Historian Wayne Flynt to discuss Alabama culture, Harper Lee

The presentation, 'The Richness of Alabama Culture and Harper Lee,' takes place Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in Sony Hall at the Dothan Campus.

The presentation, 'The Richness of Alabama Culture and Harper Lee,' takes place Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in Sony Hall at the Dothan Campus.

Historian Wayne Flynt will discuss “The Richness of Alabama Culture and Harper Lee” on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in Sony Hall in the Terry Everett Building at the Dothan Campus of Troy University. This event is free, and the public is invited.

The presentation features the themes in three of Flynt’s latest books,…

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It Came from the Archives: Sawmills of the Wiregrass

Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly series continues with a look at a thriving industry in the Wiregrass in the early 20th century.

Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly series continues with a look at a thriving industry in the Wiregrass in the early 20th century.

Although the Wiregrass is known for commercial-scale peanut and cotton agriculture, those were late comers to the region’s economic life. Hunting and bottom-land gardening fed the original Native American inhabitants, and white settlers merely added droving of rangy cattle and hogs to the mix.

Eventually, naval stores and small-scale logging supplemented the new inhabitants’ incomes,…

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TROY-Kellogg Pre-K partnership expands scope in Wiregrass

The program, which helps early education centers better prepare children for kindergarten, will now include 3-year-olds for the first time.

The program, which helps early education centers better prepare children for kindergarten, will now include 3-year-olds for the first time.

Troy University’s Project Pre-K to K Transition is expanding its scope once again as it moves into its third and final year.

The program, aimed at helping Dothan-area preschoolers better prepare for kindergarten, will now extend its focus to include a class of 3-year-olds in addition to the 4-year-olds previously included in the project.

The…

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It Came from the Archives: July 4 in World War I-era France

Dr. Marty Olliff continues his series by spotlighting an American Independence Day celebration by troops in World War I-era France.

Dr. Marty Olliff continues his series by spotlighting an American Independence Day celebration by troops in World War I-era France.

One hundred years ago, American doughboys were on the Western Front in World War I. From April 6, 1917, until the Senate passed a resolution formally ending hostilities in 1921, the U.S. was officially at war with Germany. U.S. troops, however, were only in France in significant numbers from the Spring of 1918 until Fall…

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