The Alabama Forestry Commission said they will not be issuing any burn permits today due to gusty winds and low relative humidity around the state., and the Lovetown Volunteer Fire Department posted on social media asking people not to burn anything.
The AFC released a wildfire advisory last week, urging people to use caution amid conditions that create a higher chance for outdoor fires to spread out of control.
The AFC wildfire map shows active wildfires in Barbour County, there are controlled wildfires reported in Geneva County and Henry County.
The City of Dothan is seeking input from non-profits and community stakeholders for the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan & Annual Action Plan! Your feedback will help shape housing and community development investments for the next five years.
Weโre hosting focus groups on key topicsโjoin us and make your voice heard!
FOCUS GROUP SCHEDULE:
Children & Youth
Hawk-Houston Youth Enrichment Center (329 Chickasaw, Dothan)
Monday, March 3, 2025 | 1:00 PM โ 2:30 PM
Basic Needs & Employment
Alfred Saliba Family Services Center (301 E. Lafayette, Dothan)
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | 1:00 PM โ 2:30 PM
Health & Social Services, Elderly
Houston-Henry Co. Assoc. of Service Agencies (1001 Montana, Dothan)
HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. (Feb. 28, 2025) โ A Holmes County man unintentionally set himself up for an arrest after sending a text message that led deputies straight to illegal drugs.
Deputies with the Holmes County Sheriffโs Office responded to a call for service regarding a subject needing to be removed and trespassed from a residence. While on scene, the homeowner received a text from the suspect, Christopher Newton, helpfullyย informing them that he had “left a baggie on the nightstand.”
With consent to search the room where Newton had been staying, deputies located a plastic bag containing a substance that tested positive for cocaine.
As a result, Newton was placed under arrest and charged with possession of cocaine.
Let this be a lessonโif youโre going to leave something behind, maybe donโt text about it!
KINSEY:ย ย ย ย 6:24 PMย ย Houston County 911 dispatched Kinsey Volunteer Fire Department, Headland Fire – Rescue, Kinsey Police Department, and Houston County Sheriff Deputies to a motor vehicle accident.
The loaction was Highway 431 at Bethel Road. The accident is in the southbound lanes of traffic.
The accident involves a motor vehicle and a pedestrian. There are critical injuries.
RSN will update.
UPDATED @ 9:23 PMย ย
This was a fatality on the scene. The deceased was riding a bicycle and was struck by a pickup truck. The truck did not stop. Someone got the tag number and the vehicle was located in Henry County.
RSN has received text messages asking if someone was struck on a bicycle. The person on TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1729 said it was difficult to see. UNCONFIRMED, but souces say the person who was driving the truck knew that struck something but did not know it was a person or vehicle. Thought something on edge of road. It was dark when the accident happened.
Dothan Police CRASH TEAM assisted Kinsey Police in the investigation along with Columbia Police and Webb Police as did Houston County Sheriff Department.
Houston County Deputy Coroner Tony Diaz, who also works for Blue Skies Transport, answered the Coroner call for Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd. Diaz is also on contract for transporting the bodies.
