11:50 AM EMA Weather Statement
DOTHAN – HOUSTON COUNTY: 11:50 am Dothan Houston County Emergency Management has released a special weather statement
Stormy Monday Morning
Rains will roll across the Wiregrass this morning, an approaching front will touch off showers through the morning and maybe the most of the day, depending where front stalls. Temperatures on Monday will make it into mid 80s.
Tonight we will see clouds but less rains. Lows barely make it into 70s.
The rest of the week will bring good chances of rain. Late week rain chances will drop, but an almost Summer time type pattern of scattered afternoon showers will stick through the weekend.
8:02 PM. Geneva County Structure Fire
GENEVA COUNTY: 11:01 PM FRIDAY. Geneva County 911 dispatched Slocomb Fire – Rescue, Fadette Volunteer Fire and Geneva County Sheriff Department to a structure fire on Friday night.
The fire location was in the 15,000 block of County Road 4.
The reports to Geneva County 911 the fire was upstairs in one of the bedrooms. At the time of the reports to 911 all occupants had exited the residence.
The combined departments arrived and reported it was a working fire. The combined departments made an aggressive offensive attack.
The fire was quickly brought under control.
7:25 PM Eric Blankenship – Henry County Sheriff – Chat To The People
HENRY COUNTY: Henry County Sheriff Eric Blankenship attempts to do a CHAT WITH THE PEOPLE each week. The reason was write “attempt”, many events such as the Thursday chase are unplanned events. And Sheriff Blankenship schedule gets interrupted.
Today Sheriff Blankenship talks about scams that has become very common these days. And he explains these scams and warns citizens about them.
Click the link below to the FACEBOOK CHAT – if link does not work go to Eric Blankenship FACEBOOK
08:19 AM. Enterprise – Lemonade For A Great Cause
Chief:
From Level Plains Police Chief
This is my beautiful granddaughter and she is doing lemonade stand tomorrow at 11am at 128 Brookstone Drive, Enterprise for animal shelter, she would love to everyone come by.
Qualifying to run for office in Dothan
The City of Dothan will hold a municipal election on August 5, 2025 for Mayor, Associate Commissioners (District 1-6), and Dothan City Schools Board of Education (Chair, District 1-6).
The Candidate qualifying period will begin on June 3, 2025 and will end at 5:00 p.m. on June 24, 2025.
Candidate packets are available in the City Clerk’s office.
Election day is Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
(If required, a run-off election will be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.)
Follow this link to find all information regarding elections from Dothan.org.
CITY OF DOTHAN
QUALIFICATIONS FOR CANDIDATES
FOR OFFICE OF MAYOR
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• Shall be at least 19 years of age.
• Shall have been a qualified elector in the City for a least one year
prior to qualifying as a candidate for office.
• Shall reside in any district within the City.
• Shall hold no other public office except that of notary public or
member of the National Guard, Naval or Military Reserve, or the City
Commission.
• Shall file a statement of candidacy, accompanied by a petition signed
by a minimum of 100 registered voters of the City endorsing the
candidate, along with a qualifying fee in the amount of $300.00 or a
verified pauper’s oath.
CITY OF DOTHAN
QUALIFICATIONS FOR CANDIDATES
FOR OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER
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• Shall be at least 19 years of age.
• Shall have been a qualified elector in the City for a least one year
prior to qualifying as a candidate for office.
• Shall have continuously resided in the district for which he/she is a
candidate for the preceding six months prior to qualifying as a
candidate for office.
• Shall hold no other public office except that of notary public or
member of the National Guard or Naval or Military Reserve.
• Shall file a statement of candidacy, accompanied by a petition signed
by a minimum of 50 registered voters of the representative
commission district endorsing the candidate, along with a qualifying
fee in the amount of $150.00 or a verified pauper’s oath
QUALIFICATIONS FOR CITY OF DOTHAN
BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES
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• Shall be at least 21 years of age.
• Candidates for member shall have been a resident of the school board
district which candidate seeks to represent on the board for at least 90
consecutive days immediately preceding the deadline date for qualifying as a
candidate.
Candidates for chair shall have been a resident of the City for at least 90
consecutive days immediately preceding the deadline date for qualifying as a
candidate.
• Shall not have a record of conviction for any crime involving moral
turpitude.
• Shall satisfy all qualifications of Section 16-11-2(c), Code of Alabama.
• Qualifying fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).