DOTHAN: This morning Incumbent Dothan Mayor Mark Saliba announced his bid for a third term as Mayor of the City of Dothan.
Rev. Robert Jones opened with prayer followed by introduction of Mayor Mark Saliba by his wife, Angie Saliba.
Mark Saliba described that his family has spent a lifetime pouring foundations, standing boards for new houses, laying bricks in constructing homes for people in the wiregrass. Constructing homes where children take their fist steps, where families gather around the dining table where dreams are made.
A city, like in any home, needs a solid foundation. One where there is trust, transparency, and shared values. It needs thoughtful planning and not quick fixes.
A city needs leadership that is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get dust on their boots and do the hard work. Working to build a brighter future with a strategic plan to upgrade infrastructure. To work to build a community where people are proud to live, work, and raise their family.
Today is about what is ahead. About the journey together with great schools, imnproved quality of life. Where every resident has a fair shot at success.
Dothan has many projects on going that have been planned and some plans executed under the leadership of Mayor Mark Saliba, But Saliba is quick to say “team” when talking about the projects. And “team” is commissioners, department heads, City of Dothan staff, and the citizen’s of Dothan.
Election day for the City of Dothan Mayor, Associate Commissioners, Dothan School Board Chairman and Dothan School Board members is August 5, 2025.
While the Office of Mayor pays a salary of only $ 42,000.00 a year, Mark Saliba works full time as Mayor and in the Mayor’s Office at the Roy Driggers Municipal Building. He is open to the public, accessible and around Dothan, involved.
Mark Saliba ask you for your vote in the upcoming election as Mayor of the City of Dothan.
DALE COUNTY: Ozark – Dale County 911 dispatched a motorcycle verses semi accident, Highway 231 North and Dale County Road 30.
This intersection is north of the Alabama Welcome Center between Newton and Ozark.
The accident is reported to have occurred in the northbound lanes of traffic.
Survival Flight and Enterprise Rescue helicopters were requested but the missions were not possible due to the weather.
ALEA – Troopers, Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum, and members of Dale County Sheriff Department are on the scene.
ALEA – Troopers will be in charge of the accident investigation.
GUESSING that Ozark Fire – Rescue responded. Ozark Police and Ozark Fire – Rescue are kept unground as to knowing what they do. That is the reason they get very little coverage.
UPDATED @ 9:24 AM
The semi did stop. Preliminary information the driver noticed something in his mirrors in the road that was not there before. The driver pulled over and went and looked and found the motorcycle and rider.
This is a traffic fatality. Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum is personally making the death notifications.
Dale County Coroner John Cawley is on the scene.
UPDATED @ 2:37 PM
Dale County Coroner John Cawley has released the nameof the victim in this mornng’s accident. He is identified as Joseph Lee Muccio of Dothan.
OZARK: 2:43 PM. Ozark – Dale County 911 dispatched a motorcycle verses car accident on Highway 231 and Roy Parker Road in Ozark.
Ozark Police, Ozark Fire – Rescue, Dale County Sheriff Deputies responded.
The accident is in the northbound lanes of traffic. Critical injuries.
More details to follow.
Ozark Police is in charge of the accident investigation.
UPDATED @ 7:49 PM
This accident involved a motorcycle which was northbound on Highway 231 at Roy Parker Road. The motorcycle was sitting at a red light.
A vehicle traveling north on Highway 231 failed to stop, striking the motorcycle. The driver was killed on impact.
Dale County Coroner John Cawley and Deputy Coroner Adam Bruhn responded to the scene. Dale County Coroner John Cawley pronounced the motorcycle rider dead on the scene.
Dale County Deputy Coroner – Daleville Division – David Grubbs attempted to make death notification. However the scene information which provided an address was incorrect.
Dale County Coroner John Cawley and members of Dale County Sheriff Department just located the family and made death notification.
Coroner John Cawley has identified the victim as 65 year old Rickey Charles Hughes.
The 33rd Judicial Circuit District Attorney Kirke Adams was notified. The body will be transported to the Montgomery lab of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.
Ozark Police Department Traffic Homicide Unit is in charge of the accident investigation.
DOTHAN: 06:54 AM Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Police, Dothan Fire Engine 2 ( Lakewood ) and Pilcher Ambulance to a pedestrian verses bicycle accident. The accident location was Timbers and Ross Clark Circle.
Dothan 911 updated the call as a leaving the scene of accident that had occured about an hour before the call was dispatched at 6:54 AM. The victim was reported to be in the ditch.
On arrival Dothan Fire Engine 2 ( Lakewood ) reported a trauma alert patient. The Alabama Trauma Control Center was notified and the victim was transported emergency to Southeast Health in Dothan.
Anyone with any information call CRIMESTOPPERS at 334-793-7000 or communications for traffic investigators at 334-793-0215.
HENRY COUNTY: Henry County Sheriff Eric Blankenship goal as Sheriff is to stay connected to the community. To work to keep the community updated on issues and fully transparent to those he and the members of the Henry County Sheriff Department serves.
Each week Henry County Sheriff Eric Blankenship takes to FACEBOOK to do a video brief. Sometimes these brief’s are to inform of scams, areas where thieves might target or current issues that are being addressed.
Sheriff Blankenship attempts to do these updates on Thursday or Friday’s. Sometimes he is not able to keep the schedule because criminals do not amek appointments for their behavior. Some weeks he has to skip because his law enforcement duties overide the time.
Sheriff Blankenship updates on some legislation that was recently passed with the help of Alabama State Representative Rick Rheem and others.
