It has been nearly six decades since country music legend Hank Williams died, but his legacy is as strong as ever.

The Hank Williams Museum, along with the Oakwood Cemetery Annex, is hosting a commemoration of the 59th anniversary of the famed singer's death with a wreath laying service and live music on Sunday, January 1st. 

The wreath laying service will begin at 10:00 a.m. at Williams' grave site, which is located at the Oakwood Cemetery Annex.  Afterward, the memorial celebration will continue with live music until 2:00 p.m. at the Hank Williams Museum.

For more information, contact Beth Petty  at 334-262-3600 or email her at hankwilliamsmuse@bellsouth.net

Hank Williams' grave site is located in the Oakwood Cemetery Annex at 1305 Upper Wetumpka Road in downtown Montgomery.

The Hank Williams Museum is located at 118 Commerce Street in downtown Montgomery.

The Troy University Community Band of Dothan will ring in the holiday season with a performance of classic Christmas songs during a free concert on Monday, Dec. 5, at the Dothan Campus.

The performance will start at 6 p.m. in Sony Hall inside the Library/Technology Building. The concert will include a variety of traditional and modern Christmas favorites. 

The Troy University Community Band, under the direction of Jim Choate, is made up of local musicians of all ages and backgrounds including TROY alumni.

Source:  Troy University Office of University Relations.

AuburnArt is collecting entries from members of the Auburn Family to compile a unique history of the legends, traditions, and memories of Auburn and to find out more about the ways Auburn fans value their connections to Auburn.  To encourage Auburn fans to enter the "Legends, Traditions, Memories" contest, AuburnArt created a video featuring several Auburn Legends and alumni who share their own stories about Auburn.  The video can be accesses at www.auburnart.com with additional videos added weekly featuring the legends, traditions, and memories of Auburn.

"Without its people's stories and memories, Auburn would just be a place," said Cliff L. Hare, great-grandson of Auburn legend Cliff Hare and owner of AuburnArt.  "But it's not just a place. It's a history, a relationship.