Springfield News-Leader
A now-defunct 20th-century movie theater, praised as a longstanding place of nostalgia and good feelings for the Monett community, is returning in miniature.
Earlier this month, a replica of the old Monett Gillioz Theater opened up inside the Monett Historical Museum. The museum is located at the center of town, which straddles Barry and Lawrence counties roughly 40 miles southwest of Springfield.
After collecting donations from more than 50 local individuals, families and businesses, the museum repurposed what used to be a storage space on its second floor. The 30-seat replica, like the much larger original, is named for legendary businessman M.E. Gillioz.
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A now-defunct 20th-century movie theater, praised as a longstanding place of nostalgia and good feelings for the Monett community, is returning in miniature.
Earlier this month, a replica of the old Monett Gillioz Theater opened up inside the Monett Historical Museum. The museum is located at the center of town, which straddles Barry and Lawrence counties roughly 40 miles southwest of Springfield.
After collecting donations from more than 50 local individuals, families and businesses, the museum repurposed what used to be a storage space on its second floor. The 30-seat replica, like the much larger original, is named for legendary businessman M.E. Gillioz.
William Michael Rowe faced charges for the murder of J.L. Shadwrick this week in Etowah County Circuit Court, but two families were closely watching the proceedings.
Rowe was indicted in 2017 for the Aug. 15, 2016, slaying of Shadwrick, 64. He already was behind bars after his arrest earlier in the year for the February 2014 death of Gary L. Stokes an arrest that came about three years after Stokes was found stabbed on his front porch.
Rowe pleaded guilty to both crimes, as well as a charge of burglarizing Shadwrick’s vehicle.
Etowah County Assistant District Attorney Marcus Reid said Rowe was sentenced on Monday by Circuit Judge Cody Robinson. He agreed to sentences of 40 years on each murder charge, which will be served concurrently.