Trash pickup schedule for Houston County
Trash for Wednesday and Thursday will be picked up on Friday, Jan. 24, per District 2 Commissioner Tracy Adams.
Please remember roads and especially bridges are still unsafe.
Icy roads all over the Wiregrass
This screenshot from the Alabama Department of Transportation’s ALGO site shows just how widespread icy road and bridge conditions are around the Wiregrass.
Each green icon represents ice on roads or bridges.
A large traffic jam and possible pileup is affecting Highway 231 near Ariton, where countless cars were left stranded after ice made travel impossible.
Roads remain closed today as the snow melts and turns into dangerous ice.
Wiregrass Shriners bingo closed Thursday
The Wiregrass Shriners bingo will be closed Thursday due to weather.
Weight of snow collapses awning at Ashford High’s Career Tech Center
The weight of the snow downed this awning at the Career Technical Center at Ashford High School.
It’s unclear exactly when the awning dropped, but we discovered the awning down around 10 a.m.
Wiregrass roads remain impassable
Houston County roads remain impassable today, according to a post from the Houston County government’s Facebook. Dothan streets are still closed.
Other localities that closed roads are still saying today roads are unsafe.
Conditions have now worsened around the Wiregrass as the snow has melted into ice.
Houston County roads will remain closed today, and they will “reevaluate things” tomorrow morning.
Dothan City workers tried to remove snow, but it froze again, leading to icy conditions.
Dothan Police Chief Will Benny reported 15 crashes since roads closed Tuesday. Five of those had injuries.
ALDOT Snowplows are being sent from Troy to help remove snow.
Ross Clark Circle still has snow and ice. Several bridges are still iced over.
State trooper slides off road into embankment
A state trooper slid off the road into a deep embankment, according to reports.
He slid off County Road 45 in Henry County.
He’s not injured — but he’s possibly 25 feet down an embankment.
Rescue units are on the way to help him.