Montevallo host annual Arbor Day celebration

By: Harrison Neville  In the past, Arbor Day in Montevallo had been a crowded event full of vendors and people collecting their trees. While this year lacked the grandeur of the past, the tradition carried on nonetheless.  …

City of Montevallo passes pet ordinance

By Cady Inabinett The Montevallo City Council met Monday, Feb. 22, for their regularly scheduled, biweekly meeting. The Council met to discuss the set agenda topic as well as field the concerns of citizens who chose…

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15k Awarded to Environmental Studies Program

By Aubrie Chastain  Recently, Montevallo’s Environmental Studies Program received a $15,000 grant to support ongoing efforts to provide educational opportunities for Title I schools.   The Daniel Foundation provided the grant and has already partnered with…

Student Noelle Barrows builds her business

By Zoe Hall Noelle Barrows, freshman graphic design major at UM, first started her business in 2018.  “I have loved art my whole life. In middle school, I remember doodling little flowers and stuff like that. As…

Freshman Eleanor Bruce makes UM debut

By Zoe Hall Originally from Toddington, England, freshman Eleanor Bruce grew up loving sports.  “My Dad would take me and my sisters to watch professional league soccer on a weekly basis which I really enjoyed, and…

CDC encourages double masking

By Noah Wortham Masking has grown to be increasingly common during the pandemic and there are different ways in which people try to protect themselves from COVID-19. Some of the common types of protection used…

We need to talk about the Golden Globes

By Sarah Clayton On Feb. 3, the 78th Golden Globe nominations were announced with a good line-up of nominations.   Netflix’s “Mank” lead with a total of six nominations, including Best Picture in the drama category. The…