TROY student’s bakery satisfies sweet tooths

Lexii Hutchison is making her mark with Lexii's Nutty Creations, which specializes in desserts.

Lexii Hutchison is making her mark with Lexii's Nutty Creations, which specializes in desserts.

Although sophomore Alexis “Lexii” Hutchison isn’t a big fan of sweets herself, she’s known among TROY students for her sweet and savory desserts.

Hutchison, a native of Tallassee, Alabama, developed her love for cooking during her junior year of high school in an event planning course.

Hutchison’s final project was a baking contest called “Cupcake…

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Student Advisory Council helping set course of College of Business

Students serving on the Sorrell College of Business' Student Advisory Council help the dean set a course for the College. (TROY photo/Joey Meredith)

Students serving on the Sorrell College of Business' Student Advisory Council help the dean set a course for the College. (TROY photo/Joey Meredith)

Sorrell College of Business students are helping to chart their own course through their service on the Student Advisory Council.

Twenty-two students were selected to participate on the Council for the 2020-2021 year and their input serves as a steering mechanism to make the student experience within the college more fruitful, said Dean Dr. Judson…

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TROY senior finding success with her own café

Charmin Harvey, a senior criminal justice major, recently opened a smoothie cafe in downtown Troy.

Charmin Harvey, a senior criminal justice major, recently opened a smoothie cafe in downtown Troy.

Charmin Harvey kept hearing the same complaint from her fellow Troy University students: why doesn’t Troy, Alabama, have a restaurant focusing on smoothies?

In the fall of 2019, her senior year, Harvey decided to tackle that problem head-on, creating Sherman’s Smoothie Café, a place where TROY students and Troy residents alike can buy homemade fruit…

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Alabama Launchpad competition opening applications Tuesday

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama opens applications for its Cycle 4 Alabama Launchpad competition on Aug. 6. (graphic/EDPA)

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama opens applications for its Cycle 4 Alabama Launchpad competition on Aug. 6. (graphic/EDPA)

Area entrepreneurs will soon have a chance to compete for cash investments through Alabama Launchpad.

A program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA), and hosted by Troy University for the coming cycle, Alabama Launchpad applications open on Aug. 6 for “Cycle 4” at Troy. The deadline for applications is Sept. 4.

“We’re committed…

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