The Dothan Board of Education has walked back its requirement that the incoming superintendent has previous superintendent experience, voting to change the language to “superintendent experience preferred.”
However, the requirement for a doctorate degree is currently staying in place.
D1 Brenda Guilford proposed the adjustment to the superintendent experience requirement, as she was one of the yea votes in the initial proposal.
Toward the beginning of discussion, Chairman Scott Childers asked the roomful of attendees if they were in favor of the new requirements; the “nays” had it, a larger group of people raising their hands in opposition to the requirements.
D4 Brett Strickland proposed using an outside hiring firm to find a superintendent candidate, but D6 Aurie Jenkins pushed back against the matter, saying an outside firm would not necessarily know what is best for Dothan City Schools.
Strickland said hiring an outside firm may have its costs, but it would take a burden off the board.
Childers pushed back: “I don’t need my burden lessened.”
Jenkins said she believed the job of hiring a superintendent should fall on the board’s shoulders, so they can hire someone with longevity.
She said she had seen examples of outside hiring firms recommending superintendents who had been fired from their previous jobs or some using their new position as a launching-off point to spend a couple years at before getting another job.
Strickland said there would be cost either way: if they hired someone from the outside to recommend candidates, or if they searched for those candidates themselves.
Childers noted that in the past, when dealing with a split board and being so close to elections, the board had to kick the can down the road.
D5 Amy Bonds, who will not be running again unlike her colleagues on the board, said she would feel better if the board who actually had to work with the superintendent got to make the decision on who would take up the mantle.
“It might not be some of us, so how could that be our decision to make?” she said. “I just think it’s only fair to let the elections happen and then let them make that decision.”
Childers said he worried a good candidate would see the conflict within the board and be dissuaded from the job.
“I don’t see another candidate being interested, and I don’t see us in a good situation for them to take this job.”‘
Eagle Eye’s Change for Good initiative raised over $32,000 to support six local charitable organizations.
Dare to Hope, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Love in Action, The Ark, Wired Ministries and Wiregrass Hope Group will receive $5,416.49 each.
Eagle Eye got $16,249.45 worth of donations from customers, so they’re matching that number to provide $32,498.90 to each nonprofit.
“We are continually amazed by the generosity of our customers and the power of working together to create meaningful change,” said Mark Anderson, Owner and CEO of Eagle Eye Outfitters. “Our Change for Good
initiative proves that even small contributions can make a big difference in our community.”
Eagle Eye Outfitters remains steadfast in its commitment to giving back, ensuring that the six selected organizations will continue to benefit throughout 2025. In 2026, a new group of six nonprofits will be chosen, with applications opening in Fall 2025 for organizations interested in being considered.
For more information about Change for Good and Eagle Eye Outfitters’ ongoing community efforts, visit shopeagleeye.com/change-for-good.
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office would like to congratulate K9 “Rudy” in his first drug case!
The Sheriff’s Office acquired 2 new K9s last year and the K9 teams began their training in Dothan in early January. Rudy and his partner Deputy LaRose and K9 “Hamu” and partner Deputy Fisher, completed their 3 month long training and certification at Dothan PD on Friday.
On March 18, 2025 at approximately 6:47pm Deputies with the Henry County Sheriff’s Office S.P.A.D.E. Unit, conducted a traffic stop on US Highway 431 near County Road 212. As a result of the traffic stop, Deputies seized approximately 30lbs of Marijuana. Alfedan Akinlosose, age 32, of Atlanta, Georgia, was arrested and charged with Drug Trafficking. He was booked into the Henry County Jail on $150,000 bond.
“I would like to commend the work of our K9 team. These dogs are amazing, in their 1st week they are already proving how valuable they will be to our agency. The Sheriff’s Pro-Active Drug Enforcement (S.P.A.D.E.) unit will continue to do everything we can to keep our streets drug free and keep drugs out of the hands of our children.”- Sheriff Eric Blankenship
STEERS & BULLS (MEDIUM & LARGE 1 & 2 )
150-300 Lbs. up to 480.00
300-400 Lbs. up to 450.00
400-500 Lbs. up to 410.00
500-600 Lbs. up to 360.00
600-700 Lbs. up to 315.00
700-800 Lbs. up to 280.00
HEIFERS (MEDIUM & LARGE 1 & 2)
150-300 Lbs. up to 440.00
300-400 Lbs. up to 405.00
400-500 Lbs. up to 390.00
500-600 Lbs. up to 330.00
600-700 Lbs. up to 285.00
700-800 Lbs. up to 240.00
SLAUGHTER CLASSES
COWS
High Dressing up to 172.00
Breakers up to 168.00
Lean up to 150.00
Bulls up to 205.00
Replacement Classes
Bred Cows 1,980.00
Cow Calf Pairs 2,625.00
COMMENTS
Slaughter classes 4 to 8 higher.. Good quality bred cows and pairs steady to very firm !! Calves and feeder cattle trading steady to 4 higher. Low cattle numbers and strong demand !! Fed cattle in the West 200 to 205 with Iowa auctions to 220.
NEXT MONDAY, 3-24-25, WE WILL HAVE A HERD OF 67 BLACK AND BLAC-BALDIE COWS, 20 TO 30 WITH CALVES AT SIDE! THESE COWS ARE MIDDLE AGE, THE MAN SAID MOSTLY 5 TO 5 TO 7 YEARS OLD. A GOOD SET OF GRAZING COWS.
!! 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 !!
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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.
Sunny and warm weather today, Thursday will be much cooler.
With bright blue skies and plenty of sunshine high temperatures today will rise to about 80 degrees. Southerly winds are blowing the warm weather into the Wiregrass and those winds will pick-up this afternoon. After lunch winds will be blowing at up to 15 mph. So just a bit breezy.
Thing big changes blow in late tonight. An approaching colder front will touch off rains after about midnight. Low temperatures should fall to about 58 but there will be very little increase in temperatures after sun-up Thursday.
So Thursday will start with clouds, that should clear out by afternoon. But temperatures tomorrow will be 20 degrees cooler than today. Brisk northerly winds will be 20 to 30 mph and that cool air will only allow temps to rise to just above 60.
Tomorrow night lows will fall all the way into mid 30s. So much colder.
After the Thursday chill, we now resume with our regularly scheduled Spring. Sunshine and warm temps will make for a perfect weekend for outdoors activities.
