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Governor encourages setting goals, reading during visit to Coleman Center
Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday encouraged children to set goals, work hard, and participate in her Summer Reading ...
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CCBOE approves Florala head football coach, Red Level band director
The Covington County Board of Education approved four additional personnel matters during a special called meeting on Tuesday, ...
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COLUMN: REMEMBER WHEN: A History of Robinson Memorial Park
It was publicized in The Andalusia Star News in July that the City of Andalusia City Council has ...
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GALLERY: Andalusia Tennis Summer Camp 2024 ends with tournaments, awards
The 22nd Annual Andalusia Tennis Summer Camp concluded with a tournament on Thursday, July 18. The Andalusia Tennis ...
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Cypress Landing RV Park named Butterfly Sanctuary
Written and Submitted to the Star-News by Cypress Landing RV Park Owner/General Manager Brody Brown Site also earns ...
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Andalusia eyes grant for park improvements
If awarded, grant would help fund modern playground at Robinson Park The Andalusia City Council this week agreed to ...
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Opp City Schools names Edgar as next superintendent
Emily Edgar was appointed by the Opp City Schools Board of Education as the system’s new superintendent during ...
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CCBOE approves additional personnel for 2024-2025 school year
The Covington County Board of Education approved 13 personnel matters during a special called meeting on Wednesday, July ...
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GALLERY: Covington County DYW program to be held Saturday at LBW Dixon Center
The Covington County Distinguished Young Women Program will be held on Saturday, July 20, at LBW Community College’s ...
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Andalusia Stingrays continue winning ways to claim fourth district championship
The Andalusia Stingrays won their fourth district championship in a row on Saturday, July 13. Head coach Darren ...
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County jail inmates receive job training through CCSO, LBW partnership
The Covington County Sheriff’s Office’s Corrections Department and LBW Community College recently teamed up to help inmates of ...
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Domino Tourney Sweepstakes ends with $15,000 to split among five
On Friday night, five winners in the Andalusia Rotary Club’s Domino Sweepstakes draw down split $15,000. As always, ...
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Wooten becomes seven-time domino tournament champion
Jerome Wooten of Kansas City, Missouri, continued to make history in Andalusia on Friday when he won his ...
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APD charges local man with enticing a child
A local man has been charged with enticing a child after investigators obtained a suggestive note he wrote ...
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CEC: Snake leads to over 1,000 without power
Covington Electric Cooperative Inc. experienced a large power outage on Tuesday that began at approximately 1:38 a.m. and ...
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County Engineer: Bridge on Ready Creek Road closed
The Covington County Engineer’s Office announced Tuesday the closing of a bridge located on Ready Creek Road located ...
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COLUMN: Descendants of Burrell Jackson Stokes enjoy 20th reunion
The descendants of Burrell Jackson and Cornelia (Hare) Stokes gathered for their annual reunion on Saturday, June 29 ...
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COLUMN: Memories and messages on refrigerator door
I stared at our refrigerator door trying to decide what to do. I wasn’t hungry, so I wasn’t ...
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Straughn student expresses creative side through bracelets
Straughn Middle School rising seventh grader Ally Eubanks is 12 years old with a creative mind and enjoys ...
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Commission approves CATS budget, board appointments
The Covington County Commission approved the fiscal year 2024-2025 budget for the Covington Area Transit System and also ...
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COLUMN: An ode to Alabama native ‘Brown Bomber’ Joe Louis
(Editor’s Note: Andalusia native Taylor Barbaree submitted this article in dedication to “my beloved teachers and classmates of ...
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COLUMN: Understanding hospice philosophy, services
As healthcare professionals, we are dedicated to providing the best possible care from the first moment of life ...
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Wiggins Barber Shop moves into new home after 80 years
For 80 years, Wiggins Barber Shop served customers at its South Cotton Street location off of Andalusia’s downtown ...
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Open auditions scheduled for ReAct’s ‘Tales from the Tomb’
React Theatre & Arts announces that open auditions will be held for “Tales from the Tomb” on Sunday, ...
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COLUMN: ‘News from Our Boys in the Armed Forces’ – January 13, 1944
U.S Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida. RM3 Cecil Ray Colvin, U.S. Navy, son of Mrs. Dollie Colvin, 107 ...