HOUSTON COUNTY – HODGESVILLE: 8:16 PM. Houston County 911 dispatched Hodgesville Volunteer Fire, Rehobeth Fire – Rescue, Lovetown Volunteer Fire, Cottonwood Rescue and Southern Junction Volunteer Fire to a structure fire at 190 Cecil Varnum Road.
Houston County Sheriff Deputies were also dispatched.
Responding units reported flames were visible from Harper’s Joy Church Road. This was a working structure fire, smoke and flames visible.
Reports were animals in the house but all clear of human occupants. There was a fire hydrant near the residence.
At 9:28 PM. Fire units were still on scene battling fire.
Anyone with scene pictures TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1729.
HOUSTON COUNTY: According to informed sources, the members of Houston County Commission are working the local legislative delegation for a one cent sales tax increase for Houston County.
County Commission’s can not impose an additional sales tax without the issue coming from the Alabama Legislature. It is my understanding if the Alabama Legislature passes it a vote of the registered voters would not be required.
If the local legislative delegation and other members of the Alabama Legislature would approve electronic bingo in Houston County then a sales tax increase would not be needed. But they had rather rob from the citizen’s pockets.
As RSN also understands, Houston County is about $ 3 million in the red for this fiscal year and when the new budget passes in September RSN hears Houston County will be $ 10 million in the red. This has been Chairman Brandon Shoupe’s first term and the registered voters “inside” the City of Dothan re-elected Shoupe. The registered voters “in the county” did not re-elect Brandon Shoupe because he lost the county polling places, except Wicksburg – where he graduated from, Bay Springs – where he lives, Taylor and Rehobeth. The rest of the county did not vote Shoupe and he only won by 1,865 votes.
Well the border deal has gotten quiet for now, maybe the initial scare has passed. We look to be on more solid ground. We have a new Auctioneer. Drake moved on to another job and we wish him all the best!! We have hired a young man that I think is one of the best and is a good fit for us. Dustin Daughtry is our Auctioneer and we are proud to have him !!
Slaughter classes 5 to 10 higher . Replacement bred cows steady to firm on a very light supply and no pairs to report . Calves and feeder cattle 5 to 10 higher . The cattle numbers are still low and the BEEF demand is still very STRONG !! Fed cattle in the West a little better @ 232 to 235 on a very light trade with Iowa auctions to 244 !!
Thank you all for your business and friendship !! And remember, we are not here just to sell your cattle, we are here to do what ever it takes to get every penny we can for your cattle.
