By JOYANNA LOVE/ Senior Staff Writer

City of Clanton offices will be closed Dec. 21 through Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday and will re-open on Dec. 26. The city offices will also be closed on Jan. 1.

Sanitation superintendent Dale Collins said starting Dec. 18 the garbage pickup crews are running a day ahead. Clanton residents are asked to put their trashcans out two days ahead of their normal pick up day to ensure the trash is out on time.

Dec. 25th’s trash pickup will be done early on Dec. 26. Collins asked that Clanton residents put their trash out and leave it out until it is picked up as crews catch up.

Collins emphasized that boxes and Christmas paper need to be in trash bags, especially boxes from big ticket items that could draw the interest of potential burglars.

Town of Maplesville offices will be closed Dec. 22 to Dec. 26 for Christmas and on Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day. Garbage usually picked up on Monday will be picked up on Tuesday. No other days will be impacted.

City of Jemison offices will be closed from noon on Dec. 22 until Dec. 26. Offices will re-open at the normal time on Dec. 27. Garbage pickup will run a day behind, meaning route that would have been on Wednesday will be on Thursday and trach usually picked up on Thursday will be collected on Friday.

Town of Thorsby offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Trash pickup will run a day behind.