Midland City Police seeking help identifying this individual
Midland City Police are looking to identify the person in the video below:
Call Midland City Police at 334-983-3591 if you recognize them.
Eufaula man sentenced for trafficking endangered birds, eggs
A Eufaula man was charged with a violation to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), his Georgia cohort receiving one of the “largest ever” fines.
Toney Jones of Eufaula was sentenced to six months of probation for the violation, but Dr. John Waldrop, a Columbus, Georgia, doctor, was ordered to pay $900,000 and serve three years probation for conspiracy to smuggle wildlife and ESA violations.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Waldrop amassed an extensive collection of 1,401 taxidermy bird mounts and 2,594 eggs which included:
- Four eagles protected by the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act,
- 179 bird and 193 egg species listed in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and
- 212 bird and 32 egg species covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This included incredibly rare specimens like three eggs of the Nordmann’s Greenshank, an Asian shorebird with only 900 to 1,600 remaining birds in the wild; no North American museum has any Nordmann Greenshank eggs in their collection.
“Waldrop’s gigantic and rare bird collection was bolstered in part by illegal imports, where he and his enlisted co-conspirators intentionally avoided permit and declaration requirements,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD).
The DOJ says Waldrop imported birds and eggs without the required declarations and permits, eventually recruiting Jones, who worked on Waldrop’s Georgia farm, to receive the packages.
Jones also deposited about $525,000 in a bank account Waldrop used to pay for the imports and hide his involvement.
Waldrop and Jones used online sales sites such as eBay and Etsy to buy birds and eggs from around the world, including Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay.
Ozark man behind bars after shooting at ex
An Ozark man is in custody with attempted murder charges after police say he fires several shots into an apartment in a fight with his ex-girlfriend.
Dale County Sheriffs responded to Jasmine Hills apartment complex Sunday morning around 1 a.m. and discovered several rounds had hit an apartment, missing the five people inside — two of whom were children.
Julius Noel McGuire, 31, was identified as a suspect. He had fled the scene to a nearby home.
Officers arrived at the home on Berkshire Road and found a weapon matching shell casings from the scene of the shooting.
McGuire is charged with attempted murder and shooting into an occupied building.
Investigation showed the incident arose from an argument with his ex-girlfriend. The incident is still under investigation.
SEACT Takes You to the “Deep South of the Imagination” with Alabama Story
Southeast Alabama Community Theatre invites the Wiregrass community back to Alabama, 1959, when a growing movement for civil rights met with resistance to the groundwork for the more dramatic protests and events that would follow in the early 1960s, including the Birmingham campaign and the Selma marches.
Kenneth Jones’ Alabama Story is a play inspired by true events! A controversial children’s book about a black rabbit marrying a white rabbit stirs the passions of a segregationist State Senator and a no-nonsense State Librarian. The author presents a fictional contrasting story of childhood friends—an African American man and a white woman of privilege, reunited in adulthood—providing private counterpoint to the public events swirling in the state capital. Political foes, star-crossed lovers, and one feisty children’s author inhabit the same page in a Deep South of the imagination that brims with humor, heartbreak, and hope.
Alabama Story performs Apr. 24-25 at 7:00 PM nightly, and there is a matinee on Saturday, Apr. 26, at 2:00 PM, at the Cultural Arts Center, located at 909 S. Saint Andrews Street in Dothan. Tickets are available for purchase at SEACT.com for $25 each. The in-person box office opens 60 minutes before curtain, with a cash bar available on Thursday and Friday. Seating begins 30 minutes before curtain.
Dothan Livestock Market report
Report Date April 14 , 2025
Receipts this Week 930
Receipts last week 506
FEEDER CLASSES
STEERS & BULLS (MEDIUM & LARGE 1 & 2 )
150-300 Lbs. up to 500.00
300-400 Lbs. up to 435.00
400-500 Lbs. up to 415.00
500-600 Lbs. up to 358.00
600-700 Lbs. up to 335.00
700-800 Lbs. up to 270.00
HEIFERS (MEDIUM & LARGE 1 & 2)
150-300 Lbs. up to 445.00
300-400 Lbs. up to 395.00
400-500 Lbs. up to 380.00
500-600 Lbs. up to 328.00
600-700 Lbs. up to 305.00
700-800 Lbs. up to 258.00
SLAUGHTER CLASSES
COWS
High Dressing up to 147.00
Breakers up to 144.00
Lean up to 141.00
Bulls up to 179.00
Replacement Classes
Bred Cows 2,400.00
Cow Calf Pairs 3,500.00
Slaughter classes steady to firm. Replacement bred cows and pairs steady. Calves and feeder cattle mostly 3 to 5 higher with a few cattle as much as 10 higher. Looks like our market is on the right track!! lots of demand and plenty of activity !
