FORT NOVOSEL: On Tuesday Headland Police Department, Henry County Sheriff Department, Dale County Sheriff Department and the Military Police at Fort Novosel investigated a threat.
While not getting into details the threat was a terminated employee on base at Fort Novosel.
The combined agencies spent all day Tuesday investigating and searching for the person who was alleged to have made threats. The combined agencies each contributed to a successful outcome.
There are a lot of rumors. And a lot of those rumors are false. The subject was located and appropriate action has been taken. At this point everyone is safe, no injuries or loss of life.
The purpose of this article is only to stop the rumors circulating. ALL ALIVE AND WELL!
Headland Police Chief Mark Jones was locked being closed doors on Tuesday working on this matter. RSN could not get into see him, which we have attempted for two weeks. He also has not accepted or returned call in over two weeks. Guess we have made him mad. But yesterday do know he was neck deep working on the Fort Novosel case because of ties to Headland and Henry County.
If you happen to see him ask him to CALL RICKEY 334-790-1729.
DOTHAN: At a recent Dothan School Board meeting a “fellow” school board member did a HIT on Chairman Scott Childers.
It seems that Melanie Hill, a good friend of WTVY News Director and her husband, who is a member of the State System, had a censure letter this Montgomery based group did on Chairman Scott Childers. Something clearly that Melanie Hill was 100% out of line in the meeting. Chairman Scott Childers had not even received the letter. But “fellow” school board member Melanie Hill read it when it was not on the agenda.
Melanie Hill has led around Brett Strickland, Brenda Guilford and Franklin Jones like dogs on a leash. These three have followed Melanie Hill in a 4 to 3 vote on all issues. Well Chairman Scott Childers has hired Montgomery Attorney Joe Espy to represent him. Espy, a Henry County native, is amoung the top attorney’s in the State of Alabama. He does not play and has forgotten more than most know.
MEDIA RELEASE FROM ATTORNEY JOE ESPY
MEDIA STATEMENT
CONTACT: JOE ESPY
ATTORNEY FOR SCOTT CHILDERS
334-263-6621
STATEMENT OF SCOTT CHILDERS
Scott Childers has been the Chairman of the Dothan City Board of Education since
October 4, 2021. As Chairman, his primary focus has been and will continue to be the children
of the school system. Scott has been concerned for some time that the Superintendent and some
Members of the Board of Education do not share that same focus. Scott recently received a letter
from Superintendent Dennis Coe raising certain matters that are unfounded. He is also
concerned that the letter is political and may be related to the upcoming elections.
These disagreements are currently scheduled for the next Board meeting on June 24,
2025.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE BOARD MEETING
DOTHAN: It was year 2022 in the Dothan Civic Center then Dothan City Manager Kevin Cowper anveiled the plan LOVE DOTHAN. Included in the plan were visions of the City Center Project.
Fast forward to June 10, 2025 ( TODAY ) and the ribbon cutting of one of the first major projects, Dothan Opera House. The plans from RDG and the construction by Brasfield and Goree. The Assistant Superintendent was a product of Dothan Alabama, Ben Mathews, son of Eben and Shayne Mathews.
Dothan Mayor Mark Saliba gave the history this morning. The Opera House was a vision of then Dothan Mayor Buck Baker and the Dothan City Commission in 1913. There was a vision and need for municipal offices and auditorim. The construction began in 1914 and completed in 1915. The original contruction price was $ 44,000.00.
The Roy Driggers Municipal Building – Dothan Civic Center – was constructed in 1974. The Dothan Municipal Offices were then moved from the Opera House to the DOthan Civic Center. That was some 51 years ago.
In 1915 the population of Dothan Alabama was around 7,000. At the opening of Dothan Opera House in 1915, it is estimated that 1,000 people were on hand.
Today Dothan City Manager Randy Morris, Dothan Mayor Mark Saliba, members of the Dothan City Commission, the local legislative delegation, Troy Fountian of Wiregrass Foundation, and others cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the newly renovated Dothan Opera House.
Following the ribbon cutting all were invited inside for a show case of the upcoming events scheduled for 2025. Some great and exciting entertainment lined up. There is new and modern sound and lighting system with many capabilities for entertainment.
Check out the future events which Clay Dempsey describes in the video.
WALKER COUNTY – JASPER AL: The Walker County Sheriff was indicted by a Walker County Grand Jury. Which the Grand Jury was managed by the Walker County District Attorney, of which it appears there has been a fued between the Sheriff and District Attorney. However the Sheriff Department jailers were indicted federally for civil rights violations of inmates.
The indictment stems from Sheriff Walker allegedly hiring people not certified by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission. The commission is managed by Alan Bennefield, former Police Chief in Ozark.
For a person to be certified by the Alabama Peace Officer’s Training Commission a person has to be (1) hired by a law enforcement agency prior to attending the academy. The only way to attend an Alabama Police Academy. (2) attend the academy for 18 consecutive weeks while on payroll with a law enforcement agency, (3) then ride with a field training officer prior to being released on the streets alone.
Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith has been indicted, accused of knowingly employing six deputies who were not certified.
Smith, 41, is charged with six misdemeanor counts of violating the standards for employing law enforcement officers, according to indictments made public Monday.
“Sheriff Nick Smith had knowledge of (the men’s) ineligibility to hold the position as a school resource officer,” according to the indictment.
Walker County Chief Deputy Ralph Williams, 45, is charged with one misdemeanor count of providing false information to the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission, which certifies law enforcement officers in the state.
The Tuesday lookin out the window weather looks much sunnier than Monday. There is plenty of moisture in the ground and more streaming in from the Gulf in the air, but the rain chances look to be much less today than yesterday. Thats not to say it won’t rain today. It might. There is plenty of moisture to fuel afternoon rains and temperatures will creep closer to 90 for afternoon highs.
With all the wet weather from last few days there’s plenty of moisture in the ground to lift into afternoon rains: all the way through the weekend.
High temps during the day will be warming as we head deeper into the Summer season, lows at night will drop to near 70 the next few
