Chilton County Probate Judge Bobby Martin, seated, signs a proclamation to declare March as National Colon Cancer Awareness Month while joined by, from left, Dr. Hari Ramasastry with the Chilton Medical Center Department of Gastroenterology; Herschel Breig, CMC CEO; Margaret Pierce, CMC director; and Debra Richardson, chief clinical officer.

The proclamation encourages Chilton County residents to be aware of the danger presented by colon cancer.