Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick, AL · Arts & Culture
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Selma artist sketches out plans for forming a nonprofit to make Byrd School an art center
Selma-based artist and community activist Tres Taylor gave the Selma City Council a preview of his plans to turn the vacant Byrd School into a nest of creativity. Taylor told the city council’s building committee Sept. 28 that he plans to create a nonprofit organization that will help raise funds to restore the building and attract artists to the community.
luvernejournal.com
Stoutamire joins the Sound of the South
Riah Stoutamire of Luverne became a member of the prestigious "Sound of the South" Marching Band at Troy University during the Fall 2026 semester. The "Sound of the South" Marching Band is a precision collegiate ensemble that has developed a national reputation for its quality musicianship and its exciting arrangements and innovative field productions. The "Sound of the South" is the largest student organization on campus, boasting numbers more than 300 strong each semester. Members of the "Sound of the South" have represented almost every organization on campus, maintaining leadership positions in the fields of academia, student government and athletics, as well as many other areas of campus life. The band entertains audiences regularly at both home and away games, as well as making guest appearances in exhibition at local and out-of-state marching band competitions.
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waka.com
Dr. Jack Hawkins hosts final Chancellor’s Golf Tournament before retirement
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WAKA) – It’s a bittersweet time for many at Troy University as their beloved Chancellor, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., played for the last time in the 26th Annual Chancellor’s Golf Tournament. More than 40 teams gathered at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail course in...
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opelikaobserver.com
Autumn Acres Family Fest brings fall traditions to Family Roots
OPELIKA — Family Roots Nursery & Garden Center is inviting the community to spend a fall day on the farm during its first Autumn Acres Family Fest on Saturday, Oct. 10. The business is owned by Jake Hammell, Lindsay Tan and Jake Dachauer, who are jokingly known around the nursery as “Jake, Jake and Not Jake.”
opelikaobserver.com
Reveling in Revel’s success
OPELIKA — On Aug. 22, Opelika High School Theatre Director Revel Gholston was presented with the 2026 Hall of Fame Award by the Alabama Conference of Theatre during a ceremony in Montgomery. This prestigious awards honors “pioneers in Alabama theatre and is reserved for those individuals who have created...
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Meet Caroline Alexis: Alabama’s newest competitor on ‘The Voice’
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Alabama’s Longest Continually Operating Cinema Still Runs Indie Reels and Throwback Gems for $10
The streaming service has thousands of movies. The theater has one. People keep showing up for the one. That is partly because this Alabama movie house has been running since 1941, surviving changes in technology, movie tastes, and just about everything else that could have made an old single-screen cinema irrelevant.
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Famed Selma photographer Jerry Siegel to be featured by Selma Art Guild
Famed published photographer and Selma native Jerry Siegel will be the Selma Art Guild’s featured artist for the months of October and November. There will be a reception and show in his honor on Sunday, Oct. 4 from 2-4 p.m. at the SAG Gallery located at 508 Selma Ave.