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    <title>News for Dothan Eagle</title>
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          <title>Lots of rain, some flooding as Hanna moves north</title>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Tropical Storm Hanna accelerated toward New England on Saturday after the storm&#8217;s whipping winds and rain didn&#8217;t linger long enough over the Southeast to cause much more than some isolated flooding and power outages.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:27:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Shots fired, deputy hit in Holmes County pursuit</title>
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A deputy was shot and a man was later apprehended after leading deputies on a wild police chase
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          <title>Dothan firefighter treated for injuries in structure fire</title>
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The firefighter was treated and released after suffering a fractured leg.
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          <title>16 arrested for drug distribution, two stores raided for counterfeitting</title>
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The Houston County Sheriff&#8217;s Office had a busy day on Thursday, arresting 16 people for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and seizing more than $54,000 worth of counterfeit merchandise from two Dothan clothing stores.
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          <title>Dothan and Houston County schools both short of needed textbooks</title>
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The transition from a four-block schedule to a seven-period day appears to have left the Houston County Schools and Dothan City Schools short of books to provide students who are now taking nearly double the number of classes per semester as they did last year.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:45:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>2008 Republican Platform</title>
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To view the 2008 Republican Platform information online in it&#8217;s entirety, click here.
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          <title>2008 Democratic National Convention Committee Platform</title>
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To read the Democratic National Convention Committee Platform information in it&#8217;s entirety, click here.
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          <title>Pike County man fatally shot by deputies</title>
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A Pike County Sheriff&#8217;s deputy killed a probation violator who was coming at him armed with a machete and hunting knife inside a house near Brundidge on Friday morning.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:18:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Fort Rucker welcomes new deputy commander</title>
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FORT RUCKER - The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence&#8217;s former chief of staff will now serve as its deputy commander.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:43:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Suspects identified in Rosa Parks sign theft</title>
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Authorities have identified four juveniles who they believe stole a sign commemorating civil rights icon Rosa Parks.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:28:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Suspects identified in Rosa Parks sign theft</title>
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Authorities have identified four juveniles they believe stole a sign commemorating civil rights icon Rosa Parks.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:09:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Man from Pansey killed in crash</title>
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A man from Pansey died early Friday morning in a one-vehicle crash near Ashford.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:36:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>The race heats up</title>
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In a nation where the entertainment industry has cast off situation comedies for voyeuristic reality programming, the back-to-back major political party conventions offered the best of both worlds. Part scripted pageantry, part unscripted reaction, the televised portions of the political conventions captured the attention of millions of  Americans in these last two weeks.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:30:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Jay Love speaks at Republican National Convention</title>
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ST. PAUL, Minn. &#8211; Republicans gave an Alabama congressional candidate a coveted speaking slot at their national convention Thursday, a sign that they are worried about losing the tight race to replace retiring incumbent Republican Rep. Terry Everett.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:20:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Cloverdale Elementary students are recycling</title>
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Cloverdale Elementary School is probably one of the few places where picking up garbage is glamorous.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:55:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Students, parents meet with colleges during fair</title>
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Veteran nuclear plant worker Donald Hunter knew he was lucky when he secured a good job in the 1970s without an education. But he knows those days are over and he wants better for his 18-year-old son, Corry.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:55:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Is there really oil in Geneva County?</title>
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Oil in Geneva County? A state geologist with the Alabama Oil and Gas Board said he does not know if new wells will produce oil in the southern and eastern parts of the county.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:25:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Ozark fire chief placed on leave</title>
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Ozark Fire Department Chief Dempsey Barefield remained on paid administrative leave Thursday after an allegation that he showed up to a wreck while under the influence of alcohol.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:59:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Garbage bill may come from electric company</title>
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&#8220;One thing all our customers have in common. They all have electricity,&#8221; Houston County Executive Officer Bill Dempsey said Thursday.


And it is through those electric bills that Houston County hopes to capture its due in sanitation fees.


