From the West Alabama Newsroom– A former Selma High band director — has been indicted and arrested — on felony sex charges involving a student. Twenty-seven year old Dante Wright is charged with school employee having sexual contact with a student — and sexual abuse first-degree. The charges were handed down — following an investigation into the matter — by…
An Alabama high school band director says he was just “doing my job” when police arrested him and shocked him with a stun gun after he refused to immediately stop the band as it played in the bleachers following a football game.
Pike Road High School band like others are gearing up for the football season, with recent band camps and after school rehearsals. One of the most important things for the band is to make sure that all members are healthy and ready to march. Having long practices marching outdoors in the heat can sometimes be a bit overwhelming.
Huntingdon College President J. Cameron West announced that Brandon Howard, director of bands at Jefferson Davis High School, will join the Huntingdon College Band Program as associate director of bands, working with Huntingdon’s director of bands, Dr. Rusty Logan. He will begin with the program immediately and move to full-time status June 1. “Brandon Howard will bring a new perspective…
A Troy University legend has died. Former long-time Sound of the South band director Dr. John Maloy Long passed away at his home on Monday evening after a brief illness. Long served as Troy University’s Director of Band for 31 years- from 1965 to 1996. Over time, he influenced hundreds of students, composers, and music professionals. “You can’t go anywhere…
