DOTHAN: 05:32 AM. Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire Engine 4 ( Southside ), Dothan Police and Pilcher Ambulance Service to a vehicle verses pedestrian, Ross Clark Circle and Third Avenue.
On arrival of emergency units it was determined the pedestrian was deceased.
Traffic has been re-routed and Dothan Police CRASH Team has been dispatched. Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd has been dispatched.
Dothan Police is in charge of the accident investigation.
UPDATED @ 1:22 AM
The victim, identified as 74-year-old William Smart of Dothan, was pronounced dead at the scene by Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd.
HOUSTON COUNTY – HODGESVILLE: 8:16 PM. Houston County 911 dispatched Hodgesville Volunteer Fire, Rehobeth Fire – Rescue, Lovetown Volunteer Fire, Cottonwood Rescue and Southern Junction Volunteer Fire to a structure fire at 190 Cecil Varnum Road.
Houston County Sheriff Deputies were also dispatched.
Responding units reported flames were visible from Harper’s Joy Church Road. This was a working structure fire, smoke and flames visible.
Reports were animals in the house but all clear of human occupants. There was a fire hydrant near the residence.
At 9:28 PM. Fire units were still on scene battling fire.
Anyone with scene pictures TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1729.
HOUSTON COUNTY: According to informed sources, the members of Houston County Commission are working the local legislative delegation for a one cent sales tax increase for Houston County.
County Commission’s can not impose an additional sales tax without the issue coming from the Alabama Legislature. It is my understanding if the Alabama Legislature passes it a vote of the registered voters would not be required.
If the local legislative delegation and other members of the Alabama Legislature would approve electronic bingo in Houston County then a sales tax increase would not be needed. But they had rather rob from the citizen’s pockets.
As RSN also understands, Houston County is about $ 3 million in the red for this fiscal year and when the new budget passes in September RSN hears Houston County will be $ 10 million in the red. This has been Chairman Brandon Shoupe’s first term and the registered voters “inside” the City of Dothan re-elected Shoupe. The registered voters “in the county” did not re-elect Brandon Shoupe because he lost the county polling places, except Wicksburg – where he graduated from, Bay Springs – where he lives, Taylor and Rehobeth. The rest of the county did not vote Shoupe and he only won by 1,865 votes.
