Clayton, Alabama

• Rion - Kennedy
  

  Mrs. Dana Inman Raney of Brentwood, Tennessee and Mr. Philip Rion of Goodlettsville, Tennessee announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Ann Rion to Captain Leigh Chancellor Kennedy, US Army Reserves, the son of Justice Mark Kennedy and Peggy Wallace Kennedy of Montgomery, Alabama.

• Comments
  

  Willadean "Dean" Sanders Fenn died Saturday, Feb. 13, in Macon. Services will be held Thursday, Feb.

• Festiveness, Stacked Up Southern Style
  

  DELICIOUS AND PROFITABLE A baking team from the Sardis United Methodist Church in Hartford, Ala., makes fruitcakes and sells them to raise funds for church activities.

• New playground dedicated in Clayton
  

  School personnel, local civic leaders, and 36 energetic Pre-K students participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony recently at Barbour County Primary School for the school's new playground.

• Animals benefit from a SNYPa
  

  A local organization is helping reduce the number of unwanted cats and dogs in the area.

• Sheriff makes donation to Toys for Tots
  

  Monday, November 30, Barbour County Sheriff Leroy Upshaw made a personal donation of $500 to the Barbour/Pike/Dale County Toys for Tots Program.

• Patrick will run for sheriff
  

  Former Clayton Police Chief Robert Charles Patrick will seek the office of Barbour County Sheriff, according to a recent press release.

• Clayton street is named after Dr. King
  

  Some may wonder about the importance of naming a Clayton street after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• County may drop security firm
  

  Four part-time positions as security officers at Barbour County courthouses in Eufaula and Clayton could become available in January.

• Core histone hyperacetylation co-maps with generalized DNase I...
  

  A continuum of acetylation was observed, covering both genes and intergenic regions.

• Three arrested after home invasion
  

  Three Barbour County men face a total of 48 charges after victims at a local residence were raped, robbed and kidnapped early Monday morning.

• A Time to Share works for more than community Thanksgiving
  

  Hope Hill District Association is funded by 16 churches in this area. A Time to Share provides a means for others to give back to the community through mentoring teens, helping others and providing a Christian example for others to follow.

• RSVP accepting 'Pantry' items through Oct. 19
  

  The Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Barbour County is collecting food for their annual "Fill the Pantry" drive to benefit Harvest Time Ministries in Clayton.

• Family farm in Barbour County strives for quality over quantity in meats it produces
  

  Melissa Boutwell of Boutwell Farms in Clayton raises grass-fed cows and pastured chickens and pigs.

City Description

Clayton is a town in and the county seat of Barbour County, Alabama, United States. The population was 1,475 at the 2000 census. Clayton has been the county seat since 1834, two years after the creation of Barbour County. George C. Wallace was born outside of Clayton and began his legal and political career here. The Grace Episcopal Church and a building formerly known as the Miller-Martin Townhouse are on the National Register of Historic Places. The latter building, built by John H. Miller in 1859, is privately owned. The unique architectural designed Octagon House, the only antebellum house of this architecture in the area, is open for public viewing my appointment. It is owned by the town and used for special functions.The famous Whiskey Bottle Tombstone is located in the Clayton cemetery. Clayton is located at 31°52'39.014" North, 85°26'56.486" West (31.877504, -85.449024). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km), all of which is land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,475 people, 593 households, and 393 families residing in the town. The population density was 270.5 inhabitants per square mile (104.4 /km). There were 704

City Contained By:

• Barbour County
• Alabama
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Petty-Roberts-Beatty House
• Grace Episcopal Church

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 14.2449346068 km squared

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