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10:06 AM Planning Began In June – Successful Mardi Gras this weekend – Dothan
DOTHAN: In June 2024 Dothan Police Chief Will Benny assembled his command staff. The Command Staff consists of Dothan Police Major Will Glover,...
09:26 AM Coffee and Dale County – Accidents Requiring Air Transport
DALE: 6:21 PM SATURDAY EVENING: Ozark - Dale County 911 and Enterprise 911 dispatched Level Plains Police, Level Plains Volunteer Fire...
5:30 PM ATV Accident – Dale County – Child Injured
NEWTON - DALE COUNTY: 5:00 PM Ozark - Dale County 911 dispatched a motor vehicle accident - roll over - of a ATV. The accident is reported to...
5:14 PM Abbeville Police – Henry County Sheriff Chase – Suspect Apprehended
ABBEVILLE - HENRY COUNTY: 5:14 PM A few minutes ago Abbeville Police Department activated their blue lights on a vehicle attempting to make a...
5:09 PM Will Benny Begins 4th Year As Dothan Police Chief
DOHAN: As the clock strikes midnight tonight (March 1, 2025) it will begin the 4th year of Will Benny serving as Dothan Police Chief. On the...
UPDATED @ 9:23 PM 6:47 PM Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle – Hwy. 431 and Bethel Road – Kinsey
KINSEY: 6:24 PM Houston County 911 dispatched Kinsey Volunteer Fire Department, Headland Fire - Rescue, Kinsey Police Department, and Houston...
2:13 PM: Wreck on South Oates near Taco Bell
Dothan Fire is responding to a wreck in the 3200 block of South Oates Street, near Taco Bell. The wreck is reported to be between a truck and a...
Intersection work at Ross Clark, 231 South starts Monday
On Monday, March 3, 2025, state contractors will begin an ALDOT project to improve the intersection of Ross Clark Circle and US-231 South / S. Oates...
Bond set for man accused of sexually assaulting 95-year-old woman with dementia
A man accused of sexually assaulting a 95-year-old woman with dementia had his bond set at a preliminary hearing today. James Robert Suggs is...
3:51 PM After Three-Day Search, Autopsy Finds No Trauma in Death of 4-Year-Old
JASPER | RICKEY STOKES NEWS An autopsy conducted Monday morning found no signs of trauma or assault-related injuries on a 4-year-old child whose...
1:04 PM Alabama Legislature Convenes Next Week
MONTGOMERY: The 2026 session of the Alabama Legislature officially kicks into session on January 13 in Montgomery. They have 30 official days to...
10:41 AM Dothan Man Arrested Exploitation of Disabled Adult
DOTHAN | Rickey Stokes News A Dothan man was arrested just days before the New Year in connection with an investigation involving the alleged...
9:37 AM Keith Gray Sworn In as Midland City’s New Police Chief
MIDLAND CITY | Rickey Stokes News Midland City has officially sworn in Keith Gray as its new chief of police. The swearing-in ceremony took place...
5:21 PM Hartford Structure Fire
HARTFORD: Geneva County 911 dispatched Hartford Fire - Rescue and Slocomb Fire - Rescue to 10262...
Dothan Man Charged After He Drives Off with Victim’s Child in Backseat
On April 16, 2025, Dothan Police investigators charged Isaiah Jamal Turner (32 years old) of Dothan with...
I’m Calling You Out — on the DCS Board and letter from Alabama Education Association
Watch a new episode of "I'm Calling You Out" on the Dothan City Schools Board and the letter from the...
Dothan Market Report
FOLKS, IT IS WITH DEEP SORROW THAT WE MOURN THE PASSING OF OUR LONG TIME AUCTIONEER, BEST FRIEND AND FISHING...
AEA letter threatens sanctions against DCS Board, Chairman response shoots back; read both letters
The tension seems to be high within the Dothan City Schools Board of Education — the issue coming to a head...
8:26 PM, Sunday: Subject Slits Throat In Front Of Hartford Police
HARTFORD: Sunday Geneva County 911 dispatched Hartford Police to a suspicious persons call. According...
Caverns Road Church of Christ laser tag
8:38 PM. Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum Deploys Helicopter and Air Boat On Saturday
DALE COUNTY: Late Saturday afternoon Ozark - Dale County 911 dispatch Dale County Sheriff Deputies to...
