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10:45 AM.   Headland Woman Injured In Jackson County Wreck

10:45 AM. Headland Woman Injured In Jackson County Wreck

FROM JACKSON COUNTY TIMES

FHP issued the following release on the accident that occurred last night at Highway 90 and Indians Springs.

Vehicle one was driven by a 36-year old female from Grand Ridge, Florida. She had one passenger, a 35-year-old female and a 7 year old male. Both passengers were from Grand Ridge. Vehicle two was driven by a 23-year old female from Headland, Alabama and had no passengers.

On 10/31/2025 at approximately 9:20 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 90 and Indian Springs Road, vehicle one was facing eastbound stopped on US 90 in a left-hand turn lane, while waiting to turn onto Indians Springs Road. Vehicle two was traveling westbound on US 90 approaching Indian Springs Road. Driver one of vehicle one violated the right of way by making a left-hand turn directly into vehicle two’s lane of travel. Vehicle two’s front center struck vehicle one’s right side causing disabling damage to both vehicles. After collision, vehicle one rotated in a clockwise direction before coming to a final rest on the northern grassy shoulder facing in a southwesterly direction. After collision, vehicle two came to a final rest in the westbound lane of US 90 facing in an easterly direction, and approximately 50 feet from the area of collision. It should be noted that the juvenile rear seat passenger of vehicle one was not seat belted, and was ejected upon collision.

The FHP report listed the 7-year old with minor injuries. The driver of vehicle two was listed with serious injuries.

FHP does not release names due to compliance with Marsy’s Law.

8:10 PM. Message From Kenny Glasgow

To the Churches “ Let My People Go “

 

A Call to the Church: “Let My People Go”

 

 

An Appeal for Churches to Show “Alabama Solutions” and Lead the Fight for Justice

By Dr. Kenneth Sharpton Glasgow
National President – New National Christian Leadership Movement (NNCLM)
Founder – The Ordinary People Society (TOPS)
Founder – FICPFM: Formerly Incarcerated Convicted People & Families Movement
Founder – The Prodigal Child Project
Founder – KSG Ministries & Consultants
📧 KennethGlasgow@gmail.com | 📞 334-791-2433
🌐 www.KSGconsultants.org | www.wearetops.org

 

The Church Must Rise Again

We stand at a critical hour—one that echoes the moral and spiritual urgency of the Civil Rights Movement.
Then, the Church was the backbone of change. The pulpits thundered truth, the pews moved in unity, and the people of God marched not only for equality but for righteousness.

Today, we face another form of bondage—mass incarceration, inhumane treatment, and systemic oppression inside our prisons.
The documentary Alabama Solutions reveals these horrors with undeniable clarity.
It shows the dark truth about how men and women—our brothers, sisters, and children—are living under conditions that disgrace our moral witness as a nation and as the Church.

 

Biblical Mandate for Social Justice

Scripture is clear: social justice is not optional. It is the evidence of genuine faith. God does not suggest justice—He commands it.

•    Micah 6:8 (KJV) – “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
•    Isaiah 1:17 (KJV) – “Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”
•    Proverbs 31:8-9 (KJV) – “Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”
•    Matthew 25:35-36 (KJV) – “For I was hungry, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink… I was in prison, and ye came unto me.”
•    Hebrews 13:3 (KJV) – “Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them.”

When the Church ignores injustice, it denies the very heart of Christ’s ministry.
Jesus did not confine His compassion to the temple; He went where the pain was.
He ministered to the imprisoned, the leper, the outcast, and the sinner—calling them not just to repentance but to restoration.

 

Why the Church Must Lead Now

The Alabama Solutions documentary is not just a film—it’s a mirror.
It exposes the moral sickness of a system that profits from pain and punishes poverty.
The images of overcrowding, untreated illness, and human suffering cry out to Heaven like the blood of Abel from the ground.

If the Church led the Civil Rights Movement, why are we silent now while thousands of God’s children languish behind bars in conditions worse than war camps?
If we could march for voting rights, can we not march for human dignity?
If we could sing “We Shall Overcome,” can we not cry, “Let My People Go”?

 

What the Church Should Be Doing

1    Host Screenings of Alabama Solutions
• Bring your congregation together to witness the truth.
• Use the film as a catalyst for dialogue, prayer, and commitment to action.
2    Partner with Formerly & Currently Incarcerated Leaders
• Empower those directly impacted to speak in your pulpits.
• Support reentry ministries and programs led by those with lived experience.
3    Hold Elected Officials Accountable
• Demand humane prison conditions and criminal-justice reform.
• Use your influence to question policies that perpetuate injustice.
4    Build a Justice Ministry
• Create or strengthen a ministry that serves the incarcerated, their families, and returning citizens.
• Provide mentorship, spiritual care, and pathways for restoration.
5    Mobilize for Legislative Change
• Join statewide coalitions like The New Bottom Line and Let My People Go.
• Advocate for laws that reflect mercy, equity, and true rehabilitation.

 

 

Faith Without Works Is Dead

The Church cannot remain neutral in the face of oppression.
Neutrality in times of moral crisis is sin.

James 2:17 (KJV) reminds us:

“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.”

Every church that claims to follow Christ has a moral and spiritual duty to lift its voice for the voiceless.
To sit in comfort while others suffer is to betray the Gospel.
Jesus Himself was incarcerated, tried unjustly, and executed by the state—yet He turned the cross into a symbol of liberation.
We, too, are called to transform systems of death into instruments of life.

