Troy Brown and Scott Brown will open the doors to Zaxby’s Monday. The new restaurant is located at 1000 River Falls St., near the Covington Mall Shopping Center. Zaxby’s will operate from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.
The new 3,652-square-foot location will seat 72 in Zaxby’s unique design — a bright, open interior décor complemented by custom vintage prints and school memorabilia. Zaxby’s also offers drive-thru services to meet the needs of customers on the go.
Scott Brown believes the restaurant — from the atmosphere to the service — will exceed community expectations. “We’ve assembled a... READ MORE>
The Fourth of July will be celebrated in Covington County with a bang, with firework shows scheduled in Andalusia and Opp.
Andalusia’s tourism and relocation committee will host a community-wide celebration at the Kiwanis fairgrounds, with musical entertainment by Michael Kelley and Kat Dean, Christian Wossilek and the Ric McNaughton Band.
Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Music begins at 5 p.m.. and fireworks will begin at 8:30 p.m.
Concessions will be available; however, free watermelon slices will begin at 5 p.m. until the last slice is gone.
Bring a lawn chair and blanket, arrive early and enjoy an afternoon of fun, city officials said Friday.
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Andalusia is prominently featured in the State of Alabama’s Internet publication “Made in Alabama,” targeting the Paris Air Show.
Some 2,100 global exhibitors are on display and 151,000 trade visitors are in attendance at the 2013 Paris Air Show that ends June 23. Alabama has a full delegation, including Gov. Robert Bentley and commerce chief Greg Canfield, and Covington County and Andalusia are represented as well.
Made in Alabama reported that Andalusia Mayor Earl Johnson and other Andalusia officials plan to use their time at the Paris Air Show to meet with a number of aerospace and aviation companies the city already is pursuing, or those companies officials would like to pursue.
Johnson said Monday that this kind of publicity could prove extremely valuable.
“And it didn’t cost the city a dime,” he said.
The publication also reported that more than $50 million has been invested in the South Alabama Regional Airport and adjacent industrial park over the past 20 years, and that the airport sells about a million gallons of... READ MORE>
You might be a fan of ‘Swamp People’ if you take your own stuffed alligator at the Covington Sportsman Expo.
Because that’s exactly what six-year-old Connor McCollough did Friday when the doors to the Kiwanis Center opened for the second annual event that is headlined by personalities from the popular History Channel show.
On Friday, famous alligator hunter Bruce Mitchell and his dog, Tyler, were in the spotlight. Today, it is Troy Landry and his son, Jacob.
And Mitchell and his four-legged friend brought out the crowd, with people from as far away as East Tennessee and Florida driving in for the event.
McCollough only had to ride about a mile from his PawPaw’s shop, Roger’s Refrigeration, though. He came decked out in overalls and a “Gator Man” do-rag.
He said he loves the show so much, he wanted to be a “gator hunter.”
“I could get ‘em,” he said.
Opp’s 9-year-old Tony Boutwell had his parents drive from Opp so he could give Mitchell a special gift – a one-of-kind “gator killin’ knife” made by Lockhart’s Johnny Harbuck.
“My favorite is Troy, but second behind that is Bruce,” Boutwell said. “I like the way they catch the gators. That’s why... READ MORE>
Eight local residents listened to an hour-long recap of the 2013 legislative session in a town hall meeting Tuesday night, and had only two questions when the recap was done.
State Sen. Jimmy Holley (R-Elba) and Rep. Mike Jones (R-Andalusia), held the town hall meeting in Andalusia, had answers to neither question.
The first was why concealed weapons permits expire on a specific date, when there are grace periods for renewing a driver’s license, car tags and other state permits.
Both Holley and Jones said... READ MORE>