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You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience. Subscribe Services About Us Subscribe Policies Terms of use Classifieds Public Notices Real Estate E-Edition May 17, 2020 72° Home News Local News Covington County Florala Opp Photo Galleries Top News Crommelin honored with the Navy Cross Friday, May 15, 2020 1:49 pm As mentioned in a prior article, the five Crommelin brothers, from Wetumpka, Alabama, all graduated from the United States Naval Academy and served during WW ... Read more | Add your comment Latest News Remember When: Sanford was a mill town Two charged after meth lab discovered on Dunson Andalusia man arrested for trafficking, promoting prison contraband More News Schools Local Schools Andalusia Elementary Andalusia Middle School AHS Pleasant Home High School Pleasant Home School LBW Community College Top Schools ESPORTS MAKE IT TO FLORALA Friday, February 21, 2020 7:05 pm A group of Florala students banded together to form the high school’s first-ever Esports team. Esports is a form of sport competition using video games. ... Read more | Add your comment Latest Schools ESPORTS MAKE IT TO FLORALA Opp loses close one to Houston Academy New lighting coming to Florala stadium More Schools Sports In Sports Sports Columnists Andalusia High School Straughn High School Pleasant Home High School Red Level High School Florala High School Opp High School Parks & Recreation Authority Lurleen B. Wallace Community College Andalusia Stingrays Crimson Tide Auburn Tigers Top Sports Mizell reports first case of COVID-19 Tuesday, April 7, 2020 3:41 pm Mizell Memorial Hospital on Tuesday received confirmation of its first positive case of COVID-19. Covington County has five reported cases of the novel coronavirus, and ... Read more | Add your comment Latest Sports TWO AHS FOOTBALL STARS SIGN TO COMPETE AT THE NEXT LEVEL NWTF Donates Almost $168,000 for Wildlife Management Local basketball stars, coach make North/South All-Star teams More Sports Opinion In Opinion Columnists Letters to the Editor Editorials Top Opinion Maintaining your health, ensuring your safety Wednesday, May 6, 2020 4:46 pm As healthcare providers, patient wellbeing is our chief concern every day of the year. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, part of how we ... Read more | Add your comment Latest Opinion No mother this Mother’s Day County court system still operating Battle of Iwo Jima, 75 years after More Opinion Lifestyles In Lifestyles Food Remember When Birthdays Births Couples Religion Genealogy Top Lifestyles REMEMBER WHEN: Mother’s Day Friday, May 8, 2020 2:25 pm The modern holiday of Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908 when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church ... Read more | Add your comment Latest Lifestyles MINISTERING TO THE DEAF REMEMBER WHEN: April showers bring May flowers The Crommelin Brothers Part 1 Continued: Charles L Crommelin More Lifestyles Obituaries Classifieds Records Records Land Transactions Arrests Top Stories Crommelin honored with the Navy Cross May 15, 2020 As mentioned in a prior article, the five Crommelin brothers, from Wetumpka, Alabama, all graduated from the United ... Read more | Add your comment Remember When: Sanford was a mill town May 15, 2020 The late Sidney Waits wrote many stories about the Henderson Lumber Company in Sanford which began about 1902. ... Read more | Add your comment Two charged after meth lab discovered on Dunson May 14, 2020 Covington County Drug Task Force agents on Wednesday night discovered a meth lab on Dunson Street after stopping ... Read more | Add your comment Andalusia man arrested for trafficking, promoting prison contraband May 13, 2020 An Andalusia man has been arrested for allegedly placing a package containing 193 grams of synthetic marijuana at ... Read more | Add your comment News Crommelin honored with the Navy Cross As mentioned in a prior article, the five Crommelin brothers, from Wetumpka, Alabama, all graduated from the United States Naval Academy and served during WW ... Read more | Add your comment May 15, 2020 by Staff Reports. News Remember When: Sanford was a mill town The late Sidney Waits wrote many stories about the Henderson Lumber Company in Sanford which began about 1902. His grandfather, George Orkney Waits, had purchased ... Read more | Add your comment May 15, 2020 by Sue Wilson. News All schools to hold graduation on regularly scheduled dates All Covington County schools will hold a graduation ceremony next week as they originally scheduled. On Wed., May 20, Opp High School will have their ... Read more by christophersmith, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 10:37 am News RESTAURANTS REOPEN By: Ora Nelson With the amended Safer At Home Order announced by Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday, restaurants in Andalusia are starting to cautiously open ... Read more by Staff Reports, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 10:32 am News SARA officials discuss cafe opening, more space coming The South Alabama Regional Airport is making plans to reopen the Airport Blade ‘N’ Wing Café in the weeks ahead, according to Jed Blackwell, executive ... Read more by Kendra Majors, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 12:00 am News Superintendents happy with education budget Over the weekend, the Alabama Senate passed a scaled-down education budget for next year and local superintendents are glad they made that decision. The education ... Read more by christophersmith, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 12:00 am News Local barbershop reports busy first day back open With people now able to get a haircut, Wiggins Barbershop was busy bright and early at 6 a.m., yesterday to cut hair. Owner Robin Veasey ... Read more by christophersmith, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 12:00 am News VE DAY was 75 years ago Some 75 years ago on May 8, 1945, the Allied armies in Europe were able to finally breathe a sigh of relief. The Nazi regime ... Read more by Staff Reports, Monday, May 11, 2020 1:16 pm News GENERATIONS OF MOTHERHOOD By: Kaitlin Holley These Andalusia locals are celebrating Mother’s Day in a special way as they have four to five generations of mothers in their ... Read more by Staff Reports, Friday, May 8, 2020 2:35 pm News Juveniles charged in burglaries The Andalusia Police Department has charged four juveniles in a rash of car burglaries that have plagued the area in recent weeks. Earlier this week, ... Read more by christophersmith, Friday, May 8, 2020 2:31 pm News Cancer survivor to pursue pediatric oncology career By: Ora Nelson Many in Covington County know Kennedy Cleghorn as a 2014 Cancer Freeze recipient and now a two-time cancer survivor. Cleghorn has taken ... Read more by Staff Reports, Friday, May 8, 2020 2:30 pm News Andalusia local’s grandson bikes across the United States in 17 days By: Kaitlin Holley Grandson of Andalusia local Sybil Weaver, Rolly Weaver, rode and documented his journey and experience bicycling across the entire United States in ... Read more by Staff Reports, Friday, May 8, 2020 2:29 pm News GOV. IVEY ISSUES AMENDED SAFER AT HOME ORDER The safer at home order that closed restaurants and bars, gyms, salons and churches in Alabama will end Monday, May 11. Gov. Kay Ivey announced ... Read more by christophersmith, Friday, May 8, 2020 2:27 pm Columnists Maintaining your health, ensuring your safety As healthcare providers, patient wellbeing is our chief concern every day of the year. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, part of how we ... Read more by Staff Reports, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 4:46 pm News County offices open up; follow orders BY ORA NELSON Both county buildings and their services were reopened on May 1 following the “safer at home” order announced on April 28 that ... Read more by Staff Reports, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 4:44 pm News DAR honors six seniors Six area high school seniors have been chosen by the Old Three Notch Chapter of DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) to be DAR GoodCitizens ... Read...