11:24 AM Vehicle Verses Pedestrian Last Night
DOTHAN: Last evening there was a accident of a vehicle verses a pedestrian. RSN has confirmed a fatality. At this time do not have the name of the deceased.
11:13 AM Death On Grounds Of Dothan Airport
DOTHAN: 09:57 AM Dothan Airport Police notified Dothan 911 of a death on the grounds of Dothan Airport. There was a self inflicted gunshot death.
NO ONE had made it through security checkpoint, unauthorized, with a weapon. NO ONE was in danger.
Dothan Police Patrol, Dothan Police Criminal Investigation Division, Dothan Police Major Will Glover, Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum and Dale County Coroner John Cawley along with Dothan Airport Police are on the scene.
The scene is not in the path of aircraft taking off or landing. Unknown how this affects with the FAA and the government shut down.
Dothan Livestock Market Report
Dothan Livestock Market Report
The DOTHAN LIVESTOCK market report details this week’s receipts, cattle classes, and market comments, including a thank you to customers and a new cafe opening.
Receipts this Week 735
Receipts last week 769
FEEDER CLASSES
STEERS & BULLS (MEDIUM & LARGE 1 & 2 )
150-300 Lbs. up to 735.00
300-400 Lbs. up to 465.00
400-500 Lbs. up to 440.00
500-600 Lbs. up to 400.00
600-700 Lbs. up to 370.00
700-800 Lbs. up to 330.00
HEIFERS (MEDIUM & LARGE 1 & 2)
150-300 Lbs. up to 660.00
300-400 Lbs. up to 398.00
400-500 Lbs. up to 365.00
500-600 Lbs. up to 355.00
600-700 Lbs. up to 319.00
700-800 Lbs. up to 292.00
SLAUGHTER CLASSES
COWS
High Dressing up to 169.00
Breakers up to 169.00
Lean up to 165.00
Bulls up to 203.00
Replacement Classes
Bred Cows 2,800.00
Cow Calf pairs N/A
Slaughter classes 1 to 5 higher. Replacement bred cows steady to firm with no pairs to report . Calves and feeder cattle have certainly bounced back this week, trading 5 to 15 higher!!! I think we are on solid ground, but you can bet the Traders will always try to manipulate the Futures Market! I do think the numbers are on our side!! Fed Cattle in the West @ 236 to 242 with Iowa to 246 !!
Well Folks, Thanks to each and every one of you, our friends and customers both buyers and sellers, we are starting our 32 nd year!!! We thank each and every one of you for making this possible. We look forward to serving you another year !!!
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.
GOOD COUNTRY COOKING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH!!!
NEW RESTAURANT HOURS:
MONDAY 6AM UNTIL
UPDATED @ 7:27 PM 09:22 AM Vehicle Overturned In Creek – Entrappment
HOUSTON COUNTY: 07:30 AM Houston County 911 dispatched Houston County Sheriff Deputies and Rehobeth Fire – Rescue to a motor vehicle crash on Highway 231 South, south of the National Peanut Festival. The call was dispatched as a two vehicle accident. Calls were flooding into Houston County and Dothan 911.
Houston County 911 immediately updated one vehicle was reported in the creek, upside down, occupied and entrapped. This activated multiple unit response, rapidly. In addition to Houston County Sheriff and Rehobeth Fire – Rescue, Dothan Fire Department was mutual aid requested.
Houston County Sheriff Deputies Bennefield, Gibbs and Lee arrived and immediately stripped from gun belts, bullet proof vests and equipment and into the water. A nurse had stopped and entered the water. Rehobeth Fire – Rescue Chief Nick Floyd arrived as the deputies arrived and entered the water. One person was extricated from the wreckage and was not breathing. CPR was immediately initiated, The officers and others who had arrived had to get the patient up the high embankment. The patient was loaded into Rehobeth FIre – Rescue ambulance, a Dothan paramedic joined the Rehobeth Paramedic’s and transported, trauma alert to Southeast Health.
As best as possible the emergency responders searched to see if a second person was in the vehicle. But they were unable to make complete access to the vehicle underwater.
It appears the vehicle that went into the creek was northbound on Highway 231, crossed the southbound striking a truck and down the embankment and overturning in the creek. This creek is hard to see but is just south of National Peanut Festival. almost directly across from Jubilee Homes on the southside of Highway 231 south.
Dothan Fire set up flumes downstream as the wrecker was to remove the vehicle from the water so oil and gas would be trapped and not flow down the creek.
RSN is not sure if the person in the other vehicle was transported. He did have some bleeding from the head.
