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November 04, 2009

Operation Who’s Next nets three arrests
Operation Who’s Next nets three arrests

Geneva County Sheriff’s investigators arrested three men on Wednesday on cocaine distribution charges as part of an ongoing undercover investigation called Operation Who’s Next.

One not guilty, another sex abuse case continues in Dale County

OZARK - One sex abuse case in Dale County ended on Wednesday with a not guilty verdict, while another sex abuse case is expected to continue through today.

Dothan joins Georgia-based water group

No doubt about it, Dothan has a stake in the future use of the Chattahoochee River.

City board allows electronic sign
City board allows electronic sign

ReMax Realty receives a variance for its “illegal” electronic sign at the intersection of West Main and Honeysuckle.

Houston County Commission to meet Thursday

County officials will consider several liquor license applications for Country Crossing Thursday during their 10 a.m. meeting on the third floor of the Houston County Administative Building located on North Oates Street.

Also on the agenda are several requests to fill vacant positions.

See our coverage of the National Peanut Festival
See our coverage of the National Peanut Festival

If you haven’t been out to the National Peanut Festival fairgrounds yet, you are missing some cool stuff. Need to see more before you go? We’ve got you covered.

Hartford teen recovering after being hit by car

Hartford police say a 13-year-old girl remains hospitalized after she was injured earlier this week in a bicycle accident on Alabama Highway 52.

Headland apartment fire extinguished quickly
Headland apartment fire extinguished quickly

The Headland Fire Department responded to a call on Boynton Street on Wednesday where they found mattresses on fire inside of an apartment.

Convicted meth trafficker faces new charge

Houston County Sheriff’s investigators charged a convicted drug trafficker Tuesday with possession of methamphetamine in Dothan.

Former Dothan funeral home owner pleads guilty to theft charges
Former Dothan funeral home owner pleads guilty to theft charges

A former Dothan funeral home owner received a 10-year prison sentence on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to stealing from customers of the funeral home.

Jail docket

The following were booked into the Houston County Jail from 10/26/09-11/1/09. None has been convicted.

Business license

The following is a listing of public records from Houston County for the week of 10/26/09-11/2/09. This list is updated and published weekly.

Real Estate transfers

The following is a listing of public records from Houston County for the week of 10/26/09-11/2/09. This list is updated and published weekly.

Marriages

The following is a listing of public records from Houston County for the week of 10/26/09-11/2/09. This list is updated and published weekly.

Divorces

The following is a listing of public records from Houston County for the week of 10/26/09-11/2/09. This list is updated and published weekly.

Letter: ‘Who is looking out for us old folks?‘

Our great country is very much in need of “all” Americans getting involved in daily prayer for our leaders.

Letter: It began with the original sin

I feel I must respond to Karen Spears Zacharias’s Oct. 23 column. If she thinks God did not love his mother, then she has some serious problems.

Letter: Unwelcome serenade in parking lot

What is with everyone who thinks it is so cool to leave their car running and the music screaming while they go into the convenience store?

Editorial: Our agrarian roots

Peanuts don’t materialize in a can or a chocolate bar; they’re planted, nurtured, fretted over, plowed, harvested, graded and sold from farms right here in our community.

Fadette church burglarized

Geneva County Sheriff’s investigators are looking for information in the recent burglary of a Fadette church.

Dothan police charge two with DUI

The following people were arrested by the Dothan Police Department and charged with driving under the influence. They have not been convicted. Information provided by the Dothan Police Department.

Geneva County deputies charge duo with cocaine distribution

Geneva County Sheriff’s investigators recently arrested two Wiregrass men on cocaine distribution charges, including a Hartford man on probation for a drug conviction.


November 03, 2009

I-10, 231 Toll road projects ‘in holding pattern’

Hopes of toll roads connecting highways 231 and 431 with Interstate 10 are on hold for the time being.

Ozark council holds off police truck bid, approves Flowers renovations

OZARK — Confiscated drug money has been filtering out of an illegal economy and into police vehicles that help keep more drug dealers off the street, according to authorities.

Bowling a way of life for some Wiregrass residents
Bowling a way of life for some Wiregrass residents

ENTERPRISE - A doctor gave 77-year-old Clara Hicks just two days to live after complications with ovarian cancer. About four weeks have passed since then, but Hicks won’t be found in a doctor’s office or cemetery.

‘Second-chance seminars’ show Wiregrass employers benefits of high-risk employees

The Alfred Saliba Family Services Center is trying to encourage local businesses to give people a second chance at life.

Proposal would slash Dothan School Board travel
Proposal would slash Dothan School Board travel

A plan to trim $3.5 million from the Dothan City Schools budget includes a proposal to cut school board travel.

Samson native Shane Owens brings country tradition to Peanut Festival

Growing up in Samson, Shane Owens always saw a future on the gridiron rather than on a stage.

Dothan man charged in plot to murder wife
Dothan man charged in plot to murder wife

Authorities recently arrested a Dothan man on charges he hired an undercover agent to kill his estranged wife.

Dothan proposes ban on brown bagging alcohol

A state agency is urging Dothan officials to prohibit brown bagging in order to give the Alabama Beverage Control Board some jurisdictional right to shut down drinkers gone wild.

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