11:10 AM Overturned Semi – Brundidge
BRUNDIDGE: 09:13 AM This morning there was an overturned semi on Highway 231 in the Brundidge area.
Traffic was re-routed.
Details of the accident are unknown.
07:30 AM. Dothan Commissioner Dave Stock Stands Firm On His Convictions
Dothan City Commissioner Stock Says No to Excessive Library Spending
Yesterdays Dothan City Commission meeting had some fireworks. One budget item up for vote was for almost a Million dollars for the Dothan Houston County Library. It’s my understanding that the county gives about $300K but Dothan gives the most. Ashford may also give a little, less than $50K but I’m not 100% certain.
It’s my understanding that a lot of residents and churches got upset a couple years ago and wanted some questionable books removed. D5 Commissioner Gnatt Pierce said there wasnt evidence the library wasn’t responding to the commissions concerns…guess he wasn’t paying attention when the two concerned local ladies spoke about the sexualy explicit children’s books that are still in the library’s collection. D4 Commissioner Dave Stock spoke out against using taxpayer dollars to support a non-profit that spends its money on sexual books that target kids, leaf blowers, and video games. He said he doesn’t think thats what they should be filling the library with, and he also said their payroll and benefits are now over a million dollars a year.
Every other commissioner and the mayor voted to fund the library, but Stock stood his ground and said he supports funding the library but not if it’s gonna use tax dollars to by inappropriate children’s books, lawn equipment and video games. He doesn’t think that’s the point of a library, especially when budgets are tight and the city is wanting to raise fees for everything.
I haven’t seen theee books myself, but something tells me we haven’t heard the end of this. Stock doesn’t seem to be one to back down and he’s clearly not afraid to stand up for what he thinks is right. Even if you disagree with him on this issue, it’s kinda nice not having a commission full of yes men who are too scared to speak up on anything.
9:56 PM. From Dale County Commissioner Frankie Wilson
FROM DALE COUNTY COMMISSIONER FRANKIE WILSON
COUNTY UPDATE:
At today’s commission meeting we approved our FY-26/27 budget. We continue to operate your county government in the BLACK. We were able to fund the MAJORITY of all department requests to keep the wheels of county government turning another year. We were also able to appropriate funds to several non profit organizations again this year. And last, but certainly not least, we were able to give our valued employees a cost of living increase. We also approved our yearly transportation plan and details will be shared later. BIG shoutout to all department heads and our administrator for the great job they do day in and out managing their budgets.
9:54 PM. From Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum
From Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum
Some folks sit on the sidelines or in front of a camera and talk about how they support law enforcement. Others step up, get in the game, and cast a vote to show their support.
Today, members of the Dale County Commission didn’t just talk about supporting law enforcement, they took action by investing in the men and women who serve and protect Dale County.
I want to publicly thank the Dale County Commission, Chairman Steve McKinnon, and especially County Manager Cheryl Morris Patt Ganey for passing the FY 2027 budget and making a significant investment in the people who put it on the line each and every day!
This budget includes a 4% cost-of-living raise and an additional $3/hr for our deputies.
I’m proud to say the Dale County Sheriff’s Office has been FULLY STAFFED since before I took office and that doesn’t happen by accident. That’s not because of me or any one person but the tremendous support of this community and a commission who stands behind its people 100%. We have worked hard to recruit good people, retain experienced deputies, and build a team that wants to serve this community.
Buildings, vehicles, and equipment are important but our greatest investment will always be our people.
When we invest in the men and women behind the badge, we invest in the safety and future of Dale County.
Good people are worth investing in.⭐️
4:35 PM Rickey Stokes PODCAST
HOUSTON COUNTY: In this podcast Rickey Stokes addresses why he has checked on Houston County Commission Chairman Brandon Shoupe.
Chairman Shoupe was elected as a “full time” Houston County Commission Chairman. Yet he has made the statement that he has a good staff at Houston County and in the business he purchased, Tri-State Graphics. which allows him to split his time between the two jobs. Plus Shoupe purchased Adventureland during his first four years in office as Chairman.
As Chairman of the Houston County Commission, Brandon Shoupe’s attorney has refused to release the salary and benefits Shoupe receives as a full time County Commission Chairman. According to sources the salary is reported to be somewhere between $ 120,000.00 and $ 129,000.00 a year, plus retirement and health insurance.
Yet, checking both Houston County Administrative Building and Tri-State Graphics, Brandon Shoupe was at Tri-State Graphics on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, all day one recent week. That week the Commission Administrative Assistant was out due to a major surgery. Attempts to call the Houston County Commission Chairman Office, ten ( 10 ) times went unanswered.