*** FRIDAY, APRIL 18, WE WILL HAVE A TWO HERD DISPERSAL SALE CONSISTING OF A HERD OF APPROX. 150 VERY GOOD CROSSBRED COWS, LOTS OF TIGER STRIPE AND BRANGUS COWS ALL 2ND AND 3RD CALF COWS. WILL BE 75 TO 80 COW CALF PAIRS ON THIS HERD !! ANOTHER HERD 0F APPROX. 75 GOOD YOUNG SIM/ANGUS COWS, MOST WILL HAVE OUTSTANDING CALVES AT SIDE AND ALL YOUNG COWS !! SEE VIDEOS ON HOME PAGE *** SALE STARTS @ 12:00 NOON CENTRAL TIME.
COMMENTS
!! WELL FOLKS, THIS BEGINS OUR 33RD YEAR HERE AT DOTHAN LIVESTOCK AND WE KNOW THAT WE COULD NOT BE HERE IF NOT FOR ALL OF OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS !!! WE THANK YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS AND WE WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR !!!!
!!!! THANK YOU ALL !!!!
FOLKS, IT IS WITH DEEP SADNESS THAT WE MOURN THE PASSING OF OUR LONG TIME AUCTIONEER, BEST FRIEND AND FISHING BUDDY, COL. MAX KELLEY. MAX WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF US HERE AT DLC !!!
**** WELL FOLKS THIS BEGINS OUR 32ND YEAR HERE AT DOTHAN LIVESTOCK , WE THANK ALL OF OUR FRIENDS AND GOOD CUSTOMERS, BOTH BUYERS AND SELLERS, FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART, AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST !!
FOLKS WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE GOOD FOLKS FROM RAYS RESTAURANT ARE NOW RUNNING OUR CAFE ON MONDAY SERVING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AND IT IS GOOD COOKING !!! COME JOIN US, THE FOOD IS GREAT !!
Well Folks, Thanks to each and every one of you, our friends and customers both buyers and sellers, we are starting our 32 nd year!!! We thank each and every one of you for making this possible. We look forward to serving you another year !!!
FOLKS, I AM VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE KENNY WOODHAM IS NOW OUR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR PARTS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH ALABAMA. A LOT OF YOU ALREADY KNOW KENNY, AND WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE HIM ON OUR TEAM!!! CELL PHONE FOR KENNY IS 334-405-9425.
WE MOURN THE PASSING OF OUR VERY GOOD FRIEND, RANDALL BAXLEY. HE WILL BE DEARLY MISSED AND WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER AND APPRECIATE RBX !!
Thank you all for your business and friendship !! And remember, we are not here just to sell your cattle, we are here to do what ever it takes to get every penny we can for your cattle.
GOOD COUNTRY COOKING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH!!!
NEW RESTAURANT HOURS:
MONDAY 6AM UNTIL
PCB Police: “Panama City Beach can no longer be a Spring Break town”
Panama City Beach Police Chief J.R. Talamantez had strong words in a Facebook post regarding Spring Break in the beach town after shootings and general unlawfulness stretched officers thin.
Read the full post:
Dear Spring Breakers and Our Community,
Let me start by thanking those who did things the right way.
To the future doctors, nurses, engineers, teachers, and leaders who came here for a break, you’re appreciated. You made memories, enjoyed the beach, and showed respect. Most of you went home without problems, and that’s exactly how it should be.
Now to the others, the ones who came here to bring trouble.
If you came with guns, bad intentions, and no respect for this city, we saw you. You thought you could blend in and get away with it. You were wrong. Our officers were ready, and many of you ended up in handcuffs.
Some of you fired shots over petty arguments and social media drama. And when the cuffs went on, the tough act disappeared. Our officers didn’t see hardened criminals. They saw scared kids crying in the interview room. TikTok doesn’t show that part, but our body cameras do.
To our community—here’s where I stand.
Panama City Beach can no longer be a Spring Break town. That time is over. Every year we try to manage it, and every year it brings more challenges. I’m not willing to risk the safety of our city to hold onto something that no longer works.
And let me be clear, our law enforcement officers should not be expected to shoulder the burden of an event that no longer aligns with the values or vision of this community. It’s unfair to continue placing that weight on the backs of the men and women who serve and protect this city every day.
In the coming weeks, we will be having serious discussions with stakeholders and city leadership about the future of the Spring Break season. I’m confident they share this same concern. No plan will fix this overnight, but we have to start somewhere. And we have to start now.
Panama City Beach is a safe, family-focused community. We’ve worked too hard to build that, and I won’t let a group of criminals destroy it.
To the good visitors, you’ll always be welcome.
To the idiots, go somewhere else.
Chief J.R. Talamantez
Semper Fi