Lirona Joshi Staff Writer With an aim to create community partnership and inter-disciplinary collaboration, the Office of Civic Engagement at Eldridge Hall offers students a unique opportunity to engage in service initiatives. With such things as The Campus Kitchens Project and Backpacks for Kids, students can participate in initiatives that address community needs and work on issues that directly impact local citizens of Pike County. According to Tiffany Taylor, a senior biomedical sciences major from Knoxville, Tennessee, who is in charge of food initiatives, the food recovery program began in…
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Meet the man who put the ‘Pike’ in ‘Pike County’
Luke Brantley Variety Editor Troy is the county seat of Pike County, Alabama. While this may be common knowledge for many people in this area, what may not be as well-known is for whom Pike County is named. Zebulon Pike was born on January 5, 1779, in a small town in New Jersey. Pike wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and join the military. He got his wish in 1794. Six years later, Pike married Clarissa Harlow Brown. They only had one child who survived to adulthood. They lost…
Read MoreSee the damage after a tornado ripped through Troy
A tornado has touched the ground in Troy, inflicting damage on Highway 231 around the Double Branch lounge and in the Hunters Mountain mobile estate. Social media reports have shown flipped cars and damaged homes in Hunters Mountain. Tornado damage near Hunters Mountain Estates…#alwx pic.twitter.com/TJPrJEtZws — Josh Johnson (@JoshWeather) April 14, 2019 Tornado damage photos out of the Hunters Mountain Mobile Estates in Troy, AL. Photos from Nick Godeke pic.twitter.com/ydg40fYF15 — Lee Southwick (@LeeWSFA) April 14, 2019 WSFA 12 News in Montgomery broadcast the scene on 231 near the Double…
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