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October 22, 2008

Tax relief

I know that the rich folks need some relief. The next thing you will see is these folks standing in front of the country club with a tin cup.

Vote straight GOP

Have you seen the yard signs around town that read “Bright/Republican?” I wonder how many voters will check “Bright” on their ballot as a result of seeing this sign.

We are old enough to vote

Without jobs, you have nothing.

Improve schools? Yes, we can!

No great idea ever sprang forth fully formed.

Mitt Romney coming to Dothan to campaign for Jay Love
Mitt Romney coming to Dothan to campaign for Jay Love

Romney was among several candidates seeking the Republican nomination for President

Jail Docket

The following were booked into the Houston County Jail from Oct. 7-13 on felony charges.

Business licenses

The following is a listing of public records from Houston County for the week of Oct. 6- 13.

Real Estate Transfers

The following is a listing of public records from Houston County for the week of Oct. 6- 13.

Divorces

The following is a listing of public records from Houston County for the week of Oct. 6- 13.

Marriage licenses

The following is a listing of public records from Houston County for the week of Oct. 6- 13.

Dothan man charged with two business burglaries, including Rudd furniture
Dothan man charged with two business burglaries, including Rudd furniture

Police arrested a Dothan man Tuesday and charged him with two burglaries of Dothan businesses within the past week, according to a statement from the Dothan Police Department.

Dothan police charge two with felony crimes, one with DUI

The following person has been arrested by the Dothan Police Department and is charged with a felony. She has not been convicted. Information provided by the Dothan Police Department. 


October 21, 2008

Company invests $3.2 in Ozark

OZARK — A company’s $3.2 million investment into the city could help Ozark’s housing market and further promote the company’s name across the Southeast, according to city leaders.

Army conducting environmental impact study on ACF basin

Changes are coming to the way the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint River Basin is controlled.

Publix site developers give details on project

The realty developers in charge of developing a Publix grocery store and shopping center at the intersection of Highway 84 and John D. Odom Road met with local residents Tuesday night to take feedback on the proposed location.

City ups rate for dumping at landfill

The price of waste disposal at the Dothan landfill hasn’t increased in nearly 20 years, but the cost associated with it has gone up, leaving Dothan taxpayers to fund the difference.

Educators urging passage of Amendment One to stave off cuts
Educators urging passage of Amendment One to stave off cuts

Educators say Alabamians can prevent funding cuts and teacher layoffs by voting for an amendment that would allow schools to tap a state rainy day fund.

Larry Williams remembered as artistic educator, cook

Dothan lost one of its few true Renaissance men Sunday with the passing of Larry Williams.

Harri Anne Smith still plans 2010 run as Republican

State Sen. Harri Anne Smith, R-Slocomb, said she plans to be on the Republican ticket in 2010 when she runs for re-election to the Alabama Senate.

Club denied liquor license after comparison to Grand Central
Club denied liquor license after comparison to Grand Central

Club Rio Grande was to be a new nightclub located in the city’s recently established entertainment district downtown, but its name and ownership ties were enough to rally opposition to kill the project.

Obama shaped by search for identity

Despite the attention to the men who have influenced Barack Obama, from his inconstant Kenyan father to his fiery former pastor, a woman did the most to mold him.

City denies club license for Club Rio Grande

Dothan City Commissioners voted 4-3 Tuesday to deny a club liquor license to Club Rio Grande, 164 S. Foster St.

The owner of a neighboring business, Michael Prichard of Featured Players, presented a petition in opposition, saying owner Monica Johnson Warren and partner Charles Burch, are just “moving the party down the street.“

Two votes to one

I think the American public is tired of Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Joe Biden making snide remarks about “eight more years of the same.”

GOP’s Southern strategy

Come on people; we can do better. Vote straight Democratic.

Impressed by Seagle, Craig

I have a very poor opinion of most politicians, but I believe Dothan has two winners in Craig and Seagle.

Life versus art

A report released on Monday suggests that even a brief appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live will boost a politician’s favorability index.

Pansey man arrested on drug charge
Pansey man arrested on drug charge

A Pansey man faces a felony drug charge after Houston County Sheriff’s deputies arrested him Saturday during a traffic stop near Ashford.

Beirut survivors ‘don’t forget’
Beirut survivors ‘don’t forget’

TAMPA - Mike Toma had just come off fire watch duty in Beirut, Lebanon, and was asleep in his barracks when a bomb exploded less than 100 feet away.

McCain’s Life, career, have been like wild fighter jet ride
McCain’s Life, career, have been like wild fighter jet ride

John McCain’s second bid for the White House has had the ups and downs of a wild Navy fighter jet ride.

Dothan police charge three with felony crimes, seven with DUI

The following person has been arrested by the Dothan Police Department and is charged with a felony. She has not been convicted. Information provided by the Dothan Police Department.

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