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WTVA
April 2, 2018
News outlets report 28-year-old William Wesley Williamson was arrested Thursday and charged with three counts of sex abuse of a child younger than 12 years old. Records say he was released from jail in Houston County after posting bonds totaling $90,000. Williamson served as a pastor to children atÃâà...
Chron.com
March 31, 2018
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama minister is accused of sexually abusing children. News outlets report 28-year-old William Wesley Williamson was arrested Thursday and charged with three counts of ... Records say he was released from jail in Houston County after posting bonds totaling $90,000.
WTVY, Dothan
March 30, 2018
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala. (WTVY) — A pastor of a Houston County church is arrested for sex crimes. William Wesley Williamson faces three charges of sex ... Williamson posted bond at the Houston County Jail following his arrest and was released. Mount Gilead Senior Pastor Bradley Rusing issued thisÃâà...
WTVM
March 30, 2018
HOUSTON CO., AL (WSFA) -. A 34-year-old woman is facing charges following a fire in Houston County. According to Houston County officials, Miranda Lee Gaskin Griswold of Dothan has been charged with arson second degree. The charges are related to an incident that happened on March 23 inÃâà...
Snopes.com
March 30, 2018
According to Houston County, Alabama jail records, both Glasgow and Townes are both being held with no bond. Glasgow could potentially be released on bond if the charges against him are reduced, the Eagle reported. We were unable to reach Dothan police for further details despite multiple phoneÃâà...
WTVY, Dothan
March 29, 2018
In addition, the Alabama Department of Commerce, Alabama Industrial Development Training, and Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs have been invaluable assets. Key regional partners have included: City of Headland, City of Dothan, Houston County, Dothan Area Chamber ofÃâà...
AL.com
March 29, 2018
The Dothan pastor, who has spent time in jail in the past, is facing the charges in connection with the killing of a woman in Houston County Sunday. ... Alabama Law states that a crime committed with the use of a deadly weapon from a vehicle is a capital crime, which carries with it a sentence of life in prisonÃâà...
WTVY, Dothan
March 27, 2018
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala. (WTVY) — Fire destroyed a Houston County home Tuesday but those inside got out without injury. “Thank God everybody made it out,” said Marcus Carroll who lives in the house with his mother. His young niece, on spring break from school, also escaped. Marcus' mom smelledÃâà...
Dothan Eagle
March 27, 2018
Johnson is being held at the Houston County Jail on $1.5 million bond for each count. Bond is set at $60,000 on each charge for McGhee. According to Houston County Sheriff Donald Valenza, the arrests occurred after deputies and members of the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force served multipleÃâà...
Dothan Eagle
March 22, 2018
Dothan-Houston County EMA director Chris Judah said the grant came after conducting a review of available computer equipment with the Alabama Department of Public Health. Officials discovered a “void” in equipment needed for immediate emergency response, especially because of outdatedÃâà...
whnt.com
March 14, 2018
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. - Three women and one man were taken into custody early Tuesday evening at a motel in Guntersville in connection with a stolen car chase earlier that morning. Two other men were arrested after leading police on a chase that started in Guntersville. The chase ended on MainÃâà...
Dothan Eagle
March 14, 2018
The Houston County Commission on Monday affirmed its support for the use of electronic poll books, which have been used at a few sites as part of a small pilot program in the past, Davenport said. The pilot program cost the county nothing, but Davenport estimated it would take approximately $70,000 toÃâà...
Dothan First
March 14, 2018
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala. - An idea to staff county schools with armed guards has been proposed to the Houston County School Board. Superintendent David Sewell said he has spoken to the security firm DSI about providing the extra security and they said it would cost around $35,000 a month to do so ifÃâà...
WSFA
March 12, 2018
Joe Alfredo Contreras of Wicksburg was arrested on Tuesday. He is charged with three counts of first degree sexual abuse and one count of first degree sodomy. The sheriff's office responded to a report of a sexual assault in the 300 block of Laura Lane in Wicksburg on Feb. 28. An investigation ensuedÃâà...
