The old courthouse clock bell was used from 1897 to 1917 and was donated to Covington County in the Bicentennial year 1976 by H. Speller Moates and family. It was dedicated to the early settlers of Covington County and honored the Bicentennial of the United States of America through the Andalusia Bicentennial Committee with donations from citizens of Covington County. The commissioners were Hiram Pitts, W.W. Harper, Wead Hicks, Trent Lewis, and Billy T. Hughes. The Bicentennial Committee included Mrs. W.H. Albritton, Mr. Curtis H. Thomasson, Mrs. Joe Bell, Mr. Jim Tilley, Mrs. C.H. Chapman, Mrs. John W. West, Miss Peggy Eiland, Mr. Joseph C. Wingard, Mr. Seth Hammett, Mayor Chalmers Bryant, Mrs Wayne Johnson, Judge Leland Enzor, Mr. H.G. McInnish, Mr. George Johnson, Mr. John G. Schere, III, Mr. Oscar Zeneah, Mr. S. Daniel Shehan, and Mrs. Guy Tadlock.