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3:43 PM   BOLO- Can you help Identify?

3:34 PM Enterprise Police Department Seeks Your Help Identifying

 The Enterprise Police Department is seeking the assistance of our local and surrounding communities in identifying the individual in the pictures. This individual is a person of interest in a theft investigation involving an incident at Walmart on February 6th, 2026. We are requesting that anyone with information regarding the identity of this individual contact us at (334) 347-2222 or leave an anonymous tip at www.enterprisepd.com. 

12:35 pm    ATV Accident Claims Life Of 9-Year-Old Boy

12:35 pm ATV Accident Claims Life Of 9-Year-Old Boy

JACKSON COUNTY | RICKEY STOKES NEWS

A tragic crash in Jackson County has claimed the life of a 9-year-old boy and left three other children critically injured.

According to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred Sunday night, Feb. 15, on Sandridge Church Road in Grand Ridge.

Troopers say the 9-year-old boy was driving an ATV east from a private residence located at 3111 Sandridge Church Road. At the same time, a 27-year-old man from Sneads was traveling south on Sandridge Church Road, just north of Mary Lane, in an SUV.

Investigators report the ATV entered the southbound lane directly into the path of the SUV. The driver of the SUV attempted to brake but was unable to avoid the collision. The front of the SUV struck the left side of the ATV.

Authorities say the impact redirected the ATV in a southerly direction. All four children on the ATV — the 9-year-old driver and three passengers ages 4, 9, and 10 — were ejected and thrown southeast of the crash site.

The 9-year-old boy driving the ATV suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. The three child passengers sustained critical injuries.

The SUV driver and his 21-year-old passenger were not injured.

Both vehicles came to rest north of Mary Lane, blocking both northbound and southbound lanes of Sandridge Church Road.

The crash remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.

UPDATE @ 3:56 PM🚨 9:22 AM   -URGENT – MISSING CHILD  – ENTERPRISE🚨

UPDATE @ 3:56 PM🚨 9:22 AM -URGENT – MISSING CHILD  – ENTERPRISE🚨

🚨 URGENT – MISSING CHILD 🚨
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A 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD has been reported MISSING from her home.
She was last seen ASLEEP IN HER BED — the door was later found OPEN.
UNKNOWN DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.
📍 Last Seen Area: Apache Drive, Enterprise
👧 Child Information
Name: Genises Nova Reid
Age: 3
Height: 2’5”
Weight: 30 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Clothing: Pink Minnie Mouse pajamas (top & bottom)
Please CHECK YOUR YARDS, PORCHES, SHEDS, CARS, AND CAMERAS — RIGHT NOW.
If you live near Apache Drive or nearby neighborhoods, step outside and look.
📞 If you have ANY information or see this child:
Contact Enterprise Police Department immediately
(334) 347-2222
🙏 Share this post. Wake your neighbors. Help bring this baby home safely.
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🚨 UPDATE @ 4:00 PM – MISSING CHILD INVESTIGATION 🚨

Police in Enterprise say they will hold a press conference this afternoon regarding the disappearance of 3-year-old Genises Nova Reid. The announcement is expected around 3:30 p.m.

According to trusted law enforcement sources in Coffee County, neighbors told investigators that Genises has not been seen on Apache Drive for approximately one month, raising additional concerns as the investigation continues.

📞 Anyone who has seen Genises at any time since the beginning of the year is urged to contact Enterprise Police Department immediately at (334) 347-2222. Authorities say even the smallest detail could be critical in determining what happened. ⚠️ This remains an active and developing investigation.

Please continue to share this information and report anything you may know.

08:25 AM.   Video Footage of Vehicle Chase In Dothan – In Custody

08:25 AM. Video Footage of Vehicle Chase In Dothan – In Custody

CHECK OUT VIDEO FOOTAGE ⬇️

DOTHAN:     08:25 AM.   Dothan Police have been in a chase. The chase has ended on Ross Clark Circle in front of Hyundai.

The chase is believed to have traveled down South Oates to Ross Clark Circle where it turned north.

At this time there are about 15 law enforcement vehicles on Ross Clark Circle in front of Hyundai. Suspect is in custody.

Do not know why the person would not stop. What has gone from a traffic stop to now the driver has a felony.

Houston County Sheriff Department was also getting in position for spikes when the chase ended.

