Troy University has named students earning a place on the Provost’s List for the fall semester and Term 2 of the 2021-2022 academic year. Full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have a grade point a..
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Dr. Gil Holland relocated his office to the second floor of Mizell Memorial Hospital Wednesday, Jan. 5. Dr. Gil Holland has a new home to better serve Mizell Memorial Hospital patients and will now be part of the Specialty Clinic located on the sec..
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Sav-A-Life of Covington County invites the public to a Sanctity of Human Life candle-lighting and prayer vigil on Wednesday, Jan. 19, between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Andalusia at the Covington County Courthouse. Please wear a mask and practice social..
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Jenni Ingram has always had a special bond with the Lord and wanted to stay connected with people in a spiritual way despite the COVID-19 pandemic. “When everyone was being quarantined in 2020, a friend of mine and I discussed spiritual issues and w..
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The author thanks Tom and Mike Cowen for their help in writing about their great-uncle Noah Nelson Cowen from Opp, Alabama. Like so many of his brothers-in-arms, Lt. Cowen died way too young. He never had the chance to start his own family and live o..
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The Andalusia City Council on Tuesday approved to enter into a development agreement with the goal of bringing a hotel to the city’s downtown. The council also approved to move forward on a grant application that would help fund a grand entrance into..
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A teenager who had been listed as a missing person in Arizona since March of 2020 was located in Andalusia on Tuesday and is being returned to her home state. Chief Paul Hudson said the Andalusia Police Department received a tip earlier the day that..
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Andalusia City Schools handled personnel matters for the second semester at a special called board meeting in the Woodson Learning Center Conference Room Monday night. During the meeting the board approved: Resignation: Georgia Dean as 7th grade s..
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Tommy Townsend first performed music and played guitar while he was in high school, and his passion has led to the release of his first single. His song entitled “Me and You” first launched two weeks ago on Dec. 20, 2021, and can be found on Apple M..
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2022 will mark the author’s fourth year of writing about Covington County, Alabama, veterans. If you’ve read their stories, you know that it takes a lot of help from a veteran’s family to write their stories. Pictured above are the names on the Covi..
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With over 30 years of combined experience, DeVaris Skanes and John Wright have opened their own business to help keep Andalusia’s vehicles looking shiny and new. Skanes said he first found a passion for auto detailing during his adolescent years. “I..
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Robert “Buddy” Metcalf grew up in Opp, Alabama in the 1950s. Born in 1954, Buddy saw the textile industry thrive—and then suffocate—in this rural, South Alabama town. He saw much more than that, too… “When I was 15 years old, I saw two men come out o..
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