Andalusia Star News

The City of Andalusia youth baseball league has announced its rosters for the 2018 8U, 10U and 12U All-Star baseball teams.

District play will start Thu., June 14, with 8U playing Zion Chapel and 10U and 12U playing Luverne.

The Annual Warm-Up Tournament will be June 8-9, in Enterprise.

12U ALL-STARS

Conner Brooks

Grayson Bush

James-Milton Jackson

Mason Meeks

Dalton Jackson

Michael Obrien

Jacob Sellers

Mason Sheridan

Hugh Wallace Stovall

Collin Wheeler

Brunson Wilson

Talon Worley

COACHES

Brett Holmes

Michael Jackson

Steve Jackson

10U ALL-STARS

Asher Bentley

Landen Butler

Riley Cravey

Noah Curry

Keilan Davis

Neillex Ferrell

Brayden Harper

Bryson Jones

Armani Justice

Mack McIntyre

Connor Ray

Grover Wells

COACHES

Bob Bentley

Chris Davis

Ashley Cravey

8U ALL-STARS

Farley Brannon

Braylen Chapman

J’vante Coleman

Hunter Floyd

Carmello Hill

Brayden Jones

Ian Kimbril

Carter Lowery

Ocean Reeves

Row Thorn

Brayden Ware

Bailey Watts

COACHES

Mitch Thorn

Nick Chapman

Joey Reeves

Lee Brannon

Andalusia Star News

Andalusia Star News

The City of Andalusia has announced rosters for the 2018 8U baseball All-Stars

Farley Brannon

Braylen Chapman

J’vante Coleman

Hunter Floyd

Carmello Hill

Brayden Jones

Ian Kimbril

Carter Lowery

Ocean Reeves

Row Thorn

Brayden Ware

Bailey Watts

Coaches:

Nick Chapman

Mitch Thorn

Lee Brannon

Joey Reeves

The 8U All-Stars will play June 14 in Zion Chapel.

Andalusia Star News

Andalusia Star News

The City of Andalusia will celebrate the Andalusia High School state championship baseball team with a parade on Tuesday, Mayor Earl Johnson said.

The parade will begin at First Baptist Church and continue to the Square, where there will be a number of presentations, including a proclamation declaring Tuesday AHS Bulldog Championship Baseball Team Day.

Members of the team also will sign baseballs on the square.

All AHS fans are encouraged to line the parade route.

“Andalusia High School has played baseball for a long time, and we’ve never had a championship team,” Mayor Earl Johnson said. “This is great for our community, and we need people to turn out and show these kids our support and admiration.”

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South Alabama Regional Airport will continue to wait for Yulista’s commitment to the twin hangers, the executive director said in a meeting on Tuesday.

“Yulista paid $30,000 to hold the building for three months, so they have until July 9,” Jed Blackwell said.

“If everything goes according to schedule and they intend to go on with the lease, Yulista could be here by October 1.”

If Yulista executes the option to lease, it will pay $30,000 per month for the facility.

Yulista chief engineer Rick Toliver told board members last month that Yulista has bid on task work in a contract awarded to Lockheed Martin. If the company wins that bid, he expects Yulista to have 17 to 22 people working at SARA, and Lockheed to have 14 to 25 people working there.

Yulista is a subsidaiary of Calista, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. The for-profit corporation has 17,300 shareholders primarily of Eskimo Yup’ik descent.

The company works with defense, aerospace, civilian agencies and Homeland Security. The headquarters for the company are in Huntsville.

If Yulista doesn’t make a move to go on with leasing the hangars, Blackwell said there’s no reason to worry.

“There has been another company, out of Crestview, that has shown a lot of interest in the hangars,” he said.

“If Yulista doesn’t go on to lease the hangars, I feel like the company out of Crestview will lease it.”

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For those that have been craving local honey, fresh fruits and vegetables and other home goods, don’t worry.

The 2018 Andalusia Farmers Market will kick off its season on Sat., May 19. from 7 a.m. until noon at the Powerplant Market Place on Central Street.

From then, the market will be open every Wednesday and Saturday from 7 a.m. until noon.

“The farmers’ market usually starts in May and ends by the end of August,” Allison Vuyovich, the market manager, said. Vuyovich also works with the city’s horticulture department.

“There’s going to be a little bit of everything, which is great. There will be vegetables, fruit, baked goods, jams, jellies, fresh cut flowers and craft goods,” she said.

The market will be an outside market, with the building open for bathroom facilities.

Vuyovich said that the annual sellers’ meeting was held Tuesday night.

“At the initial meeting there were about 10 sellers there,” she said. “But people can join any time.”

Vuyovich’s goal for the farmer’s market is to have a family feel.

“I want this to be a thing where families come out and do their shopping,” she said.

This is Vuyovich’s first year as the market manager but she’s hoping to get more social media interaction.

“I’m trying to up the social media use and I’m looking to do seller’s bios so that people can know who they’re buying from,” she said. “I’m thrilled to be the market manager.”

For more information on the market call 334-222-3312.

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