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9:38 PM WATCH FOR SCHOOL BUSES –

HOUSTON COUNTY AND WIREGRASS:     BE ON WATCH for school buses traveling all around on Monday and this next week. The STOP ARMS mean just that, S T O P !!!!!!

And you are on camera and I have seen the pictures and no disputing them. More important than the ticket is the danger you are to the student and the injuries or death you could cause.

DO NOT get involved in phone conversations where you are not watching or paying attention the buses. SAFETY is more important than any phone call you wight be on.

 

8:48 PM   Two Firearm Assaults In Enterprise – Two Firearm Assaults In Evergreen

8:48 PM Two Firearm Assaults In Enterprise – Two Firearm Assaults In Evergreen

ENTERPRISE:    Two firearm assault scenes in Enterprise.

One scene is located at Brook Haven Apartments in Enterprise. Enterprise Police Patrol, Enterprise Rescue, Enterprise FIre responded. The firearm assault victim is reported deceasaed. Coffee County Coroner Arnold Woodham has been dispatched to the apartment complex.

Following that call RSN understands a second firearm assault on Nance Drive in Enterprise. No details on  that firearm assault at this time.

UNRELATED, two firearm assaults in Evergreen as RSN understands are on going at this time.

09:44 AM   Houston County Commission Administrative Meeting – MANDATORY FEES INCREASING FOR RESIDENTS

09:44 AM Houston County Commission Administrative Meeting – MANDATORY FEES INCREASING FOR RESIDENTS

HOUSTON COUNTY:    The Houston County Commission met this past Thursday for their regular scheduled Administrative meeting. Skip to 13:25 when the actual meeting begins.

With no public documentation available to the public, amd without warning the memebers of the Houston County Commission are set to raise sanitation fees on the residents of Houston County.

The Houston County Commission has boasted about being transparent. Look at www.dothan.org and see the Dothan City Commission agenda. All of the documentation with each item on the agenda is provided online. The Houston County Commission provides zero documentation and only a one page agenda.

The citizens need to listen because the current Houston County Commission has Houston County so far upside down they are and will be increasing everything possible.

You will see RSN was mistaken about $ 10 million upside down. It is actually expected $ 13 – $ 14 million upside down for this new budget year.

09:28 AM   Coroner’s – Deputy Coroner’s – Law Enforcement Training

09:28 AM Coroner’s – Deputy Coroner’s – Law Enforcement Training

OPELIKA AL:    Wiregrass Coroner’s, Deputy Coroner’s and a Dale County Sheriff Investigator travel to Opelika for a one day training on Sudden Unexpected  Infant Death Investigation.

The training was presented by Shelby County, Alabama, Coroner Lina Evans who has been named the 2026 Coroner of the Year by the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners. Evans is President of the Alabama Coroner’s Association.

Attending ( L to R ), Henry County Coroner Derek Wright, Henry County Deputy Coroner Brain Carr, Dale County Coroner John Cawley, Dale County Sheriff Investigator Sgt. Steve Brown, Houston County Coroner Elect Chief Deputy Coroner Haisten Murphy, Houston County Coroner Elect Kendal Glover, Deputy Coroner for Houston, Henry and Dale County Rickey Stokes.

The training scheduled from 8 AM to 5 PM was hosted by Valor and Lee County Coroner’s Office. The one day training taught Coroner’s and law enforcement what to look for in the investigation of death of infants.

     

12:10 AM   Structure Fire On Third Avenue

12:10 AM Structure Fire On Third Avenue

   

HOUSTON COUNTY:    11:14 PM     Houston County 911 dispatched Hodgesville Volunteer Fire Department, Rehobeth Fire – Rescue to  A – Okay Trailer Park at 5081 Third Avenue.

A trailer was reported to be on fire. Houston County 911 reported occupants were evacuated but some animals reported to still be inside.

On arrival of the first fire engine company it was reported well involved.

11:57 PM    Holmes County Sheriff Searching for Wanted Man

11:57 PM Holmes County Sheriff Searching for Wanted Man

HOLMES COUNTY FL:    Holmes County Sheriff John Tate and members of Holmes County Sheriff Department are searching for a Geneva County man who is wanted. The charges are reported out of Geneva County.

White Male David Ogburn is being sought by Geneva County Sheriff Department on drug offenses. Ogburn is reported to have fled law enforcement. Ogburn is reported to be in the area of Highway 2 and Roping Road.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Holmes County Sheriff Department or Geneva County Sheriff Department.