Andalusia star news body found Ruby Faye Green, 91, of Red Level passed away Monday, April 7, 2025 at Opp Health News Three found guilty in 2020 murder of Micah Coon. The Tigers trail by four and must score a touchdown to earn a win. “We’ll be purchasing these for the Andalusia Police Department and the […] Jan 5, 2022 · A teenager who had been listed as a missing person in Arizona since March of 2020 was located in Andalusia on Tuesday and is being returned to her home state. Investigators went to the scene and The body of a man who apparently fell into Point A Lake on Sunday morning was recovered by local officials. Sign up for The Star-News' free email newsletter […] Feb 26, 2024 · In honor of Career and Technical Education Month and Black History Month, Andalusia High School’s chapter of Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America held its annual FCCLA Week from Feb. Continuing his education, he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Troy State University, Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry at the University of Jun 2, 2018 · The Covington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the early morning shooting death of a 22-year-old man, according to a statement released by Sheriff Dennis Meeks. The jury heard […] Feb 27, 2023 · He pleaded not guilty at a hearing on Thursday, according to court documents obtained by the Andalusia Star News. Saturday. News of the outrage spread rapidly throughout the people of Florala and a posse started searching for Waters. Dec 1, 2015 · The body of a man found on a parcel of private property off Old River Road near Baker on Nov. Butler County Sheriff deputies arrested Scarver on Wednesday during a traffic […] Dec 27, 2022 · The Opp Police Department has opened a death investigation after a woman was found unresponsive. Mar 12, 2025 · Former two-term Opp mayor Hinton Durwood “H. According to the department, it has been more than 60 years […] Oct 20, 2012 · In a particular town, one of the first buildings the people asked to be repaired was their cathedral. Jan 31, 2020 · A Covington County jury found Phillip George Parker, 26, of Mobile, guilty of murdering TeKevious Darnell Best, a resident of South Carolina. Police were called to a residence on the 2300 block of W. The first phase of the contest provided readers to nominate their favorites in a variety of categories. D. Causey, but additional blood work later down the road revealed an extremely rare viral infection spread throughout Cauley’s’s body. Jul 20, 2016 · Members of the Andalusia Police Department will soon all have body cameras. • Dayshawn D. ” Hudson said the APD’s investigation began that Saturday, when the […] Mar 3, 2017 · By Andalusia Star-News The Andalusia Police Department continues to investigate the death of a man who was found dead in a residence on River Falls Street Friday afternoon. Both incidents involved farming tractors. The disease is a viral illness that is caused by parvovirus B19. According to Wise, the autopsy showed that Burks died from a single gunshot wound to the back of the head. District Attorney Walt Merrell prosecuted the case; Manish Patel and Chris Sledge defended Foster. A host of law enforcement officials and emergency responders conducted a search that found the body of 81-year-old Ed Simmons of Taylor. Army base in Hanau, Germany. The Department of Human […] Feb 10, 2023 · Stephens highlighted the many prior protest letters to be found within McCrory’s file, including past and current submissions from District Attorney Walt Merrell and Gary Hutcheson, who worked as an Andalusia Police Department Investigator at the time of the murder. Margaret C. Teppenpaw is being held in Tutwiler […] Jul 24, 2020 · A Red Level woman was arrested this week for her alleged involvement in the breaking of a 4-month-old baby’s legs. Nov 24, 2021 · The Covington County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body recovered from Gantt Lake. The alleged victim testified Wednesday that defendant Ashley Nelson Hall performed fellatio on him on […] Aug 28, 2023 · Andalusia Captain Paul Dean testified he found Watson’s body in the woods and also found a shotgun nearby. He could not have been found guilty of lesser included offenses, as a person charged with murder could be today. , Wednesday at Foreman Funeral Home. According to a CCSO Facebook post Friday, Sheriff Blake Turman confirmed that the body of Dianna Rothgeb was discovered on Johnson Quarters Road off of Hwy. Bone’s body under a tarp on property adjacent to Foster’s business, Cobra & Mystery LLC, on Airport Road. Cummings Avenue on March 4, at approximately 12:55 p. Saturday where they found Zadarios Arlyic McCaskill, 22, dead of an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. Officials say the incident happened at about 2 a. Bang said he has seen […] Aug 13, 2021 · The Covington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Covington County woman after her body was found north of Florala earlier this month. ALEA spokesman Trooper Kevin Cook confirmed that a body has been recovered and is being taken to the Department of Forensics for positive identification. Covington County Sheriff Dennis Meeks told The Star-News that Page’s body was found inside the […] Jun 1, 2017 · Marine Patrol retrieved a body from Gantt Lake this morning. Lady Tigers 40, Lady Hornets 17 Straughn (12-5, 4-0 4A Area 4) broke the game wide open in the second half with its offense and stout defense and […] Jul 29, 2022 · News ‘Red Letter Day’ for Andalusia: Officials break ground on $58 million Conecuh Sausage plant, adding 110 jobs for city. , at approximately 2 a. Mar 16, 2022 · Questions have been raised regarding a Covington County murder conviction in 1985 after a key witness recanted his testimony. Marshals on a chase in Destin and attempting to ditch his car in Florala. One co-defendant, Brittany Head, was tried and convicted for Coon’s murder in August 2024. As the pews and altar in the sanctuary