Poetic focus with Pulitzer winner 

By Cady Inabinett, Editor in chief  “It’s always embarassing for me to get up and talk about, you know, writing at prestigious institutions of higher learning,” writer John Archibald began the biennial Hallie Farmer Lecture…

Policy changes email rules 

By M.K. Bryant, News editor  On Feb. 22, the University of Montevallo announced that UM students and employees can now request alias email addresses based on their legal, preferred or professional names.   Joe Walsh, UM’s…

Council tackles vice and Korean excavators   

By Wesley Walter, Managing editor  The Montevallo City Council, during their Feb. 26 meeting, discussed an ordinance that would make changes to the approval process for certain downtown business licenses.  Prospective businesses to be affected…

Montevallo’s spring has sprung 

By Ashlee Hall, Lifestyles editor  When you think of Montevallo, tourist attractions might not be the first thing to come to mind, but, every spring, hundreds of people travel to the city to stroll the…

Shelby Humane faces overcrowding 

By M.K. Bryant, News editor  As owner surrenders of pets surge, local animal shelter, Shelby County Humane Society, has been left overcrowded and under-resourced.   Shelby County Humane Society is located in Columbiana, just 25 minutes…