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10:33 AM City of Dothan Announces Amnesty Court for Outstanding Municipal Warrants
The City of Dothan Municipal Court is offering an Amnesty Court to help individuals resolve eligible outstanding municipal warrants without fear of...
10:24 AM City Leaders, Community to Revisit Homelessness Issue in Ozark
OZARK | RICKEY STOKES NEWS The Mayor of Ozark will host a meeting Friday morning to continue discussions on addressing homelessness in the city....
8:24 PM Mason Bynum – Sheriff of Dale County- Ask For VOTE In Re-Election
DALE COUNTY: While Sheriff Mason Bynum announced earlier today in his bid for re-election, he was modest in what he released. Let me tell you,...
7:57 PM Eric Blankenship Announces Bid For Re-Election As Sheriff
HENRY COUNTY: Eric Blankenship had 18 years of volunteer service with Echo Fire-Rescue. He then went to work with Henry County Sheriff...
7:50 PM Donald Valenza Seeking Re-Election As Houston County Sheriff
HOUSTON COUNTY: Starting as Corrections Deputy in 1979, Donald Valenza has worked through the ranks to become Sheriff of Houston...
7:41 PM Scott Byrd Announces His Bid For Re-Election As Sheriff
COFFEE COUNTY: Coffee County Sheriff Scott Byrd has announced his bid for re-election as Sheriff for Coffee County. This is his first term and he...
7:17 PM Brad Cain Named Gordon Police Chief
GORDON: In a special called meeting of the Gordon Town Council this evening, they have unanimously named Brad Cain as Chief of Police. Cain...
5:29 PM Emergency Procedures Have Been Taken – CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? NOOOOOO
DOTHAN: We are a society dependant on cell phones. And today with cell service being interrupted has caused the emergency system to regroup....
5:18 PM Man Injured In Manhole – Dothan
DOTHAN: 3:49 PM Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire and Dothan Police to East Main Street and Plant Street to a man injured in a manhole. The...
11:35 PM Ricky Herring Makes Lieutanat and Two Weeks Later Captain
COMMISSIONER RICKY HERRING FACEBOOK POST THIS PAST WEEK It can be incredibly tough when professional success inadvertently creates distance or...
10:21 PM Capital Murder Suspect Preliminary Hearing Continued
DOTHAN-HOUSTON COUNTY: Scheduled to appear in court on Friday was 24 year old Michael Tywuan Taylor for a preliminary hearing. Michael Tywuan...
9:57 PM An Apparent Illegal Arrested For Assault and Dometic Violence – Houston County
\HOUSTON COUNTY: Houston County Sheriff 911 dispatched Sheriff Deputies on June 4 to Coggins Trailer Park to a domestic violence - assault call....
9:46 PM Shots Fired – Suspect Located
DOTHAN: On Friday Dothan 911 received a call of shots fired in the area of South Range and Duke Street. This area is off East Selma Street in...
UPDATED @ 10:00 PM 8:51 PM Structure Fire – Lucy – Houston County
LUCY - HOUSTON COUNTY: Houston County 911 dispatched Lucy Volunteer Fire Department, Cottonwood...
City of Ashford Accepting Resumes for Part-Time Community Events Coordinator
CITY OF ASHFORD ACCEPTING RESUMES THROUGH FEBRUARY 17, 2026. The City of Ashford is now accepting resumes...
11:55 AM. Henry County Jail Renovations
ABBEVILLE: In the City of Abbeville, the county seat of Henry County, the Henry County Commission and...
Wesley Blake Bowen
Wesley Blake Bowen Wesley Blake Bowen, 33, a resident of Dothan, passed away on, Friday, January 30, 2026,...
9:21 AM Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Child Abuse Case
ANDALUSIA | RICKEY STOKES NEWS A former Red Level woman has been sentenced to the maximum prison term after...
UPDATED @ 9:24 PM. 7:20 PM DEVELOPING Town Of Clayton EMS Walks Out
CLAYTON AL: Clayton Alabama, established in 1935 and home of one of the two courthouses in Barbour...
3:55 PM. Structure Fire Dispatched – Continental Drive – Dothan
DOTHAN: DOTHAN 911 dispatched a structure fire in the 1200 block of Continental Drive. Reports to Dothan...
12:49 PM Wicksburg Farmer Leans on Faith Amid Low Crop Prices
WICKSBURG | RICKEY STOKES NEWS In the face of low commodity prices and an uncertain agricultural market,...