were returned to their rightful place, a statue of Jesus was found on the floor. The contest began in June with a new digital format that greatly increased public involvement. The OCSO is conducting an active murder investigation in connection with the case. Julie Ann Bonds was 24 years old when her body was found in her Andalusia home on the morning of May 31, 1985. for an “inmate death,” where, shortly thereafter, Covington County coroner Norman Hobson pronounced Robert Gene Yingst, 40, dead. Jul 4, 2003 · Andalusia Police were called to a wooded area off of Prestwood Bridge Road around 12:30 p. The evidence at trial showed […] Feb 16, 2016 · After family members reported Ray Castleberry missing, police went to his home and found his body. J. Feb 12, 2025 · A welfare check this week on a homeless family camping near Walmart led to the arrest of a registered sex offender for violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). , July 16, from Foreman Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Roger Lee officiating the service. Circuit Judge Lex Short presided over the case. Woodrow R. The headstone […] Nov 2, 2023 · A Covington County man who was found guilty earlier this year in the 2021 shooting death of 17-year-old Layla Rebecca Watson was sentenced this week. They […] May 3, 2011 · A Cuban man in the U. They then began looking for a vehicle registered to the men, and arrested Curtis Castleberry after a high-speed chase, according to Star-News archives. Obituaries Ruby Faye Green. Damien Lashawn Beasley, 19, of Andalusia was convicted by a Covington County jury on charges of manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence. 24, 2021, at approximately […] Feb 8, 2025 · Melinda Chance Lee, 59, of Red Level, was arrested Wednesday by the River Falls Police Department for possession of a controlled substance and driving under the influence. When Andalusia Police Department officers executed the welfare check on Tuesday, they found the man, Edward Neff, along with three adult females, a […] Aug 31, 2018 · Alleged victim’s testimony not enough for jury A Covington County jury deliberated almost three hours before returning a not guilty verdict against an Opp woman accused of a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student under 19. Visitation will be from 6 p. During the search, officers found marijuana and methamphetamine. District Attorney Walt Merrell expressed gratitude for the […] Feb 4, 2022 · [Author’s note: 2 nd Lt. Deputies were called to Soggy Bottom Tavern at 1:59 a. Jun 7, 2024 · Big Rodgers’ body was later found near St. A Covington County jury this week returned guilty verdicts for three people in the murder of Micah Coon Feb 21, 2007 · The skeletal remains of a man who had been reported missing on Dec. Scarver is alleged to have raped a woman in her home in Greenville the night of March 12. Sheriff Dennis Meeks said emergency personnel were dispatched to the Hillcrest Drive facility around 4 p. Nelson was fatally injured when the 2008 Mercury Sable she was driving […] Jul 8, 2023 · A man is dead after a marine-related event in Covington County, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Covington Avenue at approximately 3:20 p. Stephens then recounted a brief summary of the facts of the case for the Board. Florala Police Chief Sonny Bedsole said officers were called to a home on 7th Avenue regarding a domestic violence situation. Chief Paul Hudson said the Andalusia Police Department received a tip earlier the day that the teen, who was using an assumed name, had been living in Andalusia for several months. District Attorney Greg Gambril said the six man, six woman jury returned a verdict in two and a half hours ending a five-day trial to find Robert Dennis Lolley, 42, formerly of Opp and now residing in Enterprise, guilty of Feb 13, 2025 · The Covington County Commission approved an expense of $75,000 for the purchase of 30 body-worn cameras for deputies in the sheriff’s department during a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. The Andalusia Star-News Nov 24, 2021 · Covington County Sheriff Blake Turman said local hunters scouting the north end of Gantt Lake found the body floating in the water near the shoreline north of Simms Bridge Road around 7:30 a. His body was intact. When the group found him they took him to the square with several automobile headlights turned on him and ordered him to run. The top nominees were then entered into a […] May 5, 2021 · Several Republican lawmakers opened the debate on legalizing medical marijuana, Tuesday, by expressing staunch opposition to medical marijuana, saying it would move the state in the wrong direction and they were surprised it was being considered in Alabama. According to Sheriff Blake Turman, the cameras were included […] May 20, 2021 · Nelson’s body was found near his automobile in the wee hours of the morning three years ago, June 20, 2018. A business owner and public servant for the City of Opp, Edgar served as mayor from 2004 to 2012; however, his history of serving the city began many years before becoming mayor. 22, after receiving a call about the unresponsive female. Wilkerson, 42, was charged last year with the murder of 19-year-old Amanda Gonzalez on a U. He attended Straughn High School, where he graduated as valedictorian in 1982. 21 1920, that Waters raped a woman by the name of Mrs. District Attorney Walt Merrell said Craig Helms, 62, of Florala, terrorized his neighbors over the course of several months, beginning in December 2012. News Andalusia native secures over $1. 26, 2005, were identified last Thursday, Feb. 4 million in scholarship offers. Lee was already out on bond for aggravated child abuse for a January 2022 incident. Jul 14, 2018 · The Opp Police Department on Friday night found the body of a man missing from Elba since last Saturday, and four individuals have been charged in his death. jceuipk ovq efh saus ncl qvmmo kokl ftkw kavye tnlbv bbwg vsewqov mehj lemzxv zjfe