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SHEAR SUCCESS: Wiggins Barber Shop still cutting hair at same location after 80 years
Wiggins Barber Shop is a staple for men’s haircuts in this community and has remained in the same location since it first opened on Feb. 29, 1944, in downtown Andalusia. Purvis Gilmer was the shop’s original owner before Henry Wiggins joined in 1956 and purchased the shop in 1973. Robin Veasey, who came on board […] The post SHEAR SUCCESS: Wiggins Barber Shop still cutting hair at same location after 80 years appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
Saints on Stage returns for third year this weekend
LBW Community College will host its third annual “Saints on Stage” variety show on Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2, at 7 p.m. in the Dixon Center for the Performing Arts. Adults from the local community will join LBWCC students on stage. The show will consist of musical acts, vocalists, comedy routines, skits, dancers, […] The post Saints on Stage returns for third year this weekend appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
Cotton Street Gallery welcomes needlepoint artist Leanna Lesley in March
The Cotton Street Gallery will host needlepoint artist Leanna Lesley with an opening night wine and cheese reception with the artist on Friday, March 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. Lesley honors American jazz and blues musicians in stunning freehand needlepoint portraiture. The gallery will host Lesley’s “Shaken by the Roots: Portraits in Needlepoint” during […] The post Cotton Street Gallery welcomes needlepoint artist Leanna Lesley in March appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
LBW nature trail named for Barbara L. McClain
The Nature Trail on the campus of LBW was officially named the Barbara L. McClain Community Trail on Friday, Feb. 23. “Barbara’s story is the American story. She was born to sharecropper parents who worked hard to provide for their five children. She applied the lesson of hard work and perseverance to her own life […] The post LBW nature trail named for Barbara L. McClain appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
ReACT Theatre and Arts brings ‘Willy Wonka’ to Andalusia
Do you love chocolate? Then you will love Willy Wonka! And even if you don’t love chocolate you will still be thrilled by ReACT Theatre & Arts production of the hit musical, Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, based on his book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Debuting on stage at the Dixon Center for Performing Arts […] The post ReACT Theatre and Arts brings ‘Willy Wonka’ to Andalusia appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
Stay Healthy, Coastal Carolina: Ten Engaging Activities for Older Adults
Dr. Roxanne Latimer, a family medicine physician at Tidelands Health, states that regular exercise is key for overall health, independence, and mobility in older age. She warns that lack of activity can increase the risk of falls, diabetes, heart disease, and depression. Exercise can also enhance sleep, stamina, memory, and regulate blood sugar and cholesterol levels.
Misunderstanding leads to tragedy in small Alabama town | DON NOBLE
Allen Mendenhall is a veteran Alabama lawyer and university administrator with a number of publications, but this is his debut novel. It is not polished prose but has the energy of a story the author really wants told. It is an Alabama novel through and through, set in the 1980s in the fictional small town of Andalusia, 30 miles east of “the gray and graying city,” perhaps Birmingham. ...
Rotary Club honors Jackson brothers with Spirit of Andalusia
The Andalusia Rotary Club recently presented its Spirit of Andalusia award to Michael Jackson and Shaun Jackson. The brothers and business partners were recognized for varied business interests, but most especially for their work in redeveloping the Covington Mall as the Shoppes of Covington. Their business story begins when an accident changed Michael Jackson’s expectation […] The post Rotary Club honors Jackson brothers with Spirit of Andalusia appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
CAC welcomes Wilson Fairchild for concert on Feb. 24
The Covington Arts Council will present a concert featuring Wilson Fairchild on Saturday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m., at the LBW Dixon Center for the Performing Arts Wilson Fairchild is a country music duo made up of Wil and Langdon Reid from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. They are cousins, and each sons of Country Music […] The post CAC welcomes Wilson Fairchild for concert on Feb. 24 appeared first on The Andalusia Star-News.
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