DALE COUNTY: 10:55 PM. Ozark-Dale County 911 dispatched multiple Dale County volunteer fire departments and ECHO Rescue to 420 COUNTY ROAD 46 MIDLAND CITY to a STRUCTURE FIRE.
Reports residence fully engulfed.
ALABAMA: Katherine Robertson, currently has served the State of Alabama as Chief Counsel in the Attorney General’s Office for 10 years was in Dothan today.
AG Robertson took time to meet with RSN and introduce herself to the registered voters.
Election is May 19th for Alabama Attorney General.
DOTHAN: This morning all of the “whose who” was in Dothan for the official opening of the Wiregrass Innovation Center.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Nathan Ledbetter, the local legislative delegation of Alabama Senator Donnie Chesteen, Alabama Representatives RIck Rehm, Steve Clouse, Paul Lee, Jeff Sorrells, Rhett Marquis were all present. ADECA Chief Kenneth Boswell, Alabama Attorney General Chief COunsel Katherine Robertson, Dothan Mayor Mark Saliba and all Associate Dothan Commissioners – D1 Vivian Daniels, D2 Phillipe Kirksey, D3 Bradley Bedwell, D4 Dave Stock, D5 Gantt Pierce, D6 Davis Crutchfield and many more were present.
Former Dothan City Manager Kevin Cowper played a key role in this and other downtown Dothan projects which are becoming a reality.
Our legislative delegation secured $ 20 million dollars in the budget with the help of Alabama Speaker of the House Nathan Ledbetter and Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to make the Wiregrass Innovation Center a reality.
The Wiregrass Innovation Center is a 45,000 square foot facility, located next to Wiregrass Museum, designed to serve as a hub for research, entrepreneurship and collaboration. The Wiregrass Innovation Center aims to enhance STEM education and inspire economic growth in the region, particularly agricultural technology ( agtech) and geonomic research,
The Wiregrass Innovative Center is co-located HudsonAlpha Institue for Biotechnology, which will provide leadership in these areas and offer hands-on training and practical learning opportunities.
The Wiregrass Innovation Center is suppported by significant funding from the State of Alabama, the Wiregrass Foundation, and Innovate Alabama, positioning the center as a key player in advancing innovation and economic development in the Wiregrass region.
COTTONWOOD: 12:24 PM Houston County 911 dispatched Houston County Sheriff Deputies to Cottonwood to a person with a weapon threatening people.
The Houston County Sheriff Deputy encountered the suspect on Granger Street and Johnson Street in Cottonwood. The person was disorderly and apparently aggressive towards the deputy. The deputy deployed his taser.
Additional Houston County Sheriff Deputies responded. Cottonwood Rescue was called and all they had to do was walk out the door because it was literally in front of Cottonwood Rescue building.
Situation under control.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Bobby Lewis is a Republican candidate for District 1, Houston County Commissioner. RSN met with Bobby Lewis giving him an oppportunity to be introduced to the future employers, you, the registered voters of District 1, Houston County.