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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...
4:00 PM Bart Booth Takes Oath of Office As District Court Judge
HOUSTON COUNTY: This afternoon Bart Booth took the Oath of Office for Houston County District Court Judge. The Oath of Office was admininstered...
3:57 PM Food Truck Fire at Porter Square Mall
DOTHAN| RICKEY STOKES NEWS Emergency crews responded to a reported food truck fire at Porter Square Mall, where the vehicle was described as fully...
2:26 PM ELBA – Two Shot and Other Calls
ELBA: 2:00 PM The day started with a construction worker who accidentally cut himself with a saw. Patient was flown out. The call was...
9:45 AM Alabama House Passes Bill Allowing Death Penalty for Certain Child Sex Crimes
The Alabama House of Representatives has passed legislation that would allow the death penalty as a sentencing option for certain child sex abuse...
09:23 AM. Wreck In Cowarts – Wreck In Dothan – Wreck In Ashford
ASHFORD - COWARTS - DOTHAN: This article is posted while sitting in front of the Alabama State House in...
6:56 PM Chase Initiated In Dothan – Terminated – Then Chase In Geneva County – WRECK
DOTHAN - GENEVA COUNTY: Dothan Police initiated a traffic stop on a red Dodge Charger on Highway 605...
Influencer arrested for carrying fake RPG around Dothan
Imagine driving in downtown Dothan and seeing a man holding what looks to be an RPG. Several people called...
4PM UPDATE: 3:10 PM: Two-vehicle wreck briefly closes Ross Clark Circle at Twitchell Road
Dothan Fire is responding to a wreck at Twitchell Road and Ross Clark Circle. Injuries are currently...
Geneva Commission authorizes broad audit into sheriff’s office; sheriff claims investigation is not needed
Reports of guns stolen from the Geneva County Sheriff’s Office led county commissioners to call for a broad...
Dothan Livestock market report
Report Date April 28 , 2025 Receipts this Week 877 Receipts last week 494 FEEDER CLASSES STEERS & BULLS...
The Importance of Southern Ladies; an Ode to Miss Margie
I made the long haul to Opp today to honor the life of someone important. Rickey Stokes himself makes jokes...
4:02 PM. Ashford Police and Truck Collide – One Year Old Burn Patient In Ashford – DIFFERENT INCIDENTS
COWARTS - ASHFORD: Houston County 911 dispatched Ashford Rescue, Cowarts Volunteer Department,...
