City of Montevallo Passes Mask Resolution

Graphic by Bell Jackson Effective as of Tuesday, June 23, the City Council of Montevallo passed a resolution mandating the wearing of face coverings in public spaces.   The resolution recognized the emergency declarations by local,…

EJI Marker Installed in Montevallo

Lynching Marker in downtown Montevallo. Photo by Zoe Hall. Press Release Courtesy of Kathy King of the Montevallo Community Remembrance Project Montevallo, Ala. – An Equal Justice Initiative historical marker recognizing victims of an 1889 double lynching now stands in downtown Montevallo at…

City of Montevallo Declares State of Emergency

Mayor Hollie Cost announced that she had declared a state of emergency in the City of Montevallo. Mayor Cost discussed this measure during an emergency meeting of the Montevallo City Council on March 17.  “In…

Montevallo makers

Photo by Jamie Browder When Casie Tate opened The Art Studio in downtown Montevallo six months ago it was fueled by her love of teaching crafts and of the city itself.    Tate and her husband Lee have been…

Senator discusses teacher shortage at roundtable

Mark Dixon, Avis Williams, J.W. Carpenter, Sen. Doug Jones and Dr. Courtney Bentley dissing teacher retention at roundtable. Photo by Caleb Jones On Saturday, Aug. 24, Senator Doug Jones, D-Ala, hosted a roundtable discussion in…