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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
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
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 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 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
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’
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
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.


News editor Christie Kulavich guides you to fun events happening in the Wiregrass.
Sports writer Drew Champlin writes about the latest sports news from Troy University.
Reporters Lance Griffin and Debbie Ingram write about latest news released on the country music development planned for Houston County.
