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Welfare check escalates to high-speed pursuit in Bonifay
A welfare check escalated into a high-speed pursuit in Bonifay, Florida Thursday morning. The Bonifay Police Department (BPD) was dispatched to a...
Dothan man arrested for deadly hit-and-run which killed retired professor
Dothan Police have made an arrest in the fatal hit-and-run on Honeysuckle Road. George Shelby Rice, 57, of Dothan, was identified through video...
The Cottonwood EF-2 Tornado, a year later: blessings, recovery, and stepping up to help
Lovetown Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Dixon was at work in downtown Cottonwood when the EF-2 tornado struck on January 9th, 2024. By the time he and...
11:21 A.M.: Jail Brawl Breaks Out in First Appearance on Accused Defendant of Rape, Sodomy and Incest
HOUSTON COUNTY: Thursday morning in first appearances before Houston County District Court Judge Benjamin Lewis, 45-year-old Alphonzo Lorand...
9:45 AM Dr. Kenneth Wayne Harrison – Former Pastor Southside Baptist Church – Passes Away –
FORMER PASTOR OF SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, DOTHAN ALABAMA WHERE HE SERVED ABOUT TEN YEARS Dr. Kenneth Wayne Harrison passed from this world into the...
UPDATE: Dothan Police locate witness vehicle in hit-and-run
The Dothan Police Department located a key witness who could help solve the mystery of a hit-and-run that killed a retired Troy professor. Former...
Statewide student information system attacked in data breach; DCS responds
The student information system used by every public school in the state — including Dothan City Schools — fell victim to a data breach which may...
Extremely cold temperatures to chill Wiregrass Wednesday night: Freeze Warning, Cold Weather Advisory
Temperatures are set to plummet again Wednesday night, with wind chills as low as 16 degrees and hard freeze temperatures as low as 23 degrees after...
Sworn in: New Dale County deputies, Holmes County and Jackson County sheriffs
Holmes County Sheriff John Tate has officially been sworn in for his third term in office. As the first sheriff to ever run unopposed in Holmes...
2:55 PM Christmas Week Sanitation Schedule
Christmas Week Sanitation Schedule Update The City of Dothan will adjust garbage and trash pickup the week of Christmas. Please review your updated...
2:00 PM 🚨 MISSING PERSON – JACKSON COUNTY
JACKSON COUNY: The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 37-year-old Nicholas Lee Jones, who was last seen on...
1:45 PM Dothan Police Seek Public’s Help Identifying Individual in Ongoing Investigation
DOTHAN: Dothan Police are requesting the community’s assistance in identifying a person captured in a recently released photo connected to an...
1:39 PM 🎄 Operation Santa Clause Toy Drive a Huge Success! 🎁
OZARK: The Ozark Police Department is thrilled to share that this year’s Operation Santa Clause Toy Drive is going exceptionally well thanks to...
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...
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 -...
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...
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...
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...
Michael Miller Memorial Jam for Food raises money to provide 95,000 meals to hungry people in the Wiregrass
Michael Miller, the late owner of the Recovery Room Bar, was a music lover, but he also loved people — and...
On This Day In History: Jackson County Deputy John L. Ivey killed in 1921
On today's date in 1921, Jackson County Deputy John L. Ivey was shot and killed by one or two men when he...
Dothan man behind bars after allegedly taking $350k and ghosting retiree victim
A Dothan man is accused of stealing over $350,000 from a retiree who contracted him to build her home. Scott...
