Month: January 2018

Residents in Alabama can ring in the New Year with 10 free flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation any time during January 2018. By becoming a part of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation, new members will receive two Sargent crabapples, three American redbuds, two Washington hawthorns, and three white flowering dogwoods. “These beautiful trees will beautify your home with lovely flowers of pink, yellow and white colors,” said Matt…

Ronda Hoffman’s eighth grade class at Escambia County Middle School made a quilt of the Periodic Table. Each student was assigned an element to research. After they researched the element, each student designed their quilt square to best represent that element. The quilt hangs in the eighth grade science classroom. Students shown with the quilt are, bottom row, Scottie Powers, Terry Martin, Tormoria Knight, Vanaja McCants, Delanye Barron; left side,…

Troy University recognizes students who completed the requirements for graduation during the Fall Semester and Term 2 of the 2017/2018 academic year. Local residents who graduated include * Michael Jones graduated with the Master of Science in Human Resource Management degree. * Nathaniel Dennis II graduated with the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree. * Karissa Matthews graduated with the Bachelor of Science degree. * William Miller graduated with…