Maplesville News

Congressman Spencer Bachus announced Feb. 1 that the Isabella Fire and Rescue Company in Maplesville has been awarded a $213,750 federal fire grant for the purchase of a new fire truck.

Justin Macks, a sixth grader at Jemison Middle School, had the last word at the Chilton County Spelling Bee on Tuesday, Feb.

The Alabama Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency recently opened five Disaster Recovery Centers in Chilton County to help survivors of the Jan.

The tornado that tore through the town Jan. 23 was too much for the historic Bitternut Hickory tree in Ovid Merchant's backyard.

While municipalities work to clear fallen trees and limbs after last week's storms, residents may be wondering about how to tackle tree cleanup in their yards.

The first Clanton Advertiser employees to arrive into work Monday were greeted by a big surprise.

Chilton County has done a great job of building community storm shelters across the county.

"As far as I know, all power has been restored," Haigler said. "The only reason that someone's power may not be restored would be if the power box pulled away from the house." The town has started cleaning up the roads.

Two are confirmed dead and many others are dealing with severe damage left by a line of storms that moved through Central Alabama Monday morning.

Two days after the storm, Maplesville residents are still picking up the pieces to what's left of their homes, barns and other properties.

Relief efforts for victims of Monday's storms in Maplesville are underway, with volunteers from The Salvation Army traveling from Shelby County to help.

Volunteers with the American Red Cross Alabama Region are assessing the damage to homes throughout the state.

The tornado that raked across Maplesville and along Alabama 22 into Clanton and Lomax brought 130 mile per hour winds.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley stopped in Maplesville on Tuesday afternoon to tour damage from the tornado that touched down in the area Monday, Jan.

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Chilton County residents from here to Clanton counted themselves lucky as they dug out from extensive damage Monday.

Homes were leveled, businesses were damaged, power lines downed and gas lines ruptured after being uprooted by falling trees overnight Monday in Maplesville.

Emergency officials in Maplesville have set a dusk to dawn curfew for the town after severe storms caused major damage this morning .

Emergency management officials say Maplesville has a dusk-to-dawn curfew through Tuesday morning.

As he walked through the debris that was once his cattle barn, Chilton County Farmers Federation President Jimmy Parnell was smiling.