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Alabama’s general election ballot breakdown

President and Vice President:  Donald Trump and Mike Pence are the respective Republican party nominees for president and vice president.   Their platform emphasizes the idea of “America First,” focusing largely on issues related to the…

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City discusses possible new hotel and brewery

Graphic by Bell Jackson The Montevallo City Council met Monday, Sept. 28, for their regularly scheduled, biweekly meeting. The council met to discuss the set agenda topic as well as field the concerns of citizens…

Objects representing different organizations like a game controller, a pair of crocs and a Greek life button lay on a table.

Student organizations are adapting to COVID-19

Photo by Madelyn Alexander.  Meeting new people, exploring different interests and furthering your education are all integral aspects to the college experience. In a pre-COVID world, people would go out of their way to interact with one…

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City Council receives critical letter

Graphic by Bell Jackson The Montevallo City Council met Monday, Sept. 14, for their regularly scheduled, biweekly meeting. The council met to discuss the set agenda topic as well as field the concerns of citizens…

Two protestors hold up signs reading "No Justice No Peace" and "Black Lives Matter."

Breonna Taylor protest in Montevallo

Photo by Anna Grace Askelson. On March 13, Breonna Taylor was fatally shot in her Louisville residence by police officers using a no-knock warrant. The death of Taylor sparked protest in Louisville and across the nation,…

Nix elected new mayor of Montevallo

Graphic by Anna Grace Askelson The citizens of Montevallo elected a new mayor and city council members on Aug. 25.   In the mayoral race, Russell “Rusty” Nix received 678 votes (51.9%) defeating Joyce Jones who received 629 votes (48.1%),…