Florala High special education teacher Pressley Zessin has been voted the school’s 2025 Teacher of the Year, honored for her work with students and community service group PAWS.

New mayor Chance McCurley is branding Opp “Open for Business,” cutting red tape, revitalizing neighborhoods and landing a ...

Trace Adkins and Neal McCoy headline Opp’s 2026 Rattlesnake Rodeo, March 27–29, with live music all weekend, snake shows, ...

Christmas in Candyland has been spreading holiday cheer in Andalusia over the past few weeks with a flurry of events and festive activities. Downtown Andalusia and the Springdale Estate Park ...

A Christmas melanoma survivor meets a young mother with stage 4 bone cancer and an astronaut-turned-surgeon, revealing an ...

Patricia B. Felts, age 82, passed away on December 18, 2025. She was born on February 26, 1943. Patricia resided in Andalusia, Alabama, for the last 50 years and in Selma, Alabama, for 30 years. She ...

The Star-News •DATE • Page 2Page 2 | Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Andalusia Star-News Indo American Flavors has a ribbon cutting on December 22 to celebrate their open- ing. The Andalusia Area Chamber ...

After more than a year of work, Covington County Habitat for Humanity volunteers on Dec. 6 handed the keys to a brand-new Mock Street house to Clarice Benson and her children, Charlie and Dianna.

Covington County reminds property owners: 2025 real and business property taxes are due Dec. 31; missed payments face rising penalties from Jan. 1 and a possible tax lien sale in May 2026. This time ...