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September 04, 2009

Domestic shooting bound over to grand jury
Domestic shooting bound over to grand jury

A Houston County judge found sufficient evidence that a 63-year-old Dothan woman shot her husband after she apparently found him with another woman.

Former funeral home becoming children’s theatre
Former funeral home becoming children’s theatre

Sharon Lewis-Saliba and all her young protégés will soon be back in the limelight.

Bridge project on Highway 52 battling delays
Bridge project on Highway 52 battling delays

A Dothan bridge replacement project scheduled to be completed this month will likely be delayed until Halloween or longer, and could exceed the original $2.1 million pricetag.

Marianna man charged with attempted murder of Houston County deputy
Marianna man charged with attempted murder of Houston County deputy

Houston County Sheriff’s investigators charged a Florida man Thursday with trying to kill a county narcotics agent.


September 03, 2009

Soldiers return from Iraq
Soldiers return from Iraq

Jayden Lacy was just 9 months old when her dad deployed to Iraq.

Former local bio-fuel CEO arrested
Former local bio-fuel CEO arrested

Henry County Sheriff’s investigators arrested the former CEO of a local bio-fuel company on charges he stole from his own company.

Dothan man gets eight years on federal drug charge

A Dothan man received a sentence of more than eight years in federal prison on Thursday afternoon for the attempted distribution of cocaine.

Local schools: No plans to show President’s Tuesday speech to students

Officials with Houston County and Dothan City Schools say there are no current plans to broadcast President Barack Obama’s national address to students on Tuesday.

Six face drug charges after search at Dothan apartment
Six face drug charges after search at Dothan apartment

A Dothan man acquitted of a murder charge last year, and who was out on bond for a felony drug charge, was among six people arrested on various drug charges by police at a Dothan apartment.

Country Crossing workers thanked for being ahead of schedule

Dustin Corley is coming up on his third month on the job at the Country Crossing development south of Dothan.

Gates: It’s not time to leave Afghanistan
Gates: It’s not time to leave Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing eroding public support for the war in Afghanistan, the Pentagon chief said Thursday that the Obama administration’s effort in the eight-year-old conflict is “only now beginning.“

Country star visits Dothan today

Country music artist, Randy Owen, performs for a crowd Thursday afternoon.

Houston County freezes wages, jobs in tough economy

Since next year’s budget was laid on the table in August, Houston County officials have cut, compromised and revised to maintain an ending fund balance of nearly $4 million for 2010.

Pair plead guilty in Enterprise mail theft

A Phenix City pair pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to the theft of mail in the Enterprise area.

Information sought on two home burglaries

Dothan police are looking for information in the burglary of two homes within five minutes of each other Tuesday night.

Police respond to robbery at store parking lot

Dothan police are looking for information in an attempted armed robbery Tuesday night in the parking lot of a convenience store.

Police charge teen girl in knife assault

A teenage Dothan girl faces a felony assault charge after police arrested her Tuesday.

Man charged with burglary of animal control building

Dothan police investigators arrested a 21-year-old man Monday and charged him with burglarizing an animal control building.

Ashford police charge man with credit card fraud

Ashford police have arrested a Dothan man and charged him with fraudulently using a credit card.

Huntsville firm’s mist helps nix mosquitoes
Huntsville firm’s mist helps nix mosquitoes

HUNTSVILLE AP) — A grand feast awaited guests of the Christen Newsom and Ben Adams wedding last weekend.

Kudos for letter carrier

We are “more mature” and do not like to fight the traffic to buy stamps and mail packages. Using instructions provided to us by a handout from the post office, I ask our postal person to do these things for us.

Avoid scheduling conflicts

The class of 1999 has had 10 years to organize this reunion, and the smartest ones in this class decided to have it on a football Saturday night.

A serious matter

Kids, guns and schools create a volatile mix.


September 02, 2009

E911 advisory committee to recommend $1.25 rate increase

After a heated debate, the Houston County Emergency 911 Advisory Committee will recommend a $1.25 increase in land line phone rates at next week’s E911 Board meeting.

Passion, but no confrontation at Sessions’ Town Hall
Passion, but no confrontation at Sessions’ Town Hall

ANDALUSIA—The town hall meeting here between residents and Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions wasn’t peppered with the confrontational anger common in many other town hall meetings around the country.

Court referral officer denied approval for girls’ Dothan group home

Zoning officials did not think it was a good idea to allow a group home for young, at-risk girls to open just down the street from a drug and alcohol residency center for men.

15 assault charges filed in Gordon river attack
15 assault charges filed in Gordon river attack

Houston County Sheriff’s investigators arrested three more people on charges that they used golf clubs to assault several others at a Gordon boat landing near the Chattahoochee River on Sunday night.

Dropouts cost state money in lost economic activity

Alabama loses billions of dollars in economic activity and social consequences, such as welfare benefits and crime, due to high school dropouts.

Man claims RV not his residence

Ronald Whitaker Sr. gets to keep his RV on site at 929 McCallister Road, provided he follows a few rules set forth by the Board of Zoning Adjustment.

Jail docket

The following were booked into the Houston County Jail from Aug. 24-30. None has been convicted.

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