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1 week ago | 
timesdaily.com | Chelsea Retherford
When asked about his career as a composer, Dr. Martin Hebel answers that he strives to work at the “intersection of music and advocacy.” Nowhere is that made more apparent than with his current work — a series of compositions he is writing inspired by the stories he collected from refugees on a trip to Rome in 2021. kAm~? E92E EC:A[ w636= D2:5 96 >6E >@C6 E92? 2 5@K6? A6@A=6 H:==:?8 E@ E2=< W@? E96 4@?5:E:@?
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1 week ago | 
timesdaily.com | Chelsea Retherford
Students at Russellville Middle School are writing a new playbook, “The Golden Playbook,” but it isn’t a book. It’s a podcast, and while its first episode celebrates the legacy of Russellville High football legend Roy Lee “Chucky” Mullins, the project itself empowers students to look to their futures by putting the power of learning in their own hands.
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1 week ago | 
timesdaily.com | Chelsea Retherford
Nevaeh Jones, a 2023 Florence High graduate, was not planning on pursuing marching band or wind ensemble in college, but as she was getting ready to enroll at Alabama A&M the summer after high school graduation, a surprising opportunity came up. kAmp7E6C 36:?8 :?EC@5F465 E@ |2CJ }2A:6C[ 2 =625:?8 >6>36C @7 E96 pp|& |FD4=6 $9@2=D pC62 p=F>?: r92AE6C[ y@?6D D2:5 D96 H2D E2<6? @? 2 E@FC @7 E96 42>AFD] $96 2EE6?565 2?
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1 week ago | 
timesdaily.com | Chelsea Retherford
Martin Hebel, an award-winning composer and music instructor at the University of North Alabama, knew from a young age that he wanted to teach. Having joined his middle school band, he soon came to realize he could marry his two passions of education and music in pursuit of a career. kAm“x 8C6H FA :? 2 C6=2E:G6=J 4C62E:G6 72>:=J[” D2:5 w636=[ H9@ 92:=D @C:8:?2==J 7C@> 2 D>2== E@H? @FED:56 @7 }6H w2G6?[ r@??64E:4FE]k^AmkAm“x 3682? >FD:4 D@>6H92E @77:4:2==J H96? x H2D :?
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1 week ago | 
timesdaily.com | Chelsea Retherford
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1 week ago | 
timesdaily.com | Chelsea Retherford
Kevin Lamb had stopped teaching at the University of North Alabama by the time Blake McDaniel enrolled as commercial music student in the fall of 1992. kAm$E:==[ |4s2?:6=[ H9@ H6?E @? E@ H@C< 2D 2 E2=6?E 286?E 7@C rC62E:G6 pCE:DED p86?4J WrppX :? }2D9G:==6[ %6??6DD66[ 367@C6 7@F?5:?8 9:D @H? 4@>A2?J[ s2AD {2?5:?8 |65:2[ D2:5 96 4@?D:56CD {2>3 2 >6?E@C :? E96 :?5FDECJ]k^AmkAm“%96C6 2C6 D@ >2?J H2JD[ x 5@?’E 6G6? <?@H H96C6 E@ DE2CE[” |4s2?:6= D2:5 H96?
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1 week ago | 
timesdaily.com | Chelsea Retherford
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1 week ago | 
timesdaily.com | Chelsea Retherford
Like many students before her, Janna Malone entered college hoping to find a career in the music industry yet also wondering what opportunities might be available to someone who wasn’t after the spotlight. kAm“x 925 2 >FD:42= 72>:=J[” D96 D2:5] “x 925 A=2J65 A:2?@ D:?46 x H2D D:I[ x D2?8 :? 49FC49[ 2== E9@D6 <:?5D @7 E9:?8D[ 3FE x <?6H x H2D?’E E2=6?E65 6?@F89 E@ 36 2? 2CE:DE @C >FD:4:2?] x 925 ?@ 56D:C6 E@ 36 :? E96 DEF5:@[ E@ >:I @C AC@5F46[ 3FE x H2?E65 E@ 36 :?
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2 weeks ago | 
timesdaily.com | Chelsea Retherford
When the Shoals Area Lions Club was established in Florence about three years ago, charter member and current chapter President Jennifer Maddox said she was looking for a way to better plug into her new community, but she knew she also wanted to find ways to make a real difference in the lives of others. kAm“%96 H@C=5 :D D@ 4@>A=:42E65 ?@H E92E D@>6E:>6D J@F 5@?’E 766= =:<6 J@F 92G6 2 H2J E@ >2<6 2? :>A24E[” D96 D2:5] “*@F <?@H[ H96? J@F =@@< 2E E9:?8D =:<6 E96 H2C :?
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2 weeks ago | 
timesdaily.com | Chelsea Retherford
When Katlyn Lott was 16 years old, she was cast among the ensemble and played a nurse in “South Pacific,” at the Ritz Theatre in Sheffield. Ten years later, she is returning for the same show — after a seven-year hiatus from community theater — but this time, she’s taking on the lead role. kAm“(96? x D2H E96J H6C6 5@:?8 E9:D D9@H[ :E 3C@F89E 324< 2 7=@@5 @7 E9@D6 >6>@C:6D 7C@> 5@:?8 E962E6C] x’> D:?8:?8 E96 D@?8D :? >J 9625[ 2?5 x’> =:<6[ ‘~z[ x 5@ H2?E E@ 5@ E9:D[’” {@EE D2:5kDA2?
