LACEUP – Playoffs, Round One Highlights and Scores
Here are the final scores of the first round of the 2021 AHSAA high school football playoffs.
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Doc’s Country Store in Opp Burns Down
Store owners, Steve, Elaine and TJ Boothe, say they didn’t just lose their business but they lost their home. Doc’s County Store had been in business for 17 years.
Covington County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Task Force Searching for Drug Trafficking Suspect
The 22nd Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force is searching for wanted fugitive Fredrick Laquan Everett, 34. Everett is wanted for two counts of Drug Trafficking. He is known to reside or hang out in the McKenzie, Opp, and Andalusia areas. He also goes by the nicknames of Frog and BoingBoing. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Fredrick…
Opp Police Need Your Help Finding an Attempted Murder Suspect
William Rodeshia Stoutamire is wanted by the Opp Police Department regarding an Attempted Murder Warrant. On August 29 around 03:07 AM, Opp police were dispatched to West Cummings Avenue in Opp to reports of gun shots. When officers arrived on scene, they located a 22-year-old black man with several gun shot wounds. Officers learned that the suspect, William R. Stoutamire…
Interim President Named for Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
An interim president has been named for Lurleen B. Wallace Community College. Chancellor Jimmy Baker ha announced the appointment of Dr. Chris Cox as interim president until a permanent president is named. Cox has more than 24 years of higher education administration experience and currently serves as the Executive Director of Workforce Solutions and Innovations for the Alabama Community College…
Your Town Friday: Frank Jackson State Park
We’ve hit the road for another Your Town Friday. As we highlight Alabama State Parks in our area, we take a trip to Opp in Covington County to see Frank Jackson State Park. This is one of the smaller state parks in Alabama, but there is still plenty to do. There is a 1,000 acre lake that is 26 feet…
List of 4th of July Celebrations Across Alabama
Alabama News Network wants to help you celebrate America’s Independence. Whether you’ll be staying in our local area or traveling somewhere else in Alabama, here is a list of July 4th events courtesy of the Alabama Tourism Department: Alexander City – 4th of July Boat Parade Decorate your boat and join the patriotic crowd at Kowaliga Marina as boats of all…
Opp Pool Finally Open
After waiting for funding and donations to come in plus wading through years of yellow tape and paperwork, the Opp Memorial Pool and Park is finally finished. “We had a lot of those residents that came in there and gave, you know, what to them was just as important when they gave $100,” said Opp Mayor John Bartholomew. “It was just as…
Vehicle Crashes into House Causing Gas Leak
At approximately 3:49 PM on Monday, April 11, Opp Police Department officers and Opp Fire Department fire units responded to the 400 block of Forth Street to the report of a traffic crash. Upon arrival, officers found a Ford Explorer had departed the roadway and crashed into a private residence. The operator and only occupant of the Ford Explorer sustained…
Rattlers Ready for the Rodeo
The 56th Annual Rattlesnake Rodeo is full of fun, great food, good music and, of course, rattlesnakes. Sometimes, even the people working the event become a part of the tradition. That is true for Don Childre, the rodeo coordinator. He has been wrangling snakes most of his life. “I had fooled with a lot of poisonous snakes as a child,”…
