Houston County government shared a post on their Facebook instructing people not to get on the roads just yet.
“We strongly urge everyone to avoid driving for the next few hours,” the post said. “Please wait until temperatures rise and the ice on bridges and shaded roadways has had time to melt. Your safety is our priority.”
Houston County Sheriff Major Bill Rafferty said HSCO responded to 15 accident calls since noon Tuesday — one of which happening just as RSN reached out to him. This statistic does not include wrecks the City of Dothan responded to.
Dothan was most recently still planning to open roads at 10 a.m., but crews are still making assessments on road conditions.
“We are working with various departments to compile a list of current road conditions,” a post from their Facebook said.
Dale, Henry, Geneva and Coffee Counties have all said roads remain unsafe. Roads are still deemed impassable.
Dale County has reported many spots of black ice.
Coffee County reported Hwy 167 North is closed due to ice on hills.
The City of Dothan intends to open all local streets at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 23rd. If conditions worsen overnight and/or early in the morning on Thursday, we will communicate with the public and let everyone know what changes are to this plan.
City of Dothan offices will reopen on Thursday, January 23rd at 10:30 a.m.
The City of Dothan’s Environmental Services Division will perform regular garbage, recycling, and trash pick-up services on Thursday, January 23rd. This service will be for regular Thursday route customers. Routes may be delayed, so please leave your carts curbside. They will be serviced…possibly a little later than normal.
Garbage, recycling, and trash services for Wednesday route customers will run on Friday, January 24th. All garbage routes will return to a normal schedule on Monday, January 27th.
City of Dothan Municipal Court will suspend all in-Court proceedings until Monday, January 27, 2025.
It is the responsibility of each defendant to contact the Magistrate’s office at 334-615-4150 to make sure their address is updated for receipt of rescheduled court dates.
Dothan Fire responded to a report of a structure fire on Continental Drive.
They found a lot of haze around the residence, and they discovered insulation smoldering. They’re using a water cannon to put out the smoldering areas.
