Living Democracy 2021
- May 23, 2017
- Planting a sense of community
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Nothing keeps community members from stopping by the annual Collinsville Public Library Plant Sale. An elderly woman walked over two blocks from her home with her walker to purchase plants at the fundraiser being held in front of Collinsville Drugs on Valley Avenue in May 11-12 this spring.
- By Whitney Sutton
- February 28, 2014
- Pebble Hill is the Place for Making Plans
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Pebble Hill (Scott-Yarborough House) is the home of the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts, and on Fridays it is the place for Living Democracy students to enjoy lunch and make plans for summer 2014.
- By Mark Wilson
- July 21, 2016
- Democracy is alive and well in Collinsville
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Here I am after ten weeks of living democracy in Collinsville. When I joined the 2016 Living Democracy team, I was so excited. I was even more excited when I learned my community for the summer would be the town of Collinsville.
- By Madison Chamblee
- July 19, 2016
- Cricket Theatre marquee lighting brings community together
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The Collinsville Historical Association hosted a memorable ceremony to mark the initial lighting of the completely refurbished and recently re-installed neon marquee on Collinsville’s historic Cricket Theatre.
- By Madison Chamblee
- July 11, 2016
- Graves Hardware is fixture in downtown Collinsville
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Graves Hardware store has been a part of Collinsville’s history for decades. Store employee Thomas Barksdale, describing the store as “the soul of the community”, said Graves Hardware has been in Collinsville for 85 years and is currently operated by the third generation of Graves.
- By Madison Chamblee
Last Updated: August 04, 2021