AL.com
March 10, 2018
The Houston County Commission is making preparations for a $14 million project to build a refrigerated warehouse, according to the Dothan Eagle. The project could create more than 50 jobs when fully operational, the paper reported. The warehouse, which will be built near the intersection of WestgateÃâà...
Dothan Eagle
March 9, 2018
A Houston County jury found a Cottonwood man guilty Thursday of multiple counts of dog cruelty, stemming from a seizure of around 65 dogs from his ... suit later in 2015, but District Judge Lori Ingram ruled Hughes could not adequately provide for the dogs and awarded custody to the State of Alabama.
WTVY, Dothan
March 9, 2018
Houston County Schools looking to beef up security. By Dillon Huffman |. Posted: Thu 7:22 PM, Mar 08, 2018 |. Updated: Thu 7:58 PM, Mar 08, 2018. HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala. (WTVY) — Since the school shooting ... So Houston County Schools Superintendent David Sewell wants to make changes. The county only has twoÃâà...
WTVY, Dothan
March 8, 2018
That includes the Houston County Career Academy, alternative school, and central office. But providing eleven guards would not come cheap, estimates state about $35,000 a month. "I would much rather the state step in and a law enforcement officer on each campus." Said the Superintendent.
WTVY, Dothan
March 7, 2018
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) — Houston County Gives Day has been set for Friday, April 20 from 4 – 6:00 p.m. at Eagle Eye Outfitters. The event serves as the kick off for the Spirit of Service Day to be held on April ... It's really amazing,” said David Duke, Executive Director of Wiregrass 2-1-1, Southeast Alabama.
WTVY, Dothan
March 7, 2018
DOTHAN, Al. (WTVY) Houston County commissioner Brandon Shoupe conducted a community survey and the results are in. Shoupe says, “First, thank you to everyone who completed my community survey. The results have been interesting. They validated some past decisions while providing insight intoÃâà...
Dothan Eagle
March 1, 2018
Christopher Lee Arnold, 25, was killed when the 2007 GMC truck he was driving left the roadway, struck a utility pole and overturned. Arnold was not using a seat belt and was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene on Alabama Highway 605 approximately 12 miles south of Dothan in Houston County.
WSFA
February 22, 2018
Houston County's Emergency Management Agency and County Commissioners are pushing to bring together department heads to discuss the county's response to emergencies. Thursday, department heads met at the Houston County Emergency Management Office for the first of a series of meetings.
WSFA
February 16, 2018
“I'm grateful to assist in this small way,” said Pat Jones, Houston County District Attorney. Houston County Sheriff Donald Valenza said the K-9s are a vital asset to the department. The sheriff's office has six dogs, but they are getting ready to retire one dog. Valenza says in addition to the dog purchased withÃâà...
AL.com
February 13, 2018
A two-vehicle crash just north of Pleasant Grove Road Tuesday morning claimed the life of a Florida man and injured another woman, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Corey Nathan Smith, 42, was taken to Southeast Alabama Medical Center after the 1996 GMC Sonoma he was drivingÃâà...
WBRC FOX6 News
December 31, 1999
Kay Ivey, the Alabama Department of Commerce, Alabama Industrial Development Training and Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs have been invaluable assets. Key regional partners have included: City of Headland, City of Dothan, Houston County, Dothan Area Chamber ofÃâà...
Dothan Eagle
December 31, 1999
According to the Census data, 1,092 more people located in Houston County from April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017 than moved away from the county during the same time period. Baldwin County had the highest net migration by a wide margin. Numbers indicate a positive net migration of 28,263. Other topÃâà...
Dothan Eagle
December 31, 1999
The youth council of the Dothan-Houston County Substance Abuse Partnership will take part in the national Kick Butts Day initiative with an event to chalk the entrance to the Partnership's office and host an informational table to inform the public about the dangers of tobacco. The event will take place at 4Ãâà...
Dothan Eagle
December 31, 1999
The Houston County town of Columbia sits on a waterway large enough that Alan Jackson became a millionaire singing about it. In fact, it technically has a port – one of three inland ports the State of Alabama officially operates along the Chattahoochee River, a river that empties into the Apalachicola on theÃâà...
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