1:30 PM: Car flipped in the area of Eye Center South
Dothan Fire is responding to a report of a flipped vehicle in the area Eye Center South, behind the building on Fortner Street.
On-scene units report the driver is out of the vehicle.
If you haven’t gotten your STAR ID, head to an ALEA office — not probate
As of May 7, 2025, every air traveler aged 18 and up will need a REAL ID compliant license (STAR ID) or another for of identification for domestic air travel.
The Houston County Probate Office DOES NOT issue STAR ID. They only renew or duplicate driver’s licenses, ID cards and STAR IDs.
STAR IDs are only issued at Alabama Law Enforcement Agency exam offices — you can visit the Alabama State Troopers office at 5679 Montgomery Highway in Dothan from 8 to 4:30 to get your STAR ID.
To get your STAR ID, you must provide one of the following documents:
- Valid, unexpired United States Passport
- Certified Birth Certificate issued by a State Office of Vital Statistics
- Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240, DS-1350, or FS-545
- Valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
- Unexpired employment authorization document (EAD) issued by DHS (Form I-766 or Form I-688B)
- Unexpired Foreign Passport with a valid, unexpired U.S. Visa affixed, accompanied by the approved I-94 form documenting the applicant’s most recent admittance into the United States.
- Certificate of Naturalization issued by DHS (Form N-550 or N-570)
- Certificate of Citizenship issued by DHS (Form N-560 or N-561)
09:12 AM Car Vs. Church – Calvary Baptist Church
DOTHAN: 08:57 AM Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire, Dothan Police and Pilcher Ambulance to 901 Montezuma Avenue, Calvary Baptist Church. A vehicle hit the church building.
Initially dispatched as Critical Injuries, on the arrival of Dothan Fire Engine 10 (West Main Street), the call was downgraded and ambulance response cancelled.
A vehicle apparently did not stop in the handicapped parking and over shot the parking spot, striking the side of the church building. There was damage to a window on the front of the family life center.
This is a private property accident. Dothan Police does not complete accident reports on private property wrecks.
New community center coming to Dothan’s east side
Dothan has secured millions of dollars to get to work building a new community center on the east side of town near the Wiregrass Public Safety Center.
Mayor Mark Saliba thanked Senator Tommy Tuberville for helping secure $7.7 million in Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funds.
The location on Ennis Road will allow local emergency response teams to hold events, and the community center will also have the opportunity to be rented out.
The city is in the design phase now, but completion is estimated to be in the next couple of years.
4:27: Pedestrian struck by vehicle at Southside Walmart
Dothan Fire is responding to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle at Southside Walmart.
Reports say a female is complaining of chest pain.
No serious injury was reported.
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.