOYANNA LOVE Peach trees are a mainstay of the Chilton County landscape, but even a healthy tree has to be pruned and eventually cut down to make room for new trees to keep peach p...Read More