Houston County Sheriff Donald Valenza put out a warning Friday – local law enforcement is serious about stopping local gun violence and the illegal possession of firearms.
Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Dothan Eagle.
These are recent reports of missing children made to local law enforcement. If you think you have seen a missing child, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
Civil rights activist Mamie King-Chalmers has died in Detroit at the age of 81. As a young Black woman, she appeared in an iconic photograph about civil rights struggles in Alabama in 1963. King-Chalmers was one of three Black people forced to brace themselves against a building while being blasted with water from a firehose in Birmingham. The famous photo by Charles Moore appeared in Life magazine. Years later, King-Chalmers recalled how she was attending a protest in a Birmingham park that day when her group was confronted by police and dogs. She said in 2013 that her hearing was damaged by the force of the water.
The nation’s largest public utility is recommending replacing an aging coal burning power plant with natural gas, ignoring calls for the Tennessee Valley Authority to speed its transition to renewable energy. TVA on Friday announced the completion of its environmental impact statement for replacing the Cumberland Fossil Plant near Cumberland City, Tennessee. TVA says in a news release that solar and battery storage would be more costly and time-consuming than gas. The recommendation still needs the approval of TVA President and CEO Jeff Lyash. He has previously spoken in favor of gas. The announcement drew immediate backlash from groups that include the Center for Biological Diversity, which calls the plan “reckless.”
Retirement of Alabama’s Richard Shelby: What others are saying as iconic senator ends 36-year career
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, a Republican from Tuscaloosa, is retiring from the U.S. Senate when the 118th Congress is sworn into office on Jan. 3. Shelby, 88, was recently asked how Alabamians should remember Richard Shelby. Read more on the retirement of Richard Shelby: Alabama Senator Richard Shelby says ‘time to go home’: Retiring after 36 years in Washington, 51 years in office Q&A: ...
He spent nearly 20 hours alone, treading water in the Gulf of Mexico after falling off a cruise ship and being saved on Thanksgiving. On Friday, James Michael Grimes said the experience has taught him to not take life for granted. Grimes told ABC News' Good Morning America that his worst fear is drowning but he never accepted that that was going to be how his life ended. The 28-year-old from Lafayette, Alabama said he ate what looked like a bamboo stick and fought off what appeared to be a shark before he saw the lights of a tanker and swam toward it. A Coast Guard crew circled the tanker and finally spotted him. Though harrowing, Grimes said the experience will not discourage him from taking another cruise.
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A Crawfordville, Florida, man and a Midland City woman charged with multiple sex crimes against a child are in Dale County Jail following their arrest by the Dale County Sheriff’s Office.
Houston County Sheriff’s Office investigators have charged a Dothan man with capital murder in a shooting death on Sunrise Drive off Fortner Street in southwest Dothan.
Dothan police have charged a 14-year-old boy in the shooting deaths of two Dothan women at a Fifth Avenue residence Sunday night.
The Houston County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Dothan resident with trafficking fentanyl and attempting to elude law enforcement.
Houston County commissioners hope a marketing campaign will help attract quality job candidates to work for the local county government.
There are new rules if you want to speak before the Houston County Commission.
When it comes to developing the local economy, Houston County Commission Chairman Brandon Shoupe is looking beyond jobs.
ENTERPRISE — Navigator Development Group Inc. has been honored by the U.S. Department of Labor for the fifth consecutive year with a 2022 HIRE Vets Platinum Medallion Program Award. Navigator was among 835 companies nationwide recognized with the only veteran employment award at the federal level.