Plenty of sunshine will push away the morning chill and cloudless blue skies will bring a big warm-up today. The weekend starts with a couple of sunny, and warm Spring days.
Friday a 30 degrees warm-up off morning lows, but the high today will only be about 68. Another cold evening comes with low temps near 40, but winds will be calmer tonight. So it won’t feel as cold as last night.
Saturday starts the big warm up. High temperatures tomorrow will make it into mid 70s, with lots of sunshine and a milder temps will continue into Saturday night.
Just after 11 p.m. Wednesday night, Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire, Pilcher’s Ambulance and Dothan Police to Montgomery Highway and John D. Odom Road with a report that a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle.
It’s possible the vehicle was a semi truck. The driver did stop.
The patient was taken to a local hospital under trauma alert with life-threatening injuries and has since been transported to a major trauma hospital in critical condition.
Dothan Police CRASH Team, a specialized traffic division, is investigating the incident.
Illegal gambling machines seized and forfeited by court order as a part of Operation Las Vegas were taken to the Coffee County Landfill to be destroyed and buried.
In May of last year, gambling machines and money were seized from three locations in Enterprise.
At 8:23 a.m. Geneva County Central Dispatch called Slocomb Fire and Rescue and Malvern Volunteer Fire to respond to a fully-involved structure fire at Royce Lane and Malvern Highway, right at the line between Houston and Geneva counties.
Reports indicate a trailer was burning.
Wicksburg Fire and Rescue was called for mutual aid at 8:42 p.m., as on-scene units reported they were running out of water; Wicksburg Fire was dispatched to Hosea Road.
Crews battled the fire, but significant damage is reported.
The City of Headland is releasing a new text alert system.
Signing up is easy—just text “Gem” to (334)463-8010 or scan the QR code to register online. This will ensure you get real-time updates straight to your phone!
