Nothing says spring quite like a colorful bouquet of flowers ... in a purple toilet seat.

Historic Preservation Commissioners discussed the effects of their actions Friday as they voted to approve the demolition of two buildings on East Main Street and the old peanut mill on Newton Street.

Joe Drescher took the stand in a Henry County courtroom Friday morning, carrying a framed photo of his son, Joey.

Some Alabama senators want to keep teens with bad behavior off highways and roads.

WASHINGTON – In his first month in office, President Barack Obama persuaded Congress to give out economic stimulus sweets totaling $787 billion.

OPELIKA - Opelika police are investigating a report from a 58-year-old LaFayette woman who alleges she was kidnapped and robbed by two women Thursday morning.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu appealed to his moderate rivals Friday to join him after the hard-liner was formally tapped to put together Israel’s next ruling coalition — an alliance that would dilute the power of nationalists bent on derailing Mideast peace talks.

Folks in high places seem to think it is OK and even moral to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.

You would hope everyone would realize that what we are doing down here is not just for the good of the historic district, but for the good of the city of Dothan.

Criticism of Burris has been swift and harsh, and cries for his resignation grow louder by the day.

The following person was arrested by the Dothan Police Department and is charged with a felony. He has not been convicted. Information provided by the Dothan Police Department.

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House passed a bill Thursday that would prohibit motorists from sending or reading text messages on a cell phone while driving. 

It may not seem like the right time to start a professional wrestling promotion, but longtime Dothan promoter Will Pritchard says the time is now to restart his Southeastern Extreme Wrestling.

Emmanuel Christian Academy has been serving the Wiregrass for four decades, and like a lot of 41-year-olds, it’s getting bigger around the middle.

Call it the working poor, or the poor working, and the fact remains the same: people like Shirley Boykin are among millions in the country who are employed but still can’t afford health insurance.

TROY — Overtime. Four minutes.
Four extra minutes of screaming and jumping and shooting and rebounding and cheering. God, isn’t sports wonderful? 

Three bills dealing with veterans’ issues, and sponsored by Wiregrass legislators, breezed through the Alabama Senate on Thursday, moving one step closer to becoming law.

Airport officials in Dothan were not surprised that the number of people flying in and out of Dothan decreased last month when compared to the same time last year.

County officials are following Dothan’s lead in putting forth a public vote on Sunday alcohol sales in order to maintain the status quo.

Brian Lee Carroll, 26, of Enterprise was indicted in June of last year.

On Saturday, Feb. 21, beginning at 7 a.m., the section of Columbia Highway between Range Street and First Avenue will be closed to through traffic until Tuesday morning, Feb. 24, 2009.

WASHINGTON—With President Barack Obama urged by some to reinstate the Federal Emergency Management Agency to separate cabinet-level status, a new federal report argues that such a move would hurt the nation’s homeland security “apparatus.“

MARIANNA, Fla.—The federal government has sent representatives from at least two agencies to Marianna this week in connection with UNICOR, a prison-based computer recycling program that has sparked multiple lawsuits.

In short, the current trend away from personal debt is good for both the individuals and the economy in general.

President Obama says that he will spend $825 billion to create 4 million new jobs. I have an idea that will actually work, and maybe even increase the income of the government.

We can complain all day long about our elected leaders. But guess what? We put them there.

What are we to make of unanimous passage of a request for annexation that came before the Dothan City Commission last week?

A former U.S. Postal Service employee recently pleaded guilty to the theft of a package containing prescription medication.

U.S. Rep. Bobby Bright, D-Montgomery, said he doesn’t know of anything that could have prepared him for his first trip to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Development plans for a portion of the Dothan Village retail project on U.S. 84 East, received approval from members of the Dothan Planning Commission on Wednesday.