Cowarts News

The location is different and the building smaller, but little else has changed.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with raping an even younger girl. Houston County Sheriff's Office Captian Tony Gonzalez said David Lee Flowers was caught fleeing the scene in the Cowarts area. via WDHN

Fire destroyed a Cowarts home this morning. Firefighters arrived at 476 Omussee Road about 11 A.M. They were soon joined by Webb and Ashford as the fire raged, fanned by steady wind. via DothanFirst.com

Two Wiregrass men charged with capital murder after unrelated robbery- slayings have pleaded guilty to lesser charges. via WSFA-TV Montgomery

“But Beaver Creek can't handle peak flows it gets during rain events. There are permit violations that occur every time you have rain. ADEM knows the city is moving ahead. That's why you've not been fined.”

It's not a glamorous project by any means but with a $46 million price tag, it is easily the most expensive one Dothan has ever undertaken. via WaterWorld

A semi truck carrying over seventy thousand pounds of hay overturned Monday afternoon on Sanitary Dairy Road, east of Dothan. via WTVY Dothan

An accident on Sanitary Dairy Road bordering Eastgate Park in Cowarts trapped two people in their car Friday evening. via DothanFirst.com

“The investigation takes a while because we wanna' make sure what we have is factual from the info we receive from the suspects and the info from the victim”

Saturday night, two brothers broke into a home on Route 84 East in Cowarts. One was shot and killed by the homeowner, and the other suspect made his first court appearance before a Houston County magistrate. via WTVY Dothan

“A burglary suspect was shot and killed Saturday night during an attempted home invasion just outside Cowarts, and a second suspect is in custody. . "The homeowner was inside the residence”

AL: Homeowner shoots burglar Source: Dothan Eagle "A burglary suspect was shot and killed Saturday night during an attempted home invasion just outside Cowarts, and a second suspect is in custody. via Rational Review

A man who owns a home on U.S. 84 in the Cowarts community shot an intruder Saturday killing him. via DothanFirst.com

The Houston County coroner said the Cowarts Mayor Henry Ellis Johnston drowned today at a Dothan spa. via WSFA-TV Montgomery

A small pickup truck driving on the wrong side of the road hit an oncoming patrol car Tuesday night. via DothanFirst.com