Election Brief: Geneva Run-Off
There will be a run-off between Larry Everett, who had 48 percent of the vote, and Warren Byrd, who had 40 percent of the vote. Geneva County probate judge Fred Hammic won with sixty percent of the vote.
There will be a run-off between Larry Everett, who had 48 percent of the vote, and Warren Byrd, who had 40 percent of the vote. Geneva County probate judge Fred Hammic won with sixty percent of the vote.
A constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Alabama was approved by a landslide.
Besides voting for their favorite candidates, residents of Houston County also cast ballots for the sale of draft beer. Houston County residents voted "yes" for draft beer, 9595 to 8375.
The hottest race in Houston County was the sheriff's race. Two men faced off on the democratic ticket, incumbent Sheriff Lamar Glover and Ashford assistant police Chief Eddie Ingram.
New Brockton Mayor Charles Cole says he wants his citizens to know that it's not the city's fault.
A Wiregrass man is recovering Tuesday after being attacked this weekend. Police investigators are following some leads to narrow down the suspect.
Southwest Georgia investigators have nabbed two more suspects in a local case which involves about $40,000 in stolen guns.
A law enforcement shortage is slowly being filled in central Coffee County:
Authorities are still sorting out a shooting incident just east of Atlanta Monday afternoon, where a police officer was shot.
Several soldiers from Ft. Rucker are spending time with their loved ones after serving a tour of duty in Iraq. Fox Company, 58th Aviation Regiment was actually not required to serve overseas but they volunteered to go.
Four major candidates in Alabama’s gubernatorial race are spending their final days before elections crisscrossing the state. Former Governor Don Siegelman was in Dothan Monday and Gov. Bob Riley, Lucy Baxley and Roy Moore also made their presence known.
A city official in the wiregrass finds herself in trouble with the law. Slocomb municipal magistrate Patsy Barron has been arrested and charged with stealing city money.
Coffee County district Judge Paul Sherling has set bonds for suspects in a reported meth lab compound.
Another group of Georgia-based National Guardsmen are heading to the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan this week.
Two people have been arrested on federal charges after more than six pounds of cocaine was discovered.
Authorities believe a fire that's charