Andalusia’s Halloween on the Square will become Halloween Trick-or-Treat Trail at Springdale this year.
The City of Andalusia will host the trick-or-treat event for children ages 12 and under from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 31, 2015.
Department of Leisure Services program director Caitlin Shipman said children, who must be accompanied by an adult, will enter the park at the gate and will be stamped as they enter.
“They must have a stamp to receive candy,” she said. “Then they will follow the trail.”
Shipman said the event is being moved because there needed to be some changes.
Just as with the Halloween event on the Square, area merchants, organizations or churches are invited to participate. They can call 334-222-2714 to verify participation and order candy.
Children should have a trick-or-treat bag (no pillow cases), and bags will be available on site for those who don’t bring one. No smoking is allowed in the park area.
Special needs children of all ages are welcome to participate, Shipman said.
By: Michele Gerlach
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Gov. Robert Bentley this week appointed Andalusia Mayor Earl V. Johnson to the board of trustees of Troy University.
The Board of Trustees has full management over Troy University. There are 13 voting members elected for 12 year terms. Members serve without compensation.
- Earl Johnson
“Mayor Earl Johnson has been the model TROY alumnus, serving as a member of our Foundation Board of Directors, chairman of our Sports Hall of Fame Board of Advisors, and a driving force behind the creation of our planned giving society. His family’s generosity led to the complete redesign and upgrade of our main Quad on the Troy Campus. His leadership and expertise in matters of policy will enhance an already strong Board of Trustees,” said Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., chancellor.
Johnson said, “It is indeed an honor to receive an appointment to the Troy University Board of Trustees. It has always been a goal of mine to serve on that board, and I look forward to looking with all the other great board members and with the outstanding administration, including Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., to make Troy University the best it can be.”
Johnson’s ties to Troy date back to his childhood, when his mother decided to pursue an education degree. She and her three young sons lived in Troy during the week while she attended school, and they came home to Andalusia most weekends.
“Our family’s associations with Troy are strong,” he said, adding that he also had a brother, cousins and a nephew who are Troy grads.
“But you see this all over this area,” Johnson said. “This university has had a tremendous impact. A lot of people, like my family, have been touched in a very positive way by Troy University.”
Johnson enrolled in Auburn as an undergraduate, but later transferred to Troy where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1970. He went on to earn a law degree from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law.
He entered politics in 2000, when he was first elected mayor of Andalusia. He was elected again in 2008 and reelected in 2012.
The Alabama Senate will be asked to confirm Johnson’s appointment in its 2016 session.
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By: Michele Gerlach
Gov. Robert Bentley this week appointed Andalusia Mayor Earl V. Johnson to the board of trustees of Troy University.
The Board of Trustees has full management over Troy University. There are 13 voting members elected for 12 year terms. Members serve without compensation.
- Earl Johnson
“Mayor Earl Johnson has been the model TROY alumnus, serving as a member of our Foundation Board of Directors, chairman of our Sports Hall of Fame Board of Advisors, and a driving force behind the creation of our planned giving society. His family’s generosity led to the complete redesign and upgrade of our main Quad on the Troy Campus. His leadership and expertise in matters of policy will enhance an already strong Board of Trustees,” said Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., chancellor.
Johnson said, “It is indeed an honor to receive an appointment to the Troy University Board of Trustees. It has always been a goal of mine to serve on that board, and I look forward to looking with all the other great board members and with the outstanding administration, including Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., to make Troy University the best it can be.”
Johnson’s ties to Troy date back to his childhood, when his mother decided to pursue an education degree. She and her three young sons lived in Troy during the week while she attended school, and they came home to Andalusia most weekends.
“Our family’s associations with Troy are strong,” he said, adding that he also had a brother, cousins and a nephew who are Troy grads.
“But you see this all over this area,” Johnson said. “This university has had a tremendous impact. A lot of people, like my family, have been touched in a very positive way by Troy University.”
Johnson enrolled in Auburn as an undergraduate, but later transferred to Troy where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1970. He went on to earn a law degree from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law.
He entered politics in 2000, when he was first elected mayor of Andalusia. He was elected again in 2008 and reelected in 2012.
The Alabama Senate will be asked to confirm Johnson’s appointment in its 2016 session.
The Andalusia Area Chamber of Commerce will host U.S. Rep. Martha Roby today, Wed., Sept. 2, as part of its legislative update series. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the Chamber office, 700 River Falls St.
Roby also will address the Opp Rotary Club today.
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The Andalusia Area Chamber of Commerce will host U.S. Rep. Martha Roby today, Wed., Sept. 2, as part of its legislative update series. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the Chamber office, 700 River Falls St.
Roby also will address the Opp Rotary Club today.
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The Andalusia Area Chamber of Commerce will host U.S. Rep. Martha Roby for a coffee and conversation event at 10 a.m. on Wed., Sept. 2, at the Andalusia Area Chamber of Commerce office on River Falls Street.
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