2:42 PM Kenny Glasgow and Rickey Stokes
DOTHAN: This morning, Tuesday, August 12, 2025, Rickey Stokes was a guest oon a radio show hosted by Kenny Glasgow.
2:41 PM Midland City Meet The Candidate Forum 2025
MIDLAND CITY: On Monday there was a Midland City Meet The Candidate’s Forum held at Midland City Elementary School.
The event was organized by Pamela Brooks-Thomas, a Midland City resident. Most all of the candidates were present. A few were unable to attend due to work. The forum began at 6 PM.
Ms. Thomas-Brooks asked Rickey Stokes to be the moderator for the meeting. And Rickey Stokes appreciates the invitation.
Each candidate was given 3 minutes to introduce themselves to those in attendance. At one point there was discussion of taking questions but later decided not to accept questions from the audience.
The vent was well attended. A good field of incumbents and opponents for the registered voters of Midland City to select from on August 26.
MAYOR: Cynthia ” Cindy ” Gary, Incumbent: JoAnn Bennett Grimsley, former Mayor, Opponent.
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1: Kendall Shirah, Incumbent: Kelvin Hall, Opponent: Lonnie Mims, Opponent
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2: No Incumbent: John Boggs; Rosa W. Lingo: Phyllis Minniefield
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3: Elaine Knight, Incumbent: Moly Doster Allen, Opponent
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4: Delbert Chandler, Incumbent: Cynthia ” Cindy ” Pittman, Opponent
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5: Dennis Matthews, Incumbent: DeLaine ” Hawkins ” Spencer: Hannah Whigham, Opponent.
9:02 PM Graceville City Council – CUTS Positions In Council Meeting
GRACEVILLE FL: Tonight the City Council in Graceville Florida met. They would not let citizens speak before the vote. But they voted to cut the Graceville Police Department down to 5 officers, elimanting 2 officers, and only give a 3% raise.
This fight to elimate the police department has been led Terry Nichols, a Dentist in Graceville Florida. Nichols lost an election as a School Board. The Mayor of Graceville, Aurthur Obar, retired quietly before the election. Terry Nichols quietly qualified for election and no challengers. Everyone assumed Obar was going to seek re-election as he had for the past 20 years.
So Terry Nichols was automatically elected.
Terry Nichols is a practicing dentist in Graceville and owns a cattle business in Graceville. So if you support having a police department in Graceville, you might want to get the doctor’s attention.
8:51 PM Dothan School Board Meeting
DOTHAN: 8:51 PM The Dothan School Board met in a special called meeting this evening at 5:30 PM. The meeting was not called through proper procedures of the Chairman of the Board in calling the meeting. The meeting was called by Board Member Brenda Guilford.
The agenda called for the approval of the contract for the new Superientendent of the Dothan City Schools.
School Board Member Amy Bonds informed the board she was unable to attend, but Brenda Guilford called the meeting anyway.
After discussion and questions to the Chelsea Alabama attorney alleged to have been hired by four board members, four of the board members, Brett Strickland, Melanie Hill, Franklin Jones and Brenda Guilford voted to ink the contract drafted by an attorney that RSN says was not legally hired to negotiate the employment agreement.
Board Members Brett Strickland and Melanie Hill will not be on the board after October 5, 2025. Amy Bonds, who was not present, will not be on the board after October 5. There will be a new Chairman of the Board after October 5, 2025. So there will be four new members on the Dothan School Board.
The four, Strickland, Hill, Jones and Guilford inked the contract that is close to $ 300,000.00 per year and runs through year 2030. That is one year after the next election.
The Chelsea Alabama attorney told the board, as I was told, it was ok for them to vote on the contract tonight. I have not listened to the recording at this time.
10:42 AM Dothan Provisional Ballot Count
DOTHAN: 10:00 AM This morning Dothan City Clerk Wendy Shiver, with Dothan Police Chief Will Benny beside her, opened the provisional ballot boxes.
Alabama Law dictates the ballot goes into a sealed envelope, and that is placed in a sealed envelope, and a form accompanies in a sealed envelope. When the provisional ballots are opened each step has to be followed.
The Houston County Board of Registrars, not the City Clerk, decides which votes are to be counted. No race outcome was changed after the votes were opened. In D1 race Kevin Dorsey increased in votes but still not eneough to change the outcome. The School Board Chair, Julie Mullins-Turner and Wes Grant each tied 6 provisional votes so that is left unchanged.
Mrs. Shiver has attempted to contact the Alabama Secretary of State Office since Friday. This morning she arrived at work at 7 AM and has attempted to contact the Alabama Secretary of State without success. In District 2, Wiregrass Rec Center, the affaidavit envelope is empty. Ms. Shiver believes the affaidavit that is to be submitted to the Houston County Registrarer is in the envelope with the ballot. But by law Mrs. Shiver can not open the ballot because the affaidavit has to be sent to the Houston County Registrar first for approval.
In District 2 there are 19 provisional ballots, Depending on the vote count that could change the outcome of the District 2 race.
The City of Dothan legal department has examined this issue and guidance from the Alabama Secretary of State Office. But I guess he is to busy running for office to handle his office in this important issue.
5:03 PM Henry County Man Accidentally Shot – Deputies Transport From Woods To Ambulance
HENRY COUNTY: 3:42 PM Henry County Central 911 dispatched Henry County Sheriff Deputies and Abbeville Rescue to the 3600 block of Henry County Road 40. The reports were a man was accidentally shot.
The man that was accidetnally shot called 911 himself. It appears the bullet missed vital organs.
Henry County Sheriff Deputies and Abbeville Rescue responded. The man was on his land and was in the process of loading his ATV Mule/Gator. As he moved the gun it accidentally discharged.
The Henry County Sheriff Deputies arrived on the scene at 3:53 PM. The deputies did an immediate triage, applying pressure to the wound. The Deputies loaded the man in the back of the 4 wheel drive Ford F-150, with the second deputy staying the back seat with the gunshot victim and brought him out and turned over the Abbeville Rescue at 4:01 PM. The gunshot victim was about 1/2 mile off the roadway.
Abbeville Rescue called a trauma alert and transported to a Dothan Hospital emergency. The man is conscious, breathing and talking.
TWO THINGS: (1) ALWAYS carry your cell phone. They are not heavy and just getting out of the truck to open a gate, or walking out your driveway to get the newspaper, something could happen. If this man had not had his cell phone ON HIS PERSON and left laying in the truck, the outcome might be different. (2) This is a reason that departments, especially rural departments, have four wheel drive vehicles and it makes sense to have the pickup trucks. With the four doors the officers can still have a cage, the four wheel drive when need to go off road, they all need winches, and the rear bed can haul evidence or recovered items such as stolen bicycle.
GREAT JOB to the gunshot victim for the wisdom of having his cell phone on his person. GREAT JOB to Henry County Central 911 in obtaining the accurate information and responding the emergency units required. GREAT JOB to the responding Henry County Sheriff Deputies and quick actions to save life. GREAT JOB to Abbeville Fire – Rescue in the rapid response and emergency medical services provided. GREAT JOB to the staff of Southeast Health in the treatment of the firearm victim.
This was clearly a accident.
RSN loves when all cylinder hit as designed in emergency services from answering the phone through getting the patient to the hospital.