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…
The club, which opened earlier this year, recently received a $1,250 donation from the Dothan Tuesday Rotary Club.
Students at Troy University’s Dothan Campus are growing more connected with their local community thanks to the campus’ new Rotaract club.
The club started in the spring with the support of the Dothan Tuesday Rotary Club and Dr. Carmen Lewis, associate dean of the Sorrell College of Business at the Dothan Campus.
According to Rotary’s…
The program, in its 25th year, gives children ages 4-12 a hands-on learning experience.
For the 25th year, Troy University is giving its education students a chance at hands-on teaching through its Summer Spectacular program.
The program, which began at the Dothan Campus and has now expanded to the Phenix City and Troy campuses, features TROY students leading a hands-on summer camp for children ages 4 through 12.
The…
Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly series turns its attention to a Wiregrass farmer demonstrating how tools were once made.
Modern hand tools’ handles are made on an industrial scale, often in small factories by machines running for hours at a time. This means they’re relatively inexpensive, readily available and easily replaceable (because the tool-making industry has created size standards).
But not long ago, when farm folks in particular had more time than cash, tool…
