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.

Authorities say Yahnna Holland went to check on her parents Tuesday afternoon only to find their slain bodies in the bathroom of the home they shared, just south of Dothan.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legislation to remove the state sales tax on groceries could be doomed if the support doesn’t expand beyond the party line vote it received Wednesday in a state Senate committee.

A second civil lawsuit has been filed against a former Dothan emergency room doctor who is also facing multiple criminal charges for sexual abuse.

Despite an increased opportunity to get their children accepted into magnet schools, parents aren’t quite applying to the schools in the droves which Dothan City Schools officials expected.

Severe weather is expected to move into the Wiregrass between 5 and 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Tallahassee.

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Seeking to tackle “a crisis unlike any we’ve ever known,“ President Barack Obama unveiled an ambitious $75 billion plan Wednesday to keep as many as 9 million Americans from losing their homes to foreclosure.

The following were booked into the Houston County Jail from Feb. 3-16. None have been convicted.

The deaths of a local businessman and his wife inside of their home on Tuesday have been ruled a murder/suicide by the Houston County Sheriff’s Office.

The following were booked into the Houston County Jail from Feb. 3-16. None have been convicted. Name, age, address, charge, date.

The following is a listing of public records from Houston County for the week of Feb. 2-12.

The following is a listing of public records from Houston County for the week of Feb. 2-12.

The following is a listing of public records from Houston County for the week of Feb. 2-12.

The following is a listing of public records from Houston County for the week of Feb. 2-12.

A budget based on sales tax revenue is regressive and unstable. Unfortunately, that’s what our state has been saddled with, and lawmakers seem to prefer to tinker with this rustbucket rather than create a sleeker, more equitable and more stable system through tax reform.

The following people were arrested by the Dothan Police Department and charged with a felony crime. They have not been convicted. Information was provided by the Dothan Police Department.

Houston County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Ashford woman and charged her with stealing more than $35,000 from a Dothan business.

Dothan police investigators arrested a 25-year-old man Sunday and charged him with the theft of two different types of pain medication.

Dothan police arrested five people during the past several days on felony drug charges, including a 20-year-old charged with punching a Dothan police investigator.

Dothan High School is hosting a summit to bring teachers and parents together to discuss the Alabama graduation exam and other issues facing the school community.

OZARK — There is still time left to show proof that the city’s former leisure services director did not pay overtime wages to department employees who worked overtime hours, according to authorities.

Greta Steinberg has a mailing address, for now.

Seven Dothan schools are being rewarded for meet or exceeding the state’s challenge for poor students and black students.

It could be a windy day in the Circle City, according to the National Weather Service.

A Houston County judge gave the prosecution 10 days to turn over the evidence in a Dothan capital murder case to the defense.

Ed Vaughn wants some answers from the Golden Peanut Co. before he’ll give the company his blessing to tear down an abandoned peanut mill across from his house on Newton Street.