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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:48:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>County to vote Monday on 4&#45;day work week</title>
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A 4-day work week for nearly 100 county employees working in the administrative building on North Oates Street is being presented as a win-win for employees, the public and taxpayers.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:26:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>High school student charged with having gun at school</title>
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A Dothan High School football player was taken into police custody Wednesday after being caught with a gun at school, according to authorities.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:18:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Warning sirens to be tested Friday</title>
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The Dothan/Houston County Emergency Management Agency will be conducting the monthly test of Community Outdoor Warning System on Frida at noon.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:29:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Skeptical</title>
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Do you seriously think they&#8217;re going to work 10 hours any day?
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:05:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>An early lesson in politics</title>
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I understood then, and I understand even more today.
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          <title>Now we know</title>
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Decades after the last pig met his fate on the killing floor, old-timers remember the odor as if it were yesterday.


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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:05:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;What was McCain thinking?&#8217;</title>
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McCain&#8217;s choice for one who is only a heartbeat from the presidency truly did keep me awake.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:05:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Illegal immigration &#8216;is still illegal&#8217;</title>
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It would seem that most Americans could look around them and observe the economic mess the country is in right now. This alone should open their eyes to how much worse this mess is due to the presence of illegal aliens.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:05:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Dale County cemetery placed on historic register</title>
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NEWTON&#8212;Stories Altha Newman&#8217;s family had passed down about slaves buried in Newton&#8217;s Klondyke Community were transformed into reality after an unexpected discovery in the late 20th century.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Ozark radio station silent&#8230; for now</title>
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OZARK - WRJM 93.7 FM listeners who heard an earful of static instead of news talk on Wednesday might hear even more of the noise over the next few days.
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          <title>Apartments crack down on parking lot partying</title>
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Denton Apartments Security Chief Morgan Hallford calls them 10 percenters, and says he&#8217;s not going to put up with their crap.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:08:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Wallace, EOCC experience an enrollment increase</title>
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Wallace Community College and Enterprise-Ozark Community College are following a nationwide trend of increased enrollment at two-year colleges.
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          <title>Enterprise High School to resume school Thursday</title>
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After being dismissed around noon Wednesday, Enterprise High School students will resume a normal school day Thursday.
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          <title>Pollster: Black turnout could decide Congressional race</title>
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A non-partisan poll commissioned by a Washington-based publication shows Republican Congressional candidate Jay Love leading Democratic candidate Bobby Bright, but black voter turnout could make a huge difference.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:50:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Love: America will like Palin</title>
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Hurricane Gustav may have blown away Rep. Jay Love&#8217;s chance to gain the spotlight at the Republican National Convention, but Love said Vice Presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin may be all anyone remembers from the storm-shortened event.
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          <title>Troy, LSU football game postponed until Nov. 15</title>
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A kickoff time will be announced at a later date
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          <title>Enterprise High School students released Wednesday due to electrical problem</title>
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According to officials, Enterprise High School students have been released from school due to a report of an electrical problem.&nbsp; The students have been released as a precautionary measure.&nbsp;
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          <title>Dothan Police briefs</title>
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The Dothan Police Department arrested the following people and charged them with felony crimes. They have not been convicted. Information provided by the Dothan Police Department.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:31:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Katrina memories fueled Gustav prep</title>
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What must be remembered is that Katrina was far more deadly and destructive than anyone would have anticipated, not that Gustav was less so.
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          <title>Buying votes</title>
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Does anyone sincerely believe that the proposal by Bush during his first campaign to reduce taxes across the board was anything more than a vote-buying scheme?&nbsp; And it worked!&nbsp; 
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          <title>Victim grateful for help</title>
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My car caught on fire and I received multiple injuries. With no other adults in my car, I was unable to get myself and my dogs out of the car. But, just in time, some wonderful and caring people stopped to help me, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for all they have done.
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          <title>Wasteful spending</title>
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Better days are ahead for Dothan. They will arrive in the form of an election. Some people have forgotten citizens have the memory of an elephant and the mindset of a woman scorned.
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          <title>New Orleans evacuees ready to go back home</title>
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&#8220;Plap! Plap! Plap!&#8221; The disturbing sound of a flat tire on his 1984 Oldsmobile was ironically one of the first signs Louis Alonzo was on safer, drier ground toward southeast Alabama at a time Hurricane Katrina destroyed most all his family had in New Orleans&#8217; Ninth Ward.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:40:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Dothan City School Board approves $67 million budget</title>
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The Dothan City School Board on Tuesday approved a $67 million budget for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:22:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Houston County corrections officer disciplined</title>
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Houston County Sheriff Andy Hughes recently suspended a corrections officer for his involvement in a traffic crash that left a county inmate dead.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:45:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Plans under way to drill for oil near Slocomb</title>
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One woman who owns land in the southern part of Geneva County said Tuesday she would buy new carpet if they struck oil on her property.


