Month: September 2017

City to invest millions for whiskey distillery facilities

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  Tori Bedsole Features Editor The city of Troy will contribute monetary and other incentives to Conecuh Ridge Distillery to locate a whiskey distillery in Troy, according to Mayor Jason Reeves. According to a memorandum of understanding between the city and the distillery, the distillery will be built on a 71-acre site off Trojan Way on the northern side of town, which will be purchased by the city for an estimated $1.6 million and conveyed to Conecuh Ridge Distillery at no cost to the company. Reeves said the project is…

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Library highlights Banned Books Week

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Rachel Goodwin Contributor Lilly Casolaro News Editor Banned Books Week, taking place this week on Troy’s campus at the library, focuses on and exposes literature that has been censored due to content being deemed “inappropriate.” According to the American Library Association, “Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read” and “highlighting the value of free and open access to information.” The theme for this week’s events is “Words Have Power,” according to Rachel Hooper, a business reference librarian. The library has already incorporated this theme by…

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Troy holds off Akron 22-17

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer The Troy football team edged past the Akron Zips 22-17 Saturday, escaping with a thrilling win in front of Veterans Memorial Stadium’s third highest attendance packing the stands. The Trojans led for much of the game, but a late surge from the Zips put the Trojans’ backs against the wall, paving the way for a game-winning drive for Troy. That drive was capped by a 23-yard TD pass from Brandon Silvers to Deondre Douglas with 1:06 left in the game. The Trojans fell behind early after…

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TEDx event to explore ideas

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Tu To Staff Writer A group of Troy University students are bringing talented public speakers and thought-provoking stories to the Troy campus. TEDxTroyUniversity will host its first conference on Sunday, Nov. 5, from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Trojan Center Theatre. The theme of this year is “Puzzled,” which — according to Asem Abdelfattah, a sophomore economics major from Alexandria, Egypt, and an event organizer — is specific enough to have a defined subject matter, but also is general enough for variety and differences. “‘Puzzled’ can be understood as…

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Clyde May returns home

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Lilly Casolaro News Editor “The history of Conecuh Ridge Whiskey begins with Clyde May, a legendary Alabama moonshiner and bootlegger,” according to an informational pamphlet distributed at a press conference. “He was a moonshiner by trade but a craftsman by heart.” Wade Hall’s book, “Water of Life from Conecuh Ridge: The Clyde May Story,” outlines the life of Clyde May, who died in 1990, and describes the whiskey he made while in Bullock County, located southeast of Montgomery, near Union Springs. “Conecuh Ridge runs from northern Pike County through the…

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