A Houston County judge sentenced Michael Handsford to serve 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the robbery of a Dothan Subway restaurant.

Authorities arrested three Wiregrass men Thursday in connection to a burglary in Newton last month.

A judge reduced the bond for Malik Ali Hasan on Friday for his armed robbery charges.

A Geneva County jury deliberated more than three hours before convicting two Samson residents of murder in the 2007 shooting of 52-year old Timothy Wilkerson.

Coffee County District Judge Paul Sherling on Friday denied bond until certain conditions are met for a Fort Rucker firefighter charged with first-degree sodomy.

Dothan police arrested Kirk Joseph Abshire Thursday and charged him with felony possession of cocaine.

SKIPPERVILLE – A high school known for producing athletes hosted two of its own Friday to talk more than sports.

A Dothan man identified a teenager Friday as one of the gunman who stole nine beers and 60 cents from him during an armed robbery.

Glen Dewayne Lee, 47, and Theresa Ann Wilkerson, 48, will face sentencing at a date to be determined in front of Circuit Judge P.B. McLauchlin.

The Dothan Library Committee wants to nail down possible sites for a new library and ascertain what the reading public wants in a facility.

The Dothan City School Board will meet Monday to consider a recommendation to fire Dothan High School Principal Andrew Sewell.

A Houston County Sheriff’s investigator arrested Tario Santel Kelly on Friday and charged him with felony possession of ecstacy.

OZARK – With a voice as “crisp” as the smile she dawns while ministering through her talent, 21-year-old Celeste Graham talks of how a message of God’s favor got her through tryouts at a national gospel singing competition.

Joe Alfredo Contreras, 42, of Antler Drive, Enterprise, will appear before District Judge Paul Sherling at the Enterprise courthouse.

JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. — A reserve officer with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested on charges of attempted murder and aggravated stalking.
Greg Conner, 48, was taken into custody on Thursday.

Dothan police arrested John Andrew Lee earlier this week on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage girl multiple times.

Dothan police investigators arrested Darren DeVaughn Martin on Thursday on an allegation he left an elderly and bedridden person alone in their home unattended.

Watching the economic plan that is being put out by President Barack Obama, I have to noticed all our local politicians seem to have plans for the needed funds. The only problem is the folks we sent to Washington are all against the plan.

People make choices, and some of them are not good. If you have to blame someone, just put the blame where it belongs — on the smoker.

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I suffer from COPD, asthma and congestive heart failure. I also have a defibrillator implant in my chest. When the smoke is blowing over from the neighbor’s yard, I start struggling to breathe.

It’s indefensible.

The following people have been arrested by the Dothan Police Department and are charged with a felony. None has been convicted. Information provided by the Dothan Police Department.

Solomon Park is undergoing some major renovations to meet requests and concerns of neighborhood residents.

Bingo legislation was introduced in the Alabama House and Senate on Thursday, which would take bingo operation, taxation and regulation out of local hands and put it under the jurisdiction of the state.

A Dothan police investigation that began Jan. 26 culminated with nine arrests and the seizure of assorted drugs, guns, money and even a bulletproof vest.

Hart Dowling doesn’t remember everything about the day he lost his class ring at Massachusetts Institute of Technology about 27 years ago.

MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama legislators have approved the governor’s plan to hire two former members of his administration to coordinate the money Alabama receives from the federal stimulus package.

The price of anything rarely drops this day and age, but food costs at the jail are about to decrease.

The first annual Jones Jam will take place at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds in Dothan, Saturday, March 21.