Jean O’Connor-Snyder intern Harrison Carter interviews Elba Mayor Mickey Murdoch on the ups and downs he has faced in his decade of service.
Mickey Murdock came home to Elba after four years in the military hoping to build a successful life. A long-time resident, Murdock grew to love the community as he raised his family.
What he never imagined was becoming a politician.
Jean O’Connor-Snyder intern Jack West reports on Elba’s Giving Garden in his thought piece from Coffee County, Alabama.
Behind the old jail and its rusted-out cells, new life sprouts every year in Elba.
The community’s Giving Garden is a plot of land where volunteers can help grow cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, and other produce that is then donated to the Elba Community Food Bank.
The garden was started and is managed by Restoration154, Inc., a non-profit group in Elba.
Jean O’Connor-Snyder intern Whitt Watts reflects on his experience with a Meals on Wheels team in his thought piece from Elba, Alabama.
The presence of food seems to be everywhere in Elba, whether that’s a Chamber of Commerce meeting, church service or at the Giving Garden. This summer I had an opportunity to explore another food service in Elba, one that delivers hot meals to people all over the community, when I joined up with the Meals on Wheels Team at the Elba Church of Christ.
Pearce Miller, a 2018 fellow with Auburn University’s Living Democracy, reflects on an essential figure at his summer placement. Living Democracy is one of our longest running partners of the Jean O’Connor-Snyder Internship Program. To view the original post (and many others), head over to their site! Read More »
Jean O’Connor Snyder Internship (JOIP) alum Jelani Moore talks self-discovery and community innovation in Elba, Alabama. Read More »
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