 

A National Movement of Faith and Freedom

This is not only Alabama’s problem—it is America’s.
The same injustices revealed in Alabama Solutions exist in Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and across this nation.

The Church must reclaim its prophetic mantle, uniting across denominations, colors, and creeds to demand transformation.
The Civil Rights Movement began in the church basements of Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma.
Let this generation’s movement for justice begin in our sanctuaries once again.
The call is not just to pray—but to act.

 

A Call to Action

We are asking every pastor, minister, and faith leader to:
✅ Host a showing of Alabama Solutions in your church.
✅ Preach about justice, mercy, and accountability.
✅ Stand with those behind bars and those returning home.
✅ Join the coalition for moral and criminal-justice reform.

 

Final Word: Let My People Go

This is not a slogan—it is a divine command.
From Moses before Pharaoh to Jesus before Pilate, God has always called His people to confront systems of bondage.
It’s time for the Church to stand again—not for power, but for purpose; not for politics, but for people.

“The Church must again become the conscience of the nation.”
“Let My People Go — it’s not a slogan, it’s a divine command.”

 

For Scheduling Screenings, Partnerships, or Church Resources

📞 334-791-2433
📧 KennethGlasgow@gmail.com
🌐 www.KSGconsultants.org | www.wearetops.org

“For the Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor;
He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives,
and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.”
— Luke 4:18

7:41 PM Cowarts

COWARTS:     On Wednesday evening Houston County Sheriff 911 dispatched Ashford Police and Houston County Sheriff Deputies to Cowarts City Hall. The public servants elected which had not taken office had a locksmith at the Cowarts City Hall changing the locks on the building.

The current administration received phone calls and responded to the Cowarts City Hall. Reports are some of the people present who have been elected but not taken office ran when they saw the current Mayor drive up.

CURRENT MAYOR:       RANDY ROWLAND

MAYOR ELECT:             GREG ODOM   

Here is the bottom line facts: (1) Greg Odom is a “current” council member and Mayor Elect. (2) Randy Rowland is the Mayor and unitl November 3, 2025 he is the Mayor of Cowarts Alabama. (3) According the the Alabama League of Municipalities a “council member” has no day to day authority. Their only authority comes from a scheduled meeting, after the meeting is called to order. When a motion is made, seconded, discussed and voted on, and it passes, does that council member have any authority. If the motion fails to pass then whatever that council member was requesting they have no legal right to. (4) Once the meeting is adjourned the members of the council have no more authority than any regular citizen.

The Mayor of the small municipalities is the Chief Executive Officer of the town. The Mayor has day to day management authority. Some of those decisions can be reversed in a legally called meeting and if the motion passes.

What Greg Odom and others alleged to have done Wednesday evening when they entered the locked Cowarts City Hall building and had the locksmith change the locks was, according to legal minds, an intentional criminal act of which they could be warrants sworn out, arrested and stand trial for.

Only two of the current Cowarts Council Members are returning for another four year term. And what possessed their minds for them to think they had the authority to do what they did Wednesday night is beyond me. FACT CHECK ME WITH ALABAMA LEAGUEOF MUNICIPALITIES.

The elections in Cowarts were dirty. There was much backstabbing and discourse that was awful. It was children trapped in adult bodies, on all sides. But what happened Wednesday evening there is no legitimate excuse for and the current administration could have them prosecuted.

TO ALL INVOLVED:     Just because you are elected as a public servant does not mean that you own the place. You are there to serve the citizens and guests. And Wednesday you were an embarassment and owe the citizens of Cowarts Alabama a public apology.

6:15 PM Two Vehicle Accident – 1000 Block Ross Clark Circle – Dothan

DOTHAN:     5:50 PM     Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Police, Dothan Fire, and Pilcher Ambulance to a motor vehicle accident, with injuries in the 1000 block of Ross Clark Circle. The accident was in front of Bojangle’s on the east side of Ross Clark Circle.

The accident involved two vehicles with moderate damage. Two persons were transported to Southeast Health by Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Fire Engine 4 ( Southside ) medics.

Dothan Police is in charge of the accident investigation.

6:09 PM   Five Vehicle Accident West Main Street – Dothan

6:09 PM Five Vehicle Accident West Main Street – Dothan

DOTHAN:     5:30 PM    Dothan 911 dispatched a motor vehicle accident in the 3600 block of West Main Street. Reports to 911 5 vehicles were involved.

Dothan Fire, Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Police responded. One of the vehicles involved was a semi truck.

On arrival of Dothan Fire it was reported two vehicles had moderate damage and one vehicle had minor damage. There was no entrapment reported and Truck 3 ( Whatley Drive ) was cancelled.

One patient was transported by Pilcher Ambulance to a Dothan Hospital.

Dothan Police is in charge of the accident investigation. Anyone with scene pictures TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1729.

5:45 PM    Accidental Firearm Injury – Ashford

5:45 PM Accidental Firearm Injury – Ashford

ASHFORD:     5:10 PM    Houston County 911 dispatched a firearm call at 147 Old Highway 84 in Ashford. Reports to Houston County 911 a 68 year old male accidentally shot self with a .22 calibar firearm.

Ashford Fire Department, Ashford Rescue, Ashford Police and Houston County Sheriff Deputies responded.

The injuries are not reported to be life threatening.