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          <title>Residents ask city, county to pave road</title>
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Houston County commissioners aren&#8217;t stepping up to pave a dirt road behind Hidden Lake subdivision because the road is in the Dothan city limits.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:15:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Fort Rucker commander nominated for promotion</title>
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Brig. Gen. James Barclay, Fort Rucker&#8217;s commanding general, is up for his second star.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:58:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Samson man charged in church burglaries</title>
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A Samson man charged with burglarizing three churches was released from jail Tuesday.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:22:00 CDT</pubDate>
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A 12-year-old Dothan boy faces a felony charge after police say he stabbed his older brother with a steak knife.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:30:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Odd Jobs: Pizza man</title>
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Jim Cook rides along with a Domino&#8217;s delivery driver in the latest installment of Odd Jobs at http://www.dothaneagle.com.


Video guaranteed to load in 30 minutes or less, or&#8230; um, we&#8217;ll be very sorry about it. 


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          <title>Budget hearings begin this week</title>
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Budget hearings for the next school year are expected to begin this week for Dale County&#8217;s three school systems. Despite pro-ration concerns last year, school leaders aren&#8217;t perceiving any program cuts.


Ozark City Schools&#8217; first budget hearing is 5:30 p.m. today. The school system cut a music program earlier this year, although superintendent Mike Lenhart said he was not predicting future cuts and was hoping to gain the programs back.

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          <title>Hurricane evacuees find Dothan</title>
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Three years ago, Kirby and Jennifer Houck packed up the kids and left Slidell, La., finding refuge from Hurricane Katrina in Memphis, where they didn&#8217;t feel so safe after all.


This time, they came to Dothan &#8212; a smaller and they believe, safer, community.


&#8220;I knew the Dothan area,&#8221; Kirby said. &#8220;I used to travel through here with my job. I looked at the track of the hurricane and knew this would be far enough east.&#8221;
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          <title>Rain brings more mosquitoes</title>
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One side effect from tropical weather events is among the most dangerous: mosquitoes.


When rain comes in abundance, mosquitoes begin breeding in abundance. And with recent rains from Hurricane Fay and the potential for more rain from Hurricane Gustav, the potential for an abundance of mosquitoes is there.


&#8220;The dryer it is, the less mosquitoes there are,&#8221; said Dothan Public Works Director Jerry Corbin. &#8220;You need to look at keeping your pet water, if it&#8217;s outside, fresh and replaced.&#8221;
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          <title>Barbaree changes mind; will seek second term</title>
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District 5 Dothan City Commissioner Taylor Barbaree has changed his mind. After announcing in April that he will not seek a second term, Barbaree said Friday he will run for re-election.


And he knows very well the price he may pay for his change of heart.


&#8220;I am sure some people will criticize my decision in announcing I was not running and now I am,&#8221; he said. &#8220;In this position, I have learned everything I do is open to criticism.&#8221;

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          <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:01:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>More flying in, out of Dothan airport</title>
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Cooperative weather, a bustling military post and an improved air carrier could all contribute to more people flying in and out of Dothan this summer when compared to last year.


While enplanements and deplanements remained generally flat for the first six months of 2008, they shot up significantly in the month of July.


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          <title>Hartford will select new utility supervisor after election</title>
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The arrest of the Hartford utilities superintendent has left the town searching for someone to fill the position. Hartford Mayor Eria Sorrells said the town has a temporary replacement.


