Nothing can prepare someone for sudden loss. It is abrupt, numbing and life changing. On May 2, I rushed back to North Carolina to be with my grandfather for his final moments.

Maplesville High School’s Jaden McGee is this week’s athlete of the week for the week of May 2-8 after her performances at the Class 1A Central Regional Tournament on May 7-8.

The month of May in Chilton County is the month to celebrate residents like Ann Baker who looked cancer in the face and defeated the disease to keep living her life to the fullest.