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58 min ago | WTVY Dothan

Media Banned Florala ElectionTabulation

While tabulating results in Tuesday night's Florala mayoral run-off election, the media was banned from observing the vote tabulation taking place.

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Related Topix: Florala, AL, Dothan Metro, Dothan, AL

Wed Oct 01, 2008

Alabama Live

Newton man gets 35 years for teen's death

A Dale County man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in the traffic-related death of a 15-year-old girl.

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Related Topix: Dale County, AL

Fri Sep 26, 2008

WTVY Dothan

Man Sentenced for Killing Wife in Ozark

On Christmas eve of 2007, police responded to a domestic call at a home on bradford drive in ozark.

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Related Topix: Ozark, AL, Dale County, AL

Thu Sep 25, 2008

WSFA-TV Montgomery

Wiregrass Newsroom: Newton man sentenced for killing his wife

An Ozark man who killed his wife last Christmas Eve learns his sentence. The Dale County district attorneys office tells WSFA 12 News a judge this morning sentenced 41 year old Darrin Johnson to 42 years in ...

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Related Topix: Ozark, AL, Dale County, AL

Wed Sep 17, 2008

Dothan Eagle

Newton woman becomes first female commander at Dothan VFW

When most people think of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, they probably don't think of C.J. Watson.

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Related Topix: Dothan Metro, Dothan, AL, US Military, US Navy

Mon Sep 08, 2008

Dothan Eagle

Two charged in King's Spa prostitution sting

Two people have been charged during at least the second sting in the past few years of spas in Ozark.

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Related Topix: Ozark, AL, Dale County, AL

Wed Sep 03, 2008

Dothan Eagle

Dale County cemetery placed on historic register

Stories Altha Newman's family had passed down about slaves buried in Newton's Klondyke Community were transformed into reality after an unexpected discovery in the late 20th century.

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Related Topix: Dale County, AL

Fri Aug 29, 2008

Dothan Eagle

Soldier's wife: Original song gives military wives a voice

To hear the song, click here. Jamie Clark sat at her kitchen bar in Newton four months ago with a pen in her hand and a blank notepad in front of her.

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Wed Aug 27, 2008

WTVY Dothan

Choctawhatchee River is Still Being Monitored

Emergency Management officials and the National Guard are on standby for possible evacuations, since there is a possibility of more rain, chances for flooding could increase.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, US National Guard, US Military, Dothan Metro, Dothan, AL, Dale County, AL

Mon Aug 25, 2008

WTVY Dothan

Flooding in Dale County May Cause Evacuations

Emergency management workers are expecting the Choctawhatchee River to crest around 22 feet.

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Related Topix: Dale County, AL, Daleville, AL, Natural Disasters, Flood

Sat Aug 23, 2008

WTVY Dothan

Flood Warning issued for Choctawhatchee River near Newton

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Choctawhatchee River for early Monday morning.

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Related Topix: Dale County, AL

Fri Aug 22, 2008

Dothan Eagle

Murder verdict returned in chase-related fatality

The parents of a teenage Wicksburg girl said justice prevailed Friday after a jury returned a guilty verdict against the man charged with murder for causing their daughter's death.

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Related Topix: Houston County, AL

Dothan Eagle

State trooper testifies in Dothan murder trial

An Alabama State trooper said Robert Wills traveled more than twice the posted speed limit at the time of a crash that left a 15-year-old girl dead earlier this year.

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Related Topix: Dothan Metro, Dothan, AL, Houston County, AL

Thu Aug 21, 2008

Dothan Eagle

Deputy testifies about high speed pursuit fatality

A Houston County Sheriff's deputy said he heard a man call out Whitney in the moments after a single-vehicle crash ended a high-speed pursuit by law enforcement.

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Related Topix: Houston County, AL

Tue Aug 19, 2008

Dothan Eagle

Newton man convicted of stabbing wife to death over Christmas holiday

A Newton man pleaded guilty Monday to stabbing his wife to death in front of their two young children on Christmas Eve.

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Related Topix: Dale County, AL

Thu Aug 14, 2008

WTVY Dothan

Walton County Commission Votes to Condemn Proposed Little Choctawhatchee River Reservoir

The Walton County Commission voted Tuesday afternoon to condemn the proposal to build a reservoir on the Little Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Alabama.

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Thu Jul 31, 2008

Dothan Eagle

Web man charged in baseball bat beating

Houston County Sheriff's investigators charged a Webb man with beating a 28-year-old Newton man with a baseball, according to a statement released by Sheriff's Capt.

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Related Topix: Houston County, AL, Webb, AL

Sat Jul 26, 2008

Dothan Eagle

Newton man arrested, Enterprise man injured as result of shooting incident

A Newton man faces a felony charge after Houston County Sheriff's investigators responded to a reported shooting near his home Saturday, said Capt.

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Related Topix: Houston County, AL

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Dothan Eagle

Newton man arrested, Enterprise man injured as result of shooting incident

A Newton man faces a felony charge after Houston County Sheriff's investigators responded to a reported shooting near his home Saturday, said Capt.

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Related Topix: Houston County, AL

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Dothan Eagle

Dothan police charge three with felony crimes, including teenager

The following people were arrested by the Dothan Police Department and charged with a felony crime.

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Related Topix: Dothan Metro, Dothan, AL

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