 

10:31 PM. If Taylor City Council Does Not WAKE UP – Taylor Could Deplete A Lot of Money

10:31 PM. If Taylor City Council Does Not WAKE UP – Taylor Could Deplete A Lot of Money

TAYLOR:     This past Thursday, Taylor Mayor Robert Lamb and members of the Taylor City Council had a work session. RSN was not present. RSN has learned that it was somewhat heated and left some Taylor City Council Members asking how do they resolve this with a Mayor who does not know what he is doing.

Taylor is a Class 8 city in the State of Alabama. A serious issue the Mayor is getting the citizens in Taylor in possible financial jeopardy is over Mayor Robert Lamb’s termination of Taylor Police Chief James Brazier.

Sworn in at 8 AM, Robert Lamb, now being Mayor, terminated James Brazier as Police Chief. And this termination was a common plan, scheme and design of Robert Lamb as his first official act- after he took the oath of office as Mayor. Last meeting and on February 17, 2026, Lamb is proposing the members of the City Council to employ a new Police Chief.

However, under their Personnel Rules and Regulations and under Alabama Law, Mayor Robert Lamb’s termination of James Brazier appears to not have been legal. And the members of the Taylor City Council are aware after reading their own Personnel Rules and Regulations.

And they better take notice and not follow Taylor Mayor’s advice. Because they are on a path of destruction if following his advise.

And Acting Police Chief Jimmy Hill, who was forced out as Samson Police Chief, has refused to produce or conduct a background check on a former officer’s recent hiring. And Hill has pending complaints on himself before the Alabama Ethics Commission.

 

The following is from the Alabama League of Municipalities:

Powers of Dismissal

Section 11-43-160, Code of Alabama 1975, states that any person appointed to an office in

any city or town may, for cause, after a hearing, be removed by the officer making the

appointment. Section 11-43-81 states that the mayor may remove, for good cause, any non-

elected officer appointed by him or her and permanently fill the vacancy. However, in State v.

Thompson, 100 So. 756 (1924), the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that where the mayor has been

given the power to make appointments solely on his or her own discretion and without the

approval of the council, the mayor must grant a hearing to the appointee before the dismissal. Of

course, the appointee may waive this right to a hearing.

The mayor may remove any officer for good cause, except those elected by the people, and

permanently fill the vacancy if the officer was elected by the council or appointed with its

consent. In either of these cases, the mayor must report the dismissal to the council and state the

reasons for the action to the council at its next regular meeting. If the council sustains the mayor’s

act by a majority vote of those elected to the council, the vacancy must be filled as provided in

Title 11 of the Code of Alabama. Again, Section 11-43-81 of the Code states that the appointee

must be granted a hearing, which can be waived by the employee, before the dismissal becomes

permanent.

In the League’s opinion, the mayor can cast a vote on the issue of upholding his or her act of

removal for the purpose of documenting the mayor’s position on the issue. However, the mayor’s

vote cannot be counted in determining whether a sufficient number of those elected to the council

approved the officer’s removal. See, Hammonds v. Town of Priceville, 886 So.2d 67 (Ala. 2003).

The mayor may not permanently remove the police chief or any other officials who were not

appointed by him or her but the mayor may temporarily remove such officials pending a hearing

on the question by the council. The mayor may fill the vacancy temporarily by the appointment of

an acting successor who is entitled to pay for services rendered. AGO to Hon. Robert S.

Glascow, July 19, 1956.

The mayor of a city of 12,000 or more in population does not sit as a member of the council

and, therefore, has no vote on questions of appointment or dismissal of officers or employees who

come before the council. The mayor of a city of 12,000 or more in population does not have the

power of veto over appointments made by the council.

The fact that the mayor, who voted and participated in a personnel hearing before the council

concerning an officer’s dismissal, may have had prior and independent knowledge of the dispute

would not, standing alone, be sufficient to support a finding that the officer was deprived of an

opportunity for an impartial hearing. However, the Alabama Supreme Court has held if before

the hearing, a mayor and a councilmember had decided to uphold the discharge of the officer

before evidence was presented, participation of the mayor and councilmember in the council

hearing denied the officer due process. See, Chandler v. Lanett, 424 So.2d 1307 (Ala. 1982); see

also, Guinn v. Eufaula, 437 So.2d 516 (Ala. 1983); Stallworth v. Evergreen, 680 So.2d 229 (Ala.