Police arrested Richard Powell, 39, of West Burch Street on Aug. 13 and charged him with felony first-degree theft of property. He was released on the same day after he posted a $10,000 bond.


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          <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:45:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama&#8217;s coast appears to dodge major Gustav hit</title>
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP)&#8212;Alabama&#8217;s beach resorts, bayous and port city appear to have dodged serious damage from Hurricane Gustav, which made landfall southwest of New Orleans.
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          <title>Gas prices up as Gustav impacts Gulf</title>
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)&#8212;AAA Alabama reports gas prices continue to climb.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:27:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Community Corrections inmate dies</title>
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A Dothan man with a history of heart problems, serving time in the Houston County Community Corrections work release program, died Sunday after being taken to a local hospital for treatment.


Billy Mack Kirkland, 43, called his wife from the Houston County Jail at 4 a.m. Sunday, saying that he didn&#8217;t feel well, Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd said. Kirkland was taken to the emergency room of Southeast Alabama Medical Center four hours later for treatment and died at 1:30 p.m.
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          <title>Gustav&#8217;s eye closes in on Louisiana coastline</title>
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NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Gustav steamed toward the Louisiana coast early Monday on track to hit west of New Orleans as the few remaining in the city watched nervously and hoped levees only partly reinforced in the three years since Katrina would hold.&middot; Hurricane Center | Get Severe Weather Text Alerts
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          <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:32:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Ala. 2&#45;Year Colleges doubling as shelters</title>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama&#8217;s community colleges are serving another purpose and sheltering people who are getting away from Hurricane Gustav.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:29:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Gov.&#8217;s request for federal aid approved</title>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Governor Bob Riley says President Bush has approved his request for disaster assistance in response to Hurricane Gustav.
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          <title>Flora&#45;Bama rocks as Gustav rolls toward landfall</title>
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PERDIDO KEY, Fla. - A man with a bra draped over his head danced into the night as waves churned up by Hurricane Gustav lashed the beach just yards away.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:24:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Dothan boy stabbed in neck</title>
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A Dothan boy was hospitalized Sunday evening after police say his brother stabbed him in the neck.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:20:00 CDT</pubDate>
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A Eufaula teenager died Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash about three miles west of Bakerhill, according to an Alabama State Highway Patrol report.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:28:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Oil companies shutting down Gulf operations</title>
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HOUSTON &#8212;Royal Dutch Shell, BP and other oil companies wrapped up evacuations and shut down production Saturday as an intensifying Hurricane Gustav churned toward the petroleum-rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:52:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Riley issues mandatory evacuation for part of Ala. coast</title>
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MOBILE, Ala. - Alabama Gov. Bob Riley has issued a mandatory evacuation order for some coastal areas of Mobile and Baldwin counties, effective at 7 a.m., in response to Hurricane Gustav.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:51:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Powerful Gustav hits Cuba; New Orleans evacuates</title>
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HAVANA - Hurricane Gustav roared into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after destroying homes and roads in Cuba, and the mayor of New Orleans ordered residents to flee the &#8220;storm of the century&#8221; by morning.

&middot; Hurricane Center | Get Severe Weather Text Alerts
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          <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:49:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Dothan sports fields have economic impact</title>
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Dothan Leisure Services Director Elston Jones has heard it before. &#8220;Why do we need another ball field?&#8221; A coach best answered that question recently.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:15:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>How to pick a president</title>
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There&#8217;s got to be a better way than the current system.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Thanks for the GOP</title>
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What negative consequences if any, will await me if I select not to join the Republican ideology?
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          <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:01:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Taxpayers first</title>
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Somewhere between the insurance debate and the discussion over the work week, the Houston County Commission took its eye off the ball.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:01:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>New library should be a priority</title>
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As long as the public library is only a priority when there is money left over from other government functions and obligations, Dothan will never have a new public library.&nbsp;
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The Dale County School System wishes to express our heartfelt appreciation for all those who assisted during the unfortunate bus wreck on Tuesday, Aug. 12.&nbsp;
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Often where there&#8217;s fear of an animal there&#8217;s an imminent danger. 

