Jayme Stayton will host a State of the City Address and Concerned Citizens Meeting later this month, giving residents an opportunity to hear updates on key city issues and voice their concerns directly to city leadership.
During the address, Mayor Stayton is expected to discuss several topics that have recently raised concern among Daleville residents, including city finances, crime, and proposed changes to city services. One major issue to be addressed is the possible privatization of the city’s trash pickup service through contractor MDI, as well as matters related to city limb and bulk pickup.
Crime will also be a focal point of the discussion, particularly recent break-ins and drug-related activity within the city. In a previous interview with WDHN, Mayor Stayton said, “Daleville is too small to have big city problems, and I don’t want big city problems.”
Following the address, city officials will open the floor to allow citizens to ask questions and share their concerns.
The State of the City Address will take place on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Cultural and Convention Center, located at 750 S. Daleville Avenue.
Residents are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion.
The Dothan Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a runaway juvenile who was last seen earlier this week.
Police say 16-year-old Jeffrey Isaiaha Cummings was last seen on January 12, 2026, at approximately 6:00 a.m. near the 2600 block of Creekwood Drive in Dothan.
According to authorities, Cummings may currently be in the area of Pine Hills Drive and Third Avenue and may be accompanied by another juvenile. Investigators say it is unknown what he was wearing at the time he was last seen.
Cummings is described as a Black male, standing approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing around 150 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.
The runaway case remains active.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jeffrey Cummings is urged to contact the Dothan Police Department at (334) 793-0215 or (334) 615-3632.
A 32-year-old Birmingham woman is behind bars after an alleged robbery at a Chick-fil-A in Leeds that dramatically escalated into a casino visit and a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash, authorities say.
Police identified the suspect as Kaudija Shondrelle Haynes, who is accused of using mace to rob an employee at the Chick-fil-A on Ashville Road shortly after 9 a.m. on Friday, January 2.
According to Leeds law enforcement, Haynes pulled into the restaurant’s drive-thru window and threatened a worker with mace, demanding the cash bag. The employee complied, handing over the money before Haynes sped out of the parking lot — “recklessly,” police said.Using surveillance footage and investigative tools, detectives were able to track Haynes’ vehicle to the Wind Creek Casino in Wetumpka. Officials believe she was gambling with the stolen money when officers located her.
When authorities approached her outside the casino, Haynes resisted arrest and fled in her vehicle, leading Leeds officers, Wetumpka Police, and the Poarch Creek Tribal Police Department in a pursuit that ended when her vehicle crashed into multiple trees.
Haynes was taken into custody and is currently being held at the Elmore County Jail with bond set at $116,000, according to jail records.
Authorities say she faces an array of charges, including:
Attempting to elude law enforcement
Resisting arrest
Unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia
Additional charges linked to the Chick-fil-A incident — including first-degree robbery, reckless endangerment, and fourth-degree theft of property — are pending. Once released from Elmore County, she is expected to be transferred to the St. Clair County Jail to face those counts.
Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin praised the Chick-fil-A employee for complying with training procedures by handing over the money to avoid injury. He noted that no employees or customers were harmed during the robbery.
Irwin also stressed the dangers posed by the suspect’s actions during the pursuit, saying she endangered others on the road and could have caused serious injuries.
As the case moves through the court system, investigators continue to review the incident and the factors that may have contributed to the suspect’s actions.
