Featured Local author writes about 8 decades of life in Millbrook Cliff Williams Cliff Williams Staff Writer Author email Nov 3, 2025 Nov 3, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Elmore County has come a long way in 86 years. Back then, Highway 14 was just some country road. Interstate 65 was not on the radar much less open to traffic. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDA2?m“(6 FD65 E@ C:56 9@CD6D 2C@F?5 2D <:5D[” |:==3C@@< ?2E:G6 y6?6 v@36C D2:5] “%96C6 H6C6 72C 76H6C 76?46D 2?5 C@25D E92? E96C6 2C6 E@52J] (6 A=2J65 :? |:== rC66<[ DH:>>65 :E[ 7:D965 :E] (6 C@56 E@ E96 D2?5 A:ED 2?5 5:5 E96 D2>6] !2C6?ED 5:5?’E H@CCJ 3642FD6 E96C6 H2D 2 8C@FA @7 FD <:5D =@@<:?8 @FE 7@C 6249 @E96C]”k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mv@36C H2D 3@C? :? E96 @=5 9@DA:E2= :? (6EF>A<2 :? `hbh] qFE 9:D 72>:=J 9@>6 H2D H96C6 E96 |:==3C@@< u:C6 s6A2CE>6?E 2?5 ?6H |:==3C@@< !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E 2C6 =@42E65 ?@H]k^DA2?mk^Am Buy Now Submitted / TPI Millbrook Mayor Al Kelley, left, poses with Millbrook author Jene Gober who wrote a book about growning up in Millbrook. kAmkDA2?m“x’G6 366? 2== E9C@F89 E96 H@@5D 2?5 4C66<D 2C@F?5[” v@36C D2:5] k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mxE H2D |:==3C@@< 6G6? 367@C6 E96 4:EJ :?4@CA@C2E65] v@36C C642==D EH@ DF35:G:D:@?D :? E96 2C62 H:E9 @?6 36:?8 @? vC2?5G:6H #@25]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m(96? v@36C H2D `e 96 EC2G6=65 H:E9 9:D 8C2?572E96C E@ (6EF>A<2 E@ 86E 9:D 5C:G6C’D =:46?D6] %96J 925 E@ 7@C5 E96 4C66< E92E :D ?@H E96 42?2=]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“xE H2D 5@H? 3J E96 C:G6C[” v@36C D2:5] “xE H2D H6== 367@C6 E96J 3F:=E E96 q@F=5:? 52>]”k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mxE H2D E96 D2>6 8C2?572E96C E92E 7@F89E :? E96 r:G:= (2C 367@C6 D6EE=:?8 :? |:==3C@@< 2E E96 286 @7 dc E@ C2:D6 2 72>:=J @7 `_ 49:=5C6?]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“|J 525 H2D `_ J62CD @=5 H96? 96 5:65[” v@36C D2:5]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m%96 @4E@86?2C:2? H6?E E@ w@=EG:==6 w:89 $49@@=] v@36C >6E 9:D H:76 '6=>2 :? t?8=:D9 4=2DD :? E96 @=5 D49@@=]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“$96 D2E 24C@DD E96 2:D=6 7C@> >6[” v@36C D2:5]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m'6=>2 H6?E @? E@ 36 E96 4:EJ 4=6C< :? (6EF>A<2 2E E96 D2>6 E:>6 v6@C86 (2==246 H2D 8@G6C?@C @7 p=232>2] $96 42>6 324< E@ (6EF>A<2 E@ 96=A y6?6 >2?286 2 4@?EC24E:?8 3FD:?6DD 2?5 =2E6C u:G6 !@:?ED %:C6 2E E96 :?E6CD64E:@? @7 p:CA@CE #@25 2?5 r@@D252 #@25]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mv@36C =2E6C D@=5 E96 3FD:?6DD E@ s@? sF?42?]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“x’G6 D66? 2 =@E 2C@F?5 96C6[” v@36C D2:5] “x’G6 D66? 2 =@E @7 8C@HE9]”k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mv@36C 92D 2=D@ E2<6? FA E649?@=@8J]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“(96? x H2D 2 4@?EC24E@C[ x 925 @?6 @7 E96 7:CDE A286CD 2?5 2?DH6C:?8 D6CG:46D :? E96 2C62[” v@36C D2:5] “%96? H6 8@E 46== A9@?6D]”k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mtG6? 2E ge v@36C 8@E @? D@4:2= >65:2 E@ <66A FA H:E9 72>:=J 3FE 96 2=D@ DE2CE65 D92C:?8 D@>6 @7 9:DE@CJ]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“x ;FDE DE2CE65 5@:?8 =:EE=6 D9@CE E9:?8D @? u2463@@< 23@FE H96? x 8C6H FA[” v@36C D2:5] “!6@A=6 8@E E@ C625:?8 E96>[ 6G6? |2J@C z6==6J]”k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mz6==6J D2:5 96 92D <?@H? v@36C 7@C 2 =@?8 H9:=6]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m“w6’D 2 8C62E 76==@H[” z6==6J D2:5] “w6 <?@HD 2 =@E 23@FE |:==3C@@< 2?5 H92E :E H2D =:<6 564256D 28@]”k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?mq6EH66? z6==6J 2?5 @E96CD :?4=F5:?8 72>:=J[ v@36C 92D 4@>A:=65 D@>6 @7 9:D D9@CE DE@C:6D 23@FE |:==3C@@< 2?5 8C@H:?8 FA :? t=>@C6 r@F?EJ :?E@ 2 3@@< — “p (2=< q24< :? %:>6 |:==3C@@< p=232>2[ v@@5 ~=6 s2JD” HC:EE6? 2D C6>6>36C65]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2?m%96 3@@< :D 2G2:=23=6 2E %96 pCE |:== @? vC2?5G:6H #@25 :? |:==3C@@<]k^DA2?mk^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Millbrook, Alabama Cliff Williams Staff Writer Author email Follow Cliff Williams Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Featured e-Edition Sports Extra Week 11 Sports Extra Week 11 Most Popular Tallassee man charged with Friday night murder Tallassee man arrested for sex abuse of a child Talladega man dies in Coosa County wreck Entire family surrounds Price after cancer diagnosis Elmore County voters say no to last portions of Enhance Elmore Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 76° Sunny76° / 40° 2 PM 76° 3 PM 76° 4 PM 73° 5 PM 65° 6 PM 60°
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