But Sheila Herring changed her first impression of snakes Saturday at a talk at Landmark Park as part of the Science on Saturdays.
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Dothan police arrested a teenager early Friday morning and charged him with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, according to a statement from the Dothan Police Department.&nbsp;
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Dothan police have arrested a 36-year-old man as part of an ongoing drug investigation, according to a statement from the Dothan Police Department.&nbsp;
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The storm is likely to change the course of the Republican convention scheduled to open Monday in St. Paul.
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NEW ORLEANS - Spooked by predictions that Hurricane Gustav could grow into a Category 5 monster, an estimated 1 million residents fled the Gulf Coast Saturday &#8212; well ahead of the official order to get out of the way of a storm taking dead aim at Louisiana.

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Gov. Bob Riley says coastal Alabama residents should be aware of Hurricane Gustav&#8217;s track and have an evacuation plan ready if the powerful storm shifts to the east, increasing increase its threat to the state.
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The following people were arrested by the Dothan Police Department and are charged with a felony. They have not been convicted.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush, confronted with the prospect of a second monster hurricane striking the still-battered Gulf Coast, checked in with governors and federal officials Saturday to make sure Washington was doing all it can.
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HAVANA - Gustav swelled into a fearsome Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph (235 kph) on Saturday as Cuba raced to evacuate more than 240,000 people and Americans to the north clogged highways fleeing New Orleans.

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MOBILE, Ala. - Gov. Bob Riley has declared an official state of emergency due to the threat posed by Hurricane Gustav.
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MOBILE, Ala. - Gov. Bob Riley said Saturday he did not want to order an evacuation before it is necessary but cautioned that Hurricane Gustav could change course, raising a greater threat to the Alabama coast.
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Geneva police closed a three-month burglary investigation late Thursday night after they arrested a 38-year-old man near Geneva High School.
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With running mates on board and both presidential candidates steadily campaigning for the nation&#8217;s highest office, the excitement sparking almost daily over the upcoming election has some residents digging a little deeper to get to the core of some high-profile issues.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:58:00 CDT</pubDate>
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Although Harri Anne Smith&#8217;s state senate district is almost 3,000 miles away from Alaska&#8217;s capitol, Smith said she felt close to the Alaska governor Friday.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:50:00 CDT</pubDate>
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Governor Bob Riley today declared an official state of emergency due to the imminent threat posed by Hurricane Gustav.&nbsp; The emergency declaration enables the Governor to invoke various emergency preparedness measures.


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The city is beefing up its police presence downtown, with the organization of a new unit that will primarily work downtown Dothan.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:47:00 CDT</pubDate>
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A teen is in jail and a car owner has their vehicle back after an arrest at 3 a.m. Friday.
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An attempted purse snatching late Thursday night ended with the robber leaving empty handed.
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Perhaps the best strategy for overweight state workers &#8212; and the rest of the state&#8217;s overweight 30 percent &#8212; is to start exercising and making better nutrition choices.
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A double-wide trailer between Webb and Columbia burned on Thursday night.
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The State Board of Education on Thursday voted to make attending community college more accessible to Alabamians, unanimously approving a new policy that requires the state&#8217;s two-year colleges to make at least a third of their scholarships need-based.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:56:01 CDT</pubDate>
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An ambitious new program to offer innovative in-school and afterschool programs to students at two Dothan elementary schools with high poverty and high minority populations will get underway toward the middle of the 2008-2009 school year.
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Some local law enforcement agencies are hoping a spike in arrests for driving under the influence will curb a hike in alcohol-related fatalities on the state&#8217;s roads.


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Gov. Bob Riley and Congressman Terry Everett say they&#8217;ve seen the future, and it rests in the hands of Rep. Jay Love.


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FORT RUCKER &#8212; A spokesperson for the contractor that maintains the Army&#8217;s helicopters here said a government audit is ongoing at the company.
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A ridge of high pressure about 1,600 miles away from Tropical Storm Gustav could determine whether the Wiregrass is significantly impacted by the strengthening storm.
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