Month: November 2017

Sunday alcohol sales start Dec. 3

News

Sinclair Portis Staff Writer Sunday alcohol sales in the city of Troy will legally begin this Sunday, Dec. 3, from 2-10 p.m. Troy City Council unanimously passed the ordinance into law at Tuesday night’s meeting. The council believes this will help the city economically, according to Council President Marcus Paramore. “For the most part, the reason I was in favor of this was purely an economic development process,” Paramore said. “It’s an opportunity for the city of Troy to recruit different types of restaurants and retail to this area.” Though…

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Front Porch answers suit about woman’s death

News

Lilly Casolaro News Editor The Front Porch bar in Troy and Beef O’Brady’s in Enterprise are denying being responsible for the death of Elizabeth “Farris” English. On Sept. 25, 2017, Chris English, father to Farris English, filed a civil suit in Coffee County against Beef O’Brady’s  and The Front Porch regarding the death of Farris English on Feb. 20, 2016. Enterprise is in Coffee County, and Troy is in Pike County. Farris English, 19, of Elba was a sophomore at Enterprise-Ozark Community College. The legal drinking age in Alabama is…

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Holiday concert to spread cheer

Trojan Living

Emily Foster Staff Writer Troy University will be hosting the Troy Arts Council’s biggest event of the year, “The Shelia and Friends Christmas Concert,” in the Claudia Crosby Theater at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1. “(Shelia Jackson) is a local talent,” said John Jinright, the event coordinator of the council and an associate professor of music. “She attended Troy and has always supported the university in many, many ways. “She likes to give this concert as kind of a gift to the community.” Tickets will be free for the…

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Letter to the Editor: Jones, Moore aren’t only options in election; you can write in a vote

Opinion

  Dear Alabama voters: Seven weeks ago, I launched my campaign with a Facebook page, an email address and a website. I launched my campaign because I felt that the people of Alabama deserve better than either of the candidates for Senate that the two major parties have presented to us. I feel that candidate Roy Moore is interested only in promoting Roy Moore’s agenda and that Doug Jones is much more interested in toeing the Democratic platform line than he is representing the people of Alabama. So far, nine…

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Senate hopeful stumps in Troy

News

Emma Daniel Staff Writer During his campaign stop in Troy, Doug Jones, the Democratic candidate running for the Alabama U.S. Senate seat, against Republican candidate Roy Moore, said his focus is to “stay on message and maintain the same message.” Jones addressed a crowd of about 20, who gathered in Joel Williams’ law office on the Square in downtown Troy on Friday, Nov. 17, and he said he strives to avoid division among Alabamians. “I believed all along the people of this state have more issues in common than that…

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