TROY – Dr. Bill Grantham, a long-time professor of anthropology and chair of the Social Sciences Department, has been named associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Troy University.

In his new role, Dr. Grantham will serve as the administrative officer of the College, working in close coordination with the academic programs, and the three assistant deans for administration on the Dothan, Montgomery and Global Campuses will report to him, said Dr. Jim Rinehart, Dean of the College.

“Dr. Grantham’s experience as both a senior faculty member and a proven administrator within the College will be of significant value in his new assignment,” he said.

TROY, AL (WSFA) - The Troy Police Department say missing 13-year-old Isiah Deyshuan Jones has been located and will soon return home.

Authorities say Troy PD Detectives located Jones at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning in an area on Kelly Road.

Police say Jones was in good shape. He was transported to the Troy Police Department and his mother was notified of his whereabouts. He is expected to be released into the custody of his mother.

Five new members were inducted into the National Bandmasters Association’s Hall of Fame of Distinguished Conductors during a banquet on Saturday at Troy University.

Inducted were Dr. Bobby Adams from Stetson University; Ray E. Cramer from Indiana University; Paula A. Crider from the University of Texas; Thomas V. Fraschillo from the University of Southern Mississippi and the late John P. Paynter from Northwestern University.

The Hall of Fame opened on the Troy Campus in 1980 and later moved to its current location in the Hawkins-Adams-Long Hall of Honor. It is the only national hall of fame located in Alabama. The National Band Association is the world’s largest band organization.

Adams serves as director of bands, professor of music education and coordinator of instrumental music at the Stetson University School of Music in DeLand, Fla. A member of the Stetson faculty since 1987, Dr.