Long-Time Clanton Production Manager Jimmy Ruff Retiring

Posted Tuesday, May 5, 2020 3:20 pm

J.R. Tidwell | Clanton Advertiser

Jimmy Ruff, left, stands in The Selma-News Journal pressroom with publisher Shelton Prince in this photo from the late 1970s. (FILE)

In what seems like an end to an era for those at The Clanton Advertiser, long-time production manager Jimmy Ruff has retired. His last day at work was April 30.

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