The Andalusia City Council Tuesday reappointed Gwen Kelley, Martha Duggan and Emma Locke to the Tourism and Relocation Committee. The council also appointed one new member, Elaine Manning.
There were two applications for the opening. The committee plans to invite the other applicant, Carla Mooney, to attend their meetings.
The council also adopted a resolution assigning abatement costs to certain pieces of property. If the property owners don’t pay those fees, the fees will be added to their property taxes. The costs ranged from $120 to $2,200 for cleaning up property. The lowest charges were for weeds; the highest for removing the remains of a mobile home.
City of Andalusia employees Pearl Givens and Kathy Ammons had the ‘cookout fever’ as they were all smiles while taking up money for the city’s annual ‘Cookout on the Square’ Relay for Life event held on the Court Square. Residents had a choice of Billy Jo Stallworth’s famous hamburgers, hot dogs and homemade ice cream. The morning showers were not enough to stop local residents from partaking in the festivities.
The Covington Historical Society will meet on today, March 29, 7 p.m. at the Dixon Memorial Room of the Andalusia Public Library.
The program will be presented by David Fuqua of the Mural Committee on the “History of the Three-Notch Trail.”
The public is invited to attend.
Andalusia Elementary’s ‘Green Team’ was busy working in the flower beds at the outdoor classroom Wednesday. Green Team students are fifth graders who are chosen out of a pool of applicants. Top: Aniya Florence places weeds into the wheelbarrow. Green Team was started four years ago by former teacher Deb Hughes, and is now run by Barbara Peek. Kendra Bolling/Star-News
Staff and volunteers with the Andalusia Department of Leisure Services were busy Tuesday making preparations for Thursday’s Homespun Country Hoedown. Doors will open at 8 a.m. and entertainment begins at 9 a.m. Opening ceremonies are at 10 a.m. with contests throughout the day.