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3:26 PM Fireworks Catch Auto On Fire

KINSEY:    On Friday Houston County 911 dispatched Kinsey Police, Kinsey Volunteer Fire and Headland Volunteer Fire to El Camino Drive to a vehicle fire with a structure in danger.

Kinsey Police Chief Jim Mock quickly jumped in the telephone booth and changed from Police Chief to Fireman and began fighting the fire. JUST KIDDING – no phone booths like Superman but he did drop gunbelt and suited in fire suit to begin fighting the fire and assisting the volunteers on their arrival.

Fro my UNOFFICIAL understanding, the windows were down and fireworks entered the vehicle and caught the vehicle on fire.

3:21 PM Collission With Entrappment – 499 N. Range Street In Dothan

DOTHAN:   3:01 PM   Dothan 911 dispatched a motor vehicle accident at 499 North Range Street. Reports to Dothan 911 one patient was breathing but unresponsive.

There are reports also a utility pole is broken. There are two patients with one patient entrapped.

The entrapped patient was transported emergency, and trauma alert.

At least one patient was transported. Dothan Police is in charge of accident investigation.

3:14 PM     Critical Injury Wreck Dispatched – Hodhesville and Eddins Road

3:14 PM Critical Injury Wreck Dispatched – Hodhesville and Eddins Road

HOUSTON COUNTY:     12:45 PM    Houston County 911 dispatched a critical injury accident on Hodgesville Road and Eddins Road.

A T-Bone accident which landed the vehicles in the front yard at the corner of Eddins and Hodgesville Road. A guideline saved one passenger from extensive injuries.

Hodgesville Volunteer Fire, Cottonwood Rescue, Rehobeth Fire – Rescue, Houston County Sheriff Deputies, ALEA Trooper Aaron Sanders along with an off duty Dothan Police Officer responded or were on the scene.

It was reported 5 injuries. Some of the multiple ambulances transported trauma alert to the hospitals.

The accident is under investigation by ALEA Trooper Aaron Sanders.

   

   

Eddie Chris Hamm, Jr. Obiturary

Eddie Chris Hamm, Jr. Obiturary

WEBB. . .Eddie Chris Hamm, Jr., a resident of Webb, Alabama, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 1, 2026, in  UAB Hospital in Birmingham. He was 50.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Monday, July 6, 2026, in the Webb Baptist Church with Dr. Ray Cobb officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 3:00 P.M Monday in the church sanctuary. Graveside services, with Fireman’s Honors, will follow in the Webb Cemetery. Holman-Headland Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Webb Volunteer Fire Department, P.O Box 202, Webb, AL 36376.

Eddie Hamm was a lifelong resident of Webb and attended Houston County High School in Columbia. He was self-employed as the Owner & Operator of Hamm Lawn Care and EH Farms. Eddie drove a special needs school bus for the Ashford Elementary School in the Houston County School System. He formerly served on the Webb Town Council and as Mayor Pro Tem. Eddie was a member of Webb Baptist Church, the Houston County Cattlemen’s Association and the Ashford Masonic Lodge No. 493. He was a member of the Webb Volunteer Fire Department where he was Captain and also volunteered his time as a member of Kinsey Volunteer Fire Department.

Eddie was preceded in death by his grandparents, Edsel and Pauline Hamm, and John and Dorothy Wilbur, and aunt, Paula Vinson.

Surviving relatives include his fiancé, Tina Nowlin; three daughters, Alyssa Nill (Spencer) and Michelle Hamm (Ryan Rose), all of Webb; Makayla Hamm (Dakota Rogers), Kinsey; a bonus daughter, DeAnna Redding (James), Kinsey; his parents, Eddie Chris Hamm, Sr., Webb; and Rhonda Wilbur Hamm, Webb; a sister, Kaye Hamm Dukes (Johnathan), Montgomery; a grandson, Walker King, a granddaughter on the way, Peyton Rogers, and a bonus grandson on the way, Brantley Redding; a niece, Allie Dukes and a nephew, Logan Dukes.

Serving as active pallbearers will be Jamar Ivey, Matt Bowdoin, Robert York, Josh Waybright, John Cherry and Wayne Nowlin. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Firefighters from the Houston and Henry County Volunteer Fire Departments.

 

 

HOLMAN-HEADLAND MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-693-3371. You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com.  This establishment does not own a crematory.

Alabama’s newest laws take effect July 1: School threats, campus chaplains, food trucks

Alabama’s newest laws take effect July 1: School threats, campus chaplains, food trucks

A handful of new laws approved by the Alabama Legislature earlier this year go into effect Wednesday, including one intended to deter students from threatening violence at public schools.

Dothan Livestock Market Report

Dothan Livestock Market Report

Dothan Livestock Market Report

Receipts this week: 420
Receipts last week: 385

FEEDER CLASSES

STEERS & BULLS (MEDIUM & LARGE 1 & 2)

150-300 Lbs. up to 615.00

300-400 Lbs. up to 590.00

400-500 Lbs. up to 495.00

500-600 Lbs. up to 490.00

600-700 Lbs. up to 415.00

700-800 Lbs. up to 375.00

HEIFERS (MEDIUM & LARGE 1 & 2)

150-300 Lbs. up to 565.00

300-400 Lbs. up to 535.00

400-500 Lbs. up to 445.00

500-600 Lbs. up to 430.00

600-700 Lbs. up to 360.00

700-800 Lbs. up to 330.00

SLAUGHTER CLASSES

COWS

High Dressing up to 190.00

Breakers up to 185.00

Lean up to 174.00

Bulls up to  223.00

REPLACEMENT CLASSES

Bred Cows  2,300.00

Cow Calf pairs 3,500.00

WE WILL BE CLOSED NEXT MONDAY, JUNE 29 FOR THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY AND OUR NEXT SALE WILL BE MONDAY, JULY6, 2026!! HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO ALL

Slaughter classes 2to 4 higher. Replacement bred cows and pairs steady . Calves and feeder cattle 5 to 10 higher, Market is WILDLY active and demand on fire !! Fats in the west 256 to 262, on a very light trade, with Iowa to 270 .

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!!!

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MONDAY 6AM UNTIL