Florala News

The city of Andalusia gained almost 500 residents in population from 2004 to 2008, according to U.S. Census population estimate figures released earlier this week.

Covington County residents who shop at home can take advantage of the fourth annual sales tax holiday during the first weekend in August.

Bond has been set for a former Dothan man charged with killing his wife. Sixty-nine-year old Bobby Wayne Copeland was arrested for murder Friday.

The Covington County Sheriff Department has charged a husband with murder in the death of his wife.

On July 3, 2009, sometime after 5:00 A. M., Sheriff's Deputies and Investigators responded to a home on North Creek Road in Florala, AL.

With the Fourth of July only days away, local residents were turning out in droves at local retail establishments to prepare for the upcoming holiday.

There is something to be said about the connection of friendship - the bond you get from meeting someone you just click with.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is submitting a list of 16 community-enhancement projects for approval by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Thursday's clue for the $250 June 24th Masonic treasure hunt in Florala is: "What was Ernest P. Worrell's favorite saying?" These are the previous clues for the treasure hunt: Mon., June 1: Look up, look down.

A work release inmate who walked off the job site Thursday was captured in Florala on Saturday as the result of a routine traffic stop.

Zachary Cook stands about two feet shorter than the rest of his classmates, but the 12-year-old's spirit is full-sized. "He just gets out there and tries to do what other kids do," said Cook's grandmother, Ann Norris.

Sales tax collections are holding strong throughout Covington County, with the area showing an increase in collections of nearly 2 percent through the 2009 fiscal year.

Gun enthusiasts came out in droves for the annual Collectors and Shooters Gun and Knife Show -- and many made it a family affair.

Today will kick off Florala's annual June 24th Masonic Celebration. It is the oldest consecutive Masonic event in the nation, and this year's event will mark its 139th anniversary, said Lamar Mitchell, event organizer.

Johnny Kelly of Bike For the Light Ministries made Florala one of his stops on a 10,000-mile journey across the United States.

Thursdaya s clue for the $250 June 24th Masonic treasure hunt in Florala is: a oeOr: Stop.

It's not every day that you get a World War II Nazi flag in the mail. Even more surprising than getting the flag was finding the names of a number of southeast Alabama men and their hometowns written on it .

Mondaya s clue for the $250 June 24th Masonic treasure hunt in Florala is: a oeFrom the north, go south.

Despite recent heavy rainfall, the Florala lake project will be completed by July 25 - five days before its original completion date announced earlier this year, Chief Phillip Watkins, the project manager, said Thursday.

Thursdaya s clue for the $250 June 24th Masonic treasure hunt in Florala is: a oeCars quite often, planes only occasionally.a These are the previous clues for the treasure hunt: Mon., June 1: Look up, look down.