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NEW MEMBERS ST. VINCENTS ORTHOPEDICS is located in an outpatient services section of St. Vincent’s Chilton, at 2030 Lay Dam Road, Clanton Alabama. Dr. James Worthen, said he is glad to have the opportunity to serve the people of our community. He has been in practice for over six years and is a graduate of the University of Alabama, School of Medicine. He specializes in shoulders, knees and sports injuries. His partners are hip, foot and spine specialists. We encourage you to support our local hospital and Dr. James Worthen. So remember, the next time you or your family member is in need of an Orthopedic Physician, think St. Vincent’s Chilton and contact the office of Dr. James Worthen at 205-933-7838.
HOPE’S CHEST is a wonderful little boutique that offers great gifts, clothing for children and women, jewelry, and shoes. Hope’s Chest is located at 513 Seventh Street South in Clanton. Adena Green, owner of Hope’s Chest, loves serving her customers! She provides a personal touch and strives to make every customer happy with their purchase. Please visit Hope’s Chest today, and let Adena and her great staff help you put together just the right ensemble for your child or for yourself. “Shop at home, Shop Local and Shop where you see the Peach.”
DOWN HOME FURNISHINGS is now a Chamber member. This store has a little of everything; gifts, refurbished furniture, antiques, clothing and they PEACHY CLEAN CAR WASH also do heat-pressed monograming and (C & J Enterprises, Inc.) joined the Chilton embroidery. Give them a call at 205-258Chamber of Commerce recently. Mr. 5055 if you have questions or they can Cebo Craig is the owner of Peachy Clean be of service to you. We are excited to Car Wash and invites everyone to his new have Down Home Furnishings as a new location at 1301 Seventh Street South, Chamber Member and proud to have Clanton. Peachy Clean Car Wash offers sponsored a Ribbon Cutting recently. the most complete hot wax and shine Again, Shop where you see the Peach!! system for your vehicle, with the finest equipment and the safest, cleanest wash CENTRAL SELF STORAGE offers experience. They are open Monday – clean, secure, climate controlled storage Saturday from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. and units with 24-hour access. These are Sunday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. brand new units located at 3503 Seventh Street North, Clanton. For availability and more information, you can call Christy at 205-603-8567. Now is the time to put away those items that are not We’ve upgraded! needed every day but things you want Come see our to keep, and make room for your new new website at Christmas treasures. Renting a climate chiltonchamberonline.com. controlled storage unit is the best way to do it! Thank you for supporting the Chamber of Commerce.
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J & J PRINT SHOP, LLC is owned by Jennifer Carter and Jeremy Gray. Printing is their specialty: business cards, letterhead, envelopes, flyers, programs, etc. They are able to print all types of paper products, production items for businesses or one-of-a-kind items for individuals. They love printing invitations for weddings, bridal showers and parties. They can build artwork to suit your needs. Email J & J Print shop at jjprintshop@yahoo.com or call them at 205-258-5528 for more information. They are open Monday – Friday 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at 306 Park Plaza, downtown Clanton. CHILTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION joined the Chamber of Commerce recently. The Board of Education is a vital part of our community. The Chilton County Schools have seen a number of changes in the past year or so and these changes were implemented to better serve and prepare students for life after graduation. The Chilton County Chamber of Commerce is proud to partner with the Chilton County Board of Education and help enhance the growth of our leaders of tomorrow. PITA a Mediterranean Fast-Casual Restaurant has opened in Clanton. They are located at the 208 Exit, next to Heaton’s Pecan Farm. They serve fresh, authentic Mediterranean street food which includes great gyros with grilled chicken, beef, or shrimp. All dishes are made to order! Please join the Chamber in welcoming Pita to our community. Take your family out to eat tonight and tell them the Chilton Chamber sent you! “Eat Local and where you see the Peach.”
James Spann to be Chamber Banquet Speaker The Chilton County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual banquet on Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Clanton Performing Arts Center in the Chilton-Clanton campus of Jefferson State Community College. Chamber Members, potential members and James Spann supporters are invited to attend. James Spann, Meteorologist with ABC 33/40 will be our Guest Speaker. Several awards will be given including a New Business of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Distinguished Business of the Year, Community Spirit Award, and a Chamber’s Choice Award. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Chamber office or from any board member. Visit our website for a list of Board Members and more details about the banquet. Spann has served as the chief meteorologist for ABC 33/40 for 21 years. In all, James has been a television weather anchor for 39 years. Spann has received the two highest awards in the nation for a broadcast meteorologist. One is national “Broadcaster of the Year” by the National Weather Association, which he accepted in September 2012. According to the NWA, James was selected to receive the award “For his passionate dedication to serving the Central Alabama community with critical weather information for over thirty years, especially during the deadly April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak.” James also was the winner of the American Meteorological Society “Award for Broadcast
Meteorology” in January 2013. The AMS stated he was the winner in part because of “his tireless efforts to advance the public’s awareness of and engagement in the science of meteorology, particularly severe weather forecasting and response.” James won an Emmy for best television weather anchor in the Southeast U.S. in June 2014, and was elected to the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle in 2013. Essentially, it is the ultimate Emmy Award. It represents outstanding achievement spanning at least 25 years in the broadcast industry with a proven record of mentoring and community involvement. And, James received another Emmy for live coverage of the deadly tornado which hit Tuscaloosa on Dec. 16, 2000. Spann was one of the first weather anchors in the nation to earn “Certified Broadcast Meteorologist” status from the American Meteorological Society. The University of West Alabama conferred an honorary doctor of laws degree to Spann in 2013. Spann is in the Theta Tau professional engineering fraternity Alumni Hall of Fame, and the University of Alabama School of Communication Hall of Fame. Spann is on the inaugural steering committee of The Alliance for Integrative Approaches to Extreme Environmental Events, and on the steering committee of The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE), which brings together meteorologists, researchers and social scientists to collaborate on a research program looking at the storms and conditions that produce tornadoes in the U.S. Southeast. James is the Chairman of the Board of Grandview Medical Center, and is a member of the University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences Board of Visitors.
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Chamber names student ambassadors
The Chilton County Chamber of Commerce is proud to have selected 16 Student Ambassadors to serve for 2018-19. This program gives these young men and women an opportunity to be involved with the business community. They will assist the Chamber with various functions such as Business and Industry Ribbon Cuttings and Grand Openings, Annual Chamber Banquet, Fall Supper and Chilton County’s very own Peach Jam! They will also represent you and Chilton County in other parts of the state as we continue to move our county forward.
We are excited to have these young leaders from all parts of our county learn about the Chilton County Chamber of Commerce, our mission and what we stand for. We also want to take this opportunity to salute their parents and teachers for a job well done. We believe we have the “Best of the Best,” and look forward to an exciting year ahead. Our Ambassadors will be recognized at our upcoming Chamber Banquet in January. Please congratulate them on this well deserved accomplishment.
ABOVE: Chilton County Chamber of Commerce Student Ambassadors, from left front row, Gracie Harrison, Kallen Harris and Maria Maldonado; second row: Chloe Barron, Ethan Ivy and Kinsley Davison; third row: Emilee Smith, Krista Davis, Laura Hayes and Hannah Grace Childress; fourth row: Reid Mitchell and Wesley Gore; back row: Tylan Rudolph, Caleb Langston and Nicolas Ray. Not pictured: Dallas Murray
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