By M.K. Bryant, News editor Eclipse Coffee and Books opened its doors in 2001, and quickly became a major part of the Montevallo community. In June 2017, the owners of Eclipse, Cheryl and Michael Patton…
Winter commencement to be held outdoors due to…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges’ spring commencements had to be postponed, the University of Montevallo included. Living in these unprecedented times, it was unclear if the University’s winter commencement would be rescheduled as…
Christmas on the Farm
On Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Medders Family Farm hosted an event that allowed for about 50 small businesses to have booths open for people to stop by and shop. These booths consisted…
Swearing in of new City Council
The Montevallo City Council met on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m. to induct the newly elected members of the city council. This included the induction of new mayor, Rusty Nix, who was elected in the…
UM Swim Meet in CSCAA Virtual Cup
UM hosts swim meet against Birmingham Southern. Photo by Kat Bell in Nov. 2019. Following the Montevallo Gold and Purple Intrasquad meet, a practice meet before the real season began, the Montevallo Men’s and Women’s Swim team moved on…
Will we have a vaccine by the end…
As COVID-19 cases still rise, many are questioning how far along the vaccine has come or when distribution will be available. While many vaccines have made it to phase three of the vaccination approval process, Dr. Anthony Fauci,…
SGA discusses zoom burnout, building names and conduct…
During the Oct. 14 meeting, SGA president Thomas Dillard announced the current placeholder names for the buildings on campus with problematic names. Comer will temporarily be called Humanities Hall and Bibb Graves will be referred…
Hurricane Zeta Damage
The last days of October this year were overtaken by Hurricane Zeta, which made landfall with winds of nearly 100 mph. After making landfall in the Caribbean on Oct. 24, it strengthened into a tropical…