By Meaghan Jeremiah, Layout Designer Montevallo hosted their second annual Die de Muertos Festival at 620 Valley Street on Saturday, Nov. 2. The event started at 2 p.m. and lasted until 10 p.m. and was…
The Names You Know and the Stories You…
Photo by Zoe Hall As many colleges have begun deliberations on whether to change the names of their buildings, Montevallo is right in the middle of their own discussion on the history of many of…
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…
“Trolls: World Tour” forces change in movie theater…
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, many theaters have had to temporarily close their doors, causing many companies to find alternative methods for releasing their products. Movie studios have begun releasing their films straight to streaming websites, such…
Board of Trustees Meeting Update
The April board of trustees meeting marked what was, according Chairman Todd Strange, the very first UM Board of Trustees meeting held remotely. The meeting covered a broad host of topics, but the main focus…
Montevallo businesses struggle to stay afloat during shelter-in-place…
As Alabama’s shelter-in-place order persists, many small businesses in Montevallo are struggling to make ends meet as social distancing requirements whittle down their profits. Loss of business from students leaving campus, combined with the shelter-in-place…
UM moves April orientation to digital platform
After closing campuses, several universities have been forced to move their freshman orientations to online platforms. According to Jenny Bell, director of student life at UM, the early freshman orientation that was supposed to occur…