Also Houston County Commission Chairman Brandon Shoupe recently did an audit on the key fobs of Judges at the Houston County Courthouse. Reports are Brandon Shoupe threatened the Judges that he would release the key fob history if the Judges did not reduce the population of the Houston County Jail.
What Brandon Shoupe failed to realize, the Judges of the 20th Judicial Circuit cover Houston and Henry County. Shoupe failed to realize that Judges get woke up frequently because each search warrant by law enforcement, Dothan Police, Houston County Sheriff Department, ALEA – Troopers, ALEA – State Bureau of Investigation, Kinsey – Webb – Columbia – Gordon – Ashford – Cottonwood and Taylor Police, has to be signed by the Judges. Just this past Saturday night Kinsey Police had to wake up Presiding Circuit Court Judge John John Steensland for a search warrant to obtain blood from a motor vehicle accident with serious injuries. One night a Judge was woke up six times through the night for search warrants.
What Shoupe did not realize, with electronic filings, Judges will take items home and prepare orders because in the office they are constantly interrupted. And with electronic filings, attorneys file items 365 days per year, 24 hours per day.
A recent FACEBOOK post of Circuit Judge Chris Richardson, his case clearance rate was 100%: Circuit Criminal 147%; Circuit Civil 117%, Domestic Relations 126%; District Criminal 154%.
While everyone was off for Labor Day, either Sunday or Monday District Court Judge Benjamin Lewis was physically at the Houston County Jail holding 72 hour hearings. Even though it is a holiday, 72 hour hearings are required and a Judge has to physically go to the jail and hold them.
Those are some of the reasons checking on Shoupe. Because, honestly being paid to be a full time Commission Chairman and working another business during work hours is not honest. The workforce of Houston County would be terminated if they did the same as Chairman Shoupe.
In closing, the comments on FACEBOOK do not bother me. But one I do want to clear up. While I serve as a Deputy Coroner in Houston, Henry and Dale County, I am not a county employee. In Dale County, I am paid on a per call basis. In Houston and Henry County, I serve for free, In Houston County I drive my own car and pay for my own gas. Unless required to transport the body in Henry County, I drive my own vehicle. If transport, I drive the vehicle assigned to the Coroner.
In Houston County, the Coroner is not furnished a vehicle and I serve for free. Not paid anything. In fact I have now purchased my third pair of ONCLOUD shoes because on one death where the person had been dead for weeks, I stepped where body was laying when we picked the body up to place in a body bag. In another case, where the person had been deceased for a period of time and the room was dark, I stepped in maggots.
I realize that is gross, but explaining, I do not get paid anything nor do I ask for anything. It is a service to the Coroner and families of deceased. That hopefully I can play a small role in making a difficult time easier with truly compassionate service and steps to answer families questions. My desire is and has always been to serve others when needs arise, especially through emergency services.
Now, let the negative comments roll on.
Betty Griggs Ingram
ABBEVILLE. . .Betty Griggs Ingram, a resident of Abbeville, passed away Monday night, September 7, 2026, in the Henry County Health & Rehabilitation Facility, surrounded by her loving family. She was 92.
Graveside services will be held at 5:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 9, 2026, in the Griggs-Ingram Family Cemetery (2233 County Road 99, Newville, AL 36353) with Minster Bob Blalock officiating. The family will receive friends following the graveside services. Holman-Abbeville Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Griggs-Ingram Cemetery, c/o Pam Taylor, 2065 County Road 99, Newville, AL 36353.
Mrs. Ingram was born and raised in the Oakey Grove Community of Henry County, daughter of the late Willie D. Griggs and Lillian Aileen Moring Griggs. She lived in Dothan from 1969 until 1985 when she returned to Henry County, near Abbeville. Mrs. Ingram attended Abbeville Church of Christ and formerly attended Enon Church of Christ, near Ashford. She was a former member of the Abbeville Garden Club. Mrs. Ingram was preceded in death by husband, John C. Ingram, Jr., grandsons, John Timothy Ingram and Daniel Griggs Ingram, son-in-law, Mike Taylor, and a brother, James Walter Griggs.
Surviving relatives include her daughters, Pam Ingram Taylor, Abbeville; and Amy Ingram, Dothan; a son, Tim Ingram (Sandra), Headland; sister-in-law, Sara Griggs; grandchildren, Abby Taylor Flynn, Erin Scott (Scotty), Jennifer DeGafferelly (Sam) and Jessica Kendall (Adam); great-grandchildren, Madison, Cowen, Kendalyn, Taylor, Emma, Jaylen, Layla, John Mason, Aiden, Maddox, Mila, Addison and Hunter; several nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends.
HOLMAN ABBEVILLE MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-585-5261.
