Dale County News

Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will host Grace Bailey of Bonifay, Fla., Nov.

Former University of Alabama football player Siran Stacy is suing the Dothan/Houston County E911 Board and the estate of a drunken driver who caused a fatal 2007 crash.

A man acquitted in Dale County earlier this month for felony sodomy and rape charges now faces similar charges involving the same victim in Coffee County, according to authorities.

Cancer claimed a well-known Dale County man who so many grew to love over the last decade, but to a former nurse who met him after a small injury in Maryland, memories will last forever.

HOUSTON COUNTY: The chase started in Dale County and has endeed in Houston County.

Ariton: An officer is reported to be down at the HOBO Pantry in Ariton. The town of Ariton is about 20 miles north of Ozark.

Investigators with the Wiregrass Violent Crimes and Drug Task Force charged four Ozark residents with drug-related crimes early on Thursday, according to authorities.

"Wild at heART," an exhibit of wildlife art, will be on display in the historic Dowling Museum in downtown Ozark beginning Nov.

DALE COUNTY: Dale County E-911 Center has responded emergency units at a motor vehicle vs.

Rodrick Lamont Linder, 35, of Newton, Alabama was found guilty of Sexual Abuse of a Child Less than 12 Years Old.

One sex abuse case in Dale County ended on Wednesday with a not guilty verdict against a man charged of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old, while another sex abuse case involving a younger child is expected to continue through today, the Dothan Eagle reports.

A man who claimed he never sexually abused a 3-year-old girl in his custody spoke for himself on Thursday, and in the end, was convicted of one charge but not another.

One sex abuse case in Dale County ended on Wednesday with a not guilty verdict, while another sex abuse case is expected to continue through today.

A teenage boy in midland city has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. 19 year-old Daniel Ray Metcalf pled guilty yesterday to two accounts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 11:21 p.m. TUSCALOOSA Three Black Hawk helicopters turned heads Wednesday as they flew into Tuscaloosa and landed on the University of Alabama's recreational fields in front of about 100 UA Army ROTC cadets and cadre.

Five grants awarded by Gov. Bob Riley will help law enforcement agencies fight illegal drugs and violent crime and give support to organizations that assist victims.

Albuquerque, NM, October 27, 2009: Aspen Avionics, Inc., maker of the award-winning Evolution Flight Display System, announced today that the Dale County Sheriff's Office located in Ozark, Alabama, is the first installation of an EFD1000H Pro Primary Flight Display and an EFD1000H Multi-Function Display into an operational helicopter.

A second man has been arrested in connection with a fatal home invasion in Level Plains.

A Dale County Grand Jury will hear the case next year of a woman who was charged recently with taking funds from a parent-teacher organization.

The U.S. Marshals Service has been called in to help locate a Brundidge man who authorities believe was involved in a murder in Level Plains, according to authorities.