Florala News

Florala valedictorian Paige Irwin, salutatorian Mariah Thompson and fellow classmate Hunter Oswald have always been close friends and fierce academic rivals.

Honor graduates at Straughn, Red Level, Opp, Pleasant Home and Florala last night shared encouraging words with their classmates during commencement exercises last night.

Florala Police Chief Sonny Bedsole said the teens - 19-year-old Camren D. Marshall, 18-year-old Levi T. Dukes and one unidentified juvenile - were wanted in connection with a break-in at Southeast Elevator Company in the early hours of May 14.

In last week's column, the inter-relationships of the Cravey and Dunson families were reviewed.

Onycha : Covington County Com Center has just dispatched Onycha Volunteer Fire Department to a structure fire at 14291 Hattaway Road.

Florala town officials say it's imperative to replace "old" sewer lines which date back more than a century ago to the Theodore Roosevelt administration.

Those casting a ballot in Florala's upcoming municipal election could be voting in a different district under the city's new redistricting plan.

Covington County: Covington County is currently under a Flood Advisory due to a system that has hovered over the county for a long period of time.

Two Florala men are facing multiple drug-related charges after law enforcement officers found an active "shake and bake" or one-pot meth lab in their Eighth Avenue home.