ENTERPRISE — Enterprise City Council adopted 10 new codes at the council meeting Tuesday, updating existing codes written as early as 2009.
Proper load securement is extremely important for a variety of reasons. Whether simply transporting personal items in the back of a pickup or securing industrial equipment on a commercial motor vehicle, it’s the responsibility of that individual to ensure the load does not fall or spill whil…
HARTFORD — The second of two public involvement meetings in as many weeks as part of a Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission feasibility study was held Tuesday at the Wiregrass Electric Cooperative Complex in Hartford. A similar public meeting was held March 7 at the…
OZARK-The appointment of three Dale County representatives to the Southern Alabama Regional Council on Aging was tabled for a second time Tuesday after Commission Chairman Steve McKinnon could not get the names he presented to the commission to move forward for a vote.
A Houston County judge upheld a City of Dothan decision to terminate the embattled head of the city’s feeding program.
NEWTON-Progress continues at the Newton Library Museum as the new library director Amy Galletly sorts through hundreds of books stacked in piles and on floor-to-ceiling shelves in separate rooms throughout the first floor of the historic Oates-Reynolds Memorial Building on Oates Drive in thi…
ENTERPRISE- A public involvement meeting about expanding Alabama State Route 167 (SR-167) will be held Tuesday at the Enterprise Civic Center.
ENTERPRISE- A public involvement meeting about expanding Alabama State Route 167 (SR-167) will be held Tuesday at the Enterprise Civic Center.
OZARK — The state of this Dale County city known as The Heart of the Wiregrass was outlined by Mayor Mark Blankenship at the Ozark Chamber of Commerce’s “Coffee and Conversation” breakfast held at the historic Holman House on Broad Street here Wednesday.
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Big 10 mayors have released their legislative agenda for the 2023 legislative session. The mayors’ collective priorities include legislation to grow Alabama’s economy and to improve public safety.
MONTGOMERY — Laptops, office furniture, vehicles and more are among the lots up for bid in the next online state surplus property auction starting this Saturday.
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Secretary Hal Taylor has announced the appointment of Col. Jonathan Archer to Director of ALEA’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) effective March 1.
ENTERPRISE — Emergency Management Agency personnel from Fort Rucker and Coffee, Dale, Barbour, and Geneva counties converged on Hillcrest Baptist Church in Enterprise Thursday morning for a full-scale active shooter exercise.
The Alabama A&M University president and staff visited Enterprise High School Monday afternoon as part of the university’s 11th Annual Scholarship Recognition and Promotional Tour that began Sunday with a visit to Mobile for an evening scholarship reception at John L. LeFlore High School.
The Dothan Police Department announced a massive crackdown on crime after more than 20 arrests were made following a multi-agency operation.
The Dothan Area Botanical Gardens will soon re-open its “Wings of Wonder” seasonal butterfly house at the 47-acre garden. Beginning April 1, visitors can visit the 1800-square-foot screened structure to see and learn about native butterflies and their life cycle.
OZARK — A monument honoring those from the Wiregrass who died in service in the Vietnam War will be officially dedicated at 10 a.m. March 29 in a ceremony at the site located in front of the government building in Ozark, according to Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 373 President Bob Coop…
Read through the obituaries published today in Dothan Eagle.
Authorities say a suspected tornado touched down in north Texas as a storm system moving eastward threatens to spawn tornadoes in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Emergency Management Coordinator Cody Powell of Wise County says the tornado struck in county's southwest near the Parker County line Friday morning. Powell said homes, trees and power lines were damaged, but that he had no reports of injuries. National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Stalley said damage was also reported in northern Parker County and investigators will determine whether a tornado is confirmed. The weather service's Storm Prediction Center has forecast possible tornadoes in eastern Arkansas, northern Louisiana, western Mississippi and western Tennessee.
Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation requiring hospitals and nursing homes to allow in-person visits, even during a pandemic. The Alabama Senate approved the bill on a 33-0 vote after several members shared stories of people being separated from loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill now moves to the state House. Republican Sen. Garlan Gudger, of Cullman, said he brought the bill after a constituent described not being able to see her husband of 50 years before he died. The bill requires that visitation be allowed in certain situations such as childbirth or when a person is dying.
Florida's move to expand its prohibition on teaching sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom comes as several states are pursuing similar bans. At least 30 bills similar to the ban critics have dubbed the “Don't Say Gay” law have been proposed in 16 states so far this year. DeSantis' administration is pursuing an expansion of the prohibition to all grades in public schools. Alabama and Arkansas are the only other states with laws similar to Florida's. DeSantis and supporters say they are protecting children from inappropriate material. But critics say the bans marginalize LGBTQ people and create a chilling effect.
The Biden administration and groups representing the forest products industry have reached a deal to promote logging practices intended to protect imperiled species on private lands. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to cooperate on projects that could boost struggling populations of pollinating insects, birds and other animals. Officials say they hope it will prevent many species from declining to the point where they need federal listing as endangered or threatened, which often leads to lawsuits.
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OZARK-“This court will uphold the law as written,” 33rd Circuit Judge William Filmore ruled as he denied the request of a man charged with capital murder to require a unanimous jury verdict instead of the agreement of 10 jurors as required law.
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A Dothan man has been arrested and charged with one count of rape.
HEADLAND – A Headland man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his mother, who was found Monday fatally stabbed in her residence, according to Headland Police Chief Mark Jones.
MONTGOMERY — Recently, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency was made aware of incidents where an individual or individuals were reported to be using ALEA’s Sex Offender Registry to gather names listed on the website to possibly deceive and extort them, ALEA State Trooper Sgt. Jeremy Burkett sa…
ENTERPRISE — Enterprise City Council adopted 10 new codes at the council meeting Tuesday, updating existing codes written as early as 2009.
HARTFORD — The second of two public involvement meetings in as many weeks as part of a Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission feasibility study was held Tuesday at the Wiregrass Electric Cooperative Complex in Hartford. A similar public meeting was held March 7 at the…
ENTERPRISE- A public involvement meeting about expanding Alabama State Route 167 (SR-167) will be held Tuesday at the Enterprise Civic Center.