ALEA Trooper Sapp is in charge of the accident investigation. Houston County Sheriff Captain James Ivey, Captain Donnovan Arias, Lt. Simmons, Sgt. Nowell, were some of the officers on the scene. Multiple Dothan Fireman, Batallion Chief, Deputy Chief Pete Webb and others were on the scene, as was Rehobeth Fire – Rescue members to include Todd Phillips, Chief Nick Floyd and Hodgesville Volunteer Fire Chief Beau Deathridge.
This was a call “all hands on deck”. The Houston County Sheriff Deputies did not hestiate to shed equipment and hit the cold water. At 9:56 AM it is 69 degrees so the water was much colder. No one knew the nurses name but the emergency responders gave her great praises because she never hesitated to enter water and was great assistance. There were a few more with wet clothes.
Emergency workers on the scene are working to remove the vehicle from the water.
UPDATED @ 11:22 AM
Law Enforcement made contact with the family of the person in the vehicle that was in the water. Subject was alone so no one else in vehicle.
UPDATED @ 7:27 PM
The gentleman in the accident passed away at 2:55 PM. The family says a huge THANK YOU to all who attempted to save the young man.
8:04 PM Vehicle Verses Pedestrian – Third Avenue and Ross Clark Circle
DOTHAN: 6:43 PM Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire, Dothan Police and Pilcher Ambulance to a vehicle verses a pedestrian accident on Ross Clark Circle and Third Avenue. Reports to Dothan 911 a subject was laying in the roadway.
On arrival of Dothan Fire Engine Company 4 ( Southside ) they found the subject in the roadway. The injuries were reported as critical. The patient was transported, emergency, trauma alert to Southeast Health.
Dothan Fire CRASH Team will be in charge of the investigation.
5:00 PM After Tornado Destroyed Station – Cottonwood Has New Fire Station
COTTONWOOD: On January 9, 2024 a tornado struck the Town of Cottonwood. The tornado destroyed almost everything in it’s pathway.
The Town of Cottonwood Fire Station and Senior Citizens Building were two structures destroyed.
Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Chief Randy Hall left his job where he makes his living and took off to Cottonwood. He slept in the mobile command post and stayed around the clock making sure the residents of Cottonwood’s needs were met.
Cottonwood Mayor James Coachman and former Cottonwood Mayor Ken Hamilton and others local and county began making contact with people. FEMA came and gave excuses only.
But ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell, Alabama State Representative Paul Lee, Alabama State Senator Donnie Chesteen, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey were dedicated to helping Cottonwood.
Many volunteers, Dothan Fire Department, ALEA – Troopers, Cottonwood Rescue, Houston County Sheriff Department, Houston County Road and Bridge and others, to many to name all came to the aid of Cottonwood.
With funding secured by ADECA, Rep.Paul Lee and Senator Donnie Chesteen, Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Chief Randy Hall, past and present Cottonwood Mayors and Council Members, members of Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Department, the new station was planned, plans drawn, contracts let and is now in service and ready.
The station was built with the state funding.
There was a pole barn building constructed in the back to hold additional equipment and supplies. The station was constructed with the future in mind and to allow room for growth. A generator was installed to allow the station to operate when power is out. And Chief Randy Hall made sure the station contained hisotry.
On the back of the building some bricks are in place that came from the old station. And in the station you will find equipment displayed from years of yesterday such as ladders, axes, lights and siren.
The citizens of Cottonwood can be proud of every man and woman involved and the work they contrubuted. And thanks to the elected public servants that played a hand in making this a reality.
Chief Hall also made sure there was a place for Houston County Sheriff Deputies, Cottonwood Police or ALEA if they needed to utilize the offices for an investigation they were conducting or a restroom when on active patrol. All future needs they tried to think of.
In closing, the residents of Cottonwood Alabama need to know just how much every man and woman who volunteers for Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Department loves every resident, guest and community. They give of their time, energy and money to serve. They also need to know just how much Cottonwood Alabama, the people and guests mean to Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Chief Randy Hall. He stayed all through the devestation on January 9, 2024. Chief Hall has worked tireless in making sure everything has remained in place and ready to respond to serve the citizens and guests of Cottonwood. Randy Hall is a man who remembers his roots and the foundation provided to him as a child growing up in Cottonwood.
And while he no longer holds a public office but does volunteer with the Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Department, former Cottonwood Mayor Ken Hamilton has played a large role in helping Chief Hall make things happen.
Again, thanks to the current Mayor and Town Council, former Mayor and Town Council members, to Paul Lee, Donnie Chesteen, Kenneth Boswell and Alabama Governor Kay Ivey.
GOOD BLESS COTTONWOOD. GOD BLESS HOUSTON COUNTY, GOD BLESS THE STATE OF ALABAMA. AND GOD BLESS THESE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
