City Council Increases Police Budget for 2021-2022

By Elise Kidd  The Montevallo City Council approved the city’s 2021-2022 fiscal budget at their Sept. 27 meeting. The new budget increased the police budget by $287,048. The police force is the only organization or…

News in brief

By: Cady Inabinett  United Nations announces record high greenhouse gas levels  The World Meteorological Organization announced on Oct. 25 that concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high level and increased at a faster…

Faculty Senate Discusses Faculty Salaries, Golf Course Plans,…

By: Wesley Walter  Montevallo’s faculty members discussed adjustments to faculty salaries at the Oct. 8 Faculty Senate meeting. University president Dr. John Stewart III’s current goal is to get faculty salaries to 95% of the most recent College and University…

Montevallo hosts 44th annual Fire Prevention Parade

By: Wesley Walter  Montevallo Fire and Rescue held its 44th annual Fire Prevention Parade on Saturday, Oct. 2.  The parade, which is held every year by the Montevallo Fire Department, was in honor of National Fire Prevention Week, which in…

Soul Spot ribbon cutting

By: Jacob Gross The long-anticipated Soul Spot had their grand ribbon cutting on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 10 a.m. The wing restaurant had their initial start in Calera but decided to move to Montevallo. Soul Spot was originally scheduled…