The Alabama Softball (Dothan 12U All-Stars) are State Champions, and raising money for their up coming World Series Tournament in Louisiana, next week!
Over the last two weeks, players have pre-sold tickets for a Boston Butt Fundraiser, their will be extras for $30.00! Pick-up will be tomorrow, Saturday, July 19, 2025, between 11 a.m – 2 p.m., at 1468 Hartford Highway. Please come and support the Alabama Softball team!
D4 Dothan commission Candidate Dave Stock on WDIG 1450 at 8 in the morning. He will be talking about his vision for Dothan and his plans if he gets elected.
House Bill 156 became law February 2024, which made any candidate in a campaign, not required to file a campaign committee or file monthly or weekly reports, if the campaign didn’t raise or spend 1000.00 during an election. RSN has taken the time to see which school board and local government candidates in Dothan, has filed a campaign committee and has filed their required campaign finance reports. With the municipal elections 22 days away 15 candidates have no election committee formed or no financial reports whatsoever in the system. Either they have met the $1000 received or spent threshold and are not in compliance with FCPA, or even more disturbing, they haven’t spent or received a $1000 during their almost two months of campaigning. You can spend 1000.00 on a 100 yard signs for reference. Three additional candidates have committees formed but are delinquent on campaign finance reports. The Fair Campaign Practices Act ensures a fair election, that all candidate has access to what another candidate is spending, also what that candidate is receiving. Disclaimer if these candidates didn’t spend or receive under a $1000, they are in compliance. They have no shot in this election, but they are in compliance.
Mayor
Mark Saliba (Compliant on Committee and all Reports)
Jimmy McCray (No Campaign Committee Formed and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Associate Commissioner District 1
Kevin Dorsey (No Campaign Committee Formed and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Vivian K. Daniels (No Campaign Committee Formed and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Associate Commissioner District 2
Dorinda P. McGowan (No Campaign Committee Formed and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Phillipe Kirksey (No Campaign Committee Formed and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Derrick Tiller (No Campaign Committee Formed, and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Associate Commissioner District 3
David Haight (No Campaign Committee Formed, and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Bradley Bedwell (Compliant on Committee and all Reports)
Kyle Scott Compliant on Committee Formation, Late on May Report, No Monthly Report for June or July 14 weekly report)
Associate Commissioner District 4
Dave Stock (Compliant on Committee and all Reports)
Josh Chapman (Compliant on Committee and monthly reports, no weekly report filed for June 14)
Associate Commissioner District 5
Gantt Pierce (Winner no Election)
Associate Commissioner District 6
David L. Crutchfield (Winner no Election)
Board of Education
James Wesley “Wes” Grant (No Campaign Committee Formed, and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Julie Mullins Turner (Compliant on Committee and all reports)
Board of Education Member District 1
Michelle Beacham (No Campaign Committee Formed, and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Donald A. Hogans (No Campaign Committee Formed, and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Brenda C. Guilford (No Campaign Committee Formed, and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Board of Education Member District 2
Franklin Jones (No Campaign Committee Formed, and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Justise T. Black (No Campaign Committee Formed, and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Board of Education Member District 3
Jason Falls (No Campaign Committee Formed, and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Taiisha Walton (Compliant on Committee and all Reports)
Jillian Kemp (No Campaign Committee Formed, and no Campaign Finance Reports Filed)
Board of Education Member District 4
Board of Education Member District 5
Beverly Jones Lampkin (Committee Formed, Monthly Report Filed, Late on Weekly June Report)
Ashley Whitfield Davis (Compliant on Committee and all Reports)
J.T. Carroll (Compliant on Committee and all Reports)`
COWARTS: The regular council meeting for the Town of Cowarts was held at City Hall tonight.
Cowarts Mayor Randy Rowland, all Cowarts Council Members, Jerry Rogers, Ed Marshall, Gregory Odom, Glenn Bowens, and Sheree Braswell were in attendance. Also present Houston County D2 Commissioner Tracy Adams and Retired D2 Houston County Commissioner Doug Sinquefield.
The room was packed and chairs had to be added.
The Cowarts Volunteer Fire Department responded to 18 calls during the month of July, 2025.
The Cowarts Mayor and Town Council gave a $ 10,000.00 donation to Ashford Rescue for their 24 hour coverage of excellant EMS Service. The Mayor and Towb Council also gave a $ 2,000.00 donation to the Historic Dpuree School.
There was other discussion. Citizens from the floor could speak and get answers without having to complete forms.
There was some political jabs thrown back and forth as Incumbent Mayor Randy Rowland is being challenged by a sitting council member, Gregory D, Odom.
DOTHAN – TUSCALOOSA: This past week Dothan Police Chief Will Benny and Dothan Mayor Mark Saliba traveled to Tuscaloosa Alabama. They met with Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and members of Tuscaloosa Police Department. Some members of Dothan Police Department also attended this meeting which included Dothan Police Lt. Schwab.
They toured and were briefed on the Cyber Intelligence Unit.
Public Safety is the top priority of Mayor Saliba, the members of Dothan Commission and Dothan Police Chief Will Benny.
Recently at a Dothan Commission Meeting D3 Commissioner Bradley Bedwell brought up the Cyber Intelligence Unit and desires for this project to move forward.
Mayor Saliba and Chief Benny have also toured other departments Cyber Intelligence Unit. It is their desire because in the times today law enforcement has to use all tools possible to stay ahead of time.
Under the leadership of Dothan Police Chief Will Benny a lot of proactive tools have been implemented to stay on top of crime. Some challengers of incumbents on Dothan Commission have said crime is out of control which is false statement. Crime is actually down. Also since 2021 Chief Will Benny, with the blessings of former Dothan City Manager Kevin Cowper, current City Manager Randy Morris, Mayor Mark Saliba, Associate Commissioners Kevin Dorsey, Aristotle Kirkland, Bradley Bedwell, John Ferguson, Gant Pearce, and Davis Crutchfield, Dothan Police Department has increased by 50 officers to a force of 200.
Under the current leadership the salary for police officers has increased to retain officers. A police academy at Wiregrass Training Center to train officers locally. And several intelligence systems in place, of which I will not disclose, to help be proactive on crime.
This trip to Tuscaloosa is one of many projects this police chief, this Mayor, this commission has going to protect the citizens in Dothan.
CLIO AL: 09:52 AM. Echo EMS responding to 200 Wallace Drive, Easterling State Prison, to a stabbing patient.
Reports are a 42 year old male stabbed in upper and lower back. Reports are the male inmate in feeling light headed.
Echo EMS is on contract with the prison system to provide EMS service. Survival Flight has been launched also to Easterling Prison.
