After nearly 20 years of marching in the same uniforms, Sidney Lanier High School’s band will finally get new ones after a group of alumni donated almost $13,000 toward the purchase Thursday.

When Marlin McMillians appeared before the Montgomery County Board of Education last July, he wanted two things understood: Sidney Lanier ... the school's marching band wore Confederate-style ...

Now the student music ensemble from the Sidney Lanier Center is ready to hit the ... cerebral palsy and Down syndrome perform in the school's band, choir, percussion ensemble and world music ...