ANDALUSIA, AL (WSFA) - Several churches in Covington County are coming together to host Honoring Our Heroes Night.  This free event will take place Saturday, November 12th at 6:00p.m. at First Baptist Church in Andalusia.  Honoring Our Heroes Night is dedicated to honoring firefighters, police officers, national guard, armed forces and elected officials.

The special guest speaker is Jeff Struecker, who was featured in the movie Blackhawk Down and is the author of Road to Unafraid, Certain Jeopardy, Blaze of Glory and Fallen Angel.  More information on Jeff Struecker can be found at his website www.jeffstruecker.com.

First Baptist Church is located at 700 E. Three Notch Street in Andalusia.  For more information, call 334-222-5151.

By Jay Thomas

The Opp News

The Frank Jackson State Park Trailmasters in Opp, recently opened their fourth annual Scarecrows in the Park.

There are currently over 418 scarecrows on display at the park's four walking trails. Many of those make up over 120 iconic scenes such as the Wizard of Oz, Dinner on the Grounds, The Cate in the Hat, Elvis is in the Park and a very life life Buck Dancing Contest. There is also a scarecrow exhibit titled Baptism that is actually in the water near the lake shore.

The cost to visit the exhibit is $2 to enter the park. However, Trailmaster members have free admission. If you are interested in supporting the Trailmasters, which puts all funds raised back in to the park, call . Kenneth Short 493-7248.

Senior Justin Brown helped the Huntingdon defense set the tone early in Saturday’s 34-27 win over Hampden-Sydney.

Facing the nationally-ranked Tigers, Brown and the Huntingdon defense frustrated quarterback Travis Lane and the potent Hampden-Sydney offense. Brown picked off two passes, the Huntingdon defense forced five turnovers and the Hawks knocked off a Top-25 team for the first time in program history. Hampden-Sydney was ranked No. 22 in the D3football.com poll and 14th in the American Football Coaches Association poll.

Brown’s performance was recognized on Tuesday when he was named to D3football.com’s national Team of the Week. Brown was one of two safeties chosen to the team.

“I’m really happy for him,” Huntingdon head coach Mike Turk said. “JB is a great kid and a quiet leader. He’s been a solid player for us for four years and he’s been a starter for a long time.