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Bypass road work planned Thursday
Nov. 18, 2009
The Alabama Department of Transportation would like to inform the traveling public that a section of Martin Luther King Expressway, also known as the Andalusia bypass, will be narrowed to one lane in each direction on Thursday. Read story
650 angels ‘need a home’
Community Christmas gift angels now at businesses
Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
Twenty-three Andalusia area churches and businesses are already decorating for the holidays with Christmas trees. But these trees don’t hold ornaments and lights; instead, they hold paper angels representing gifts for Covington County children who will participate in Andalusia Community Christmas. Read story
Women’s shelter to have ‘extreme makeover’
Group hopes to improve ‘House’ interior
Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
It’s been said, “we are products of our environment.” And the nine citizens who gathered Monday at the battered women’s shelter, Opportunity House, hope to soon provide an even better environment for clients looking to begin their lives anew. Read story
Sales tax revenues slightly down
Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
Despite national reports of a sagging retail economy, residents opened their wallets to local merchants during this year’s annual sales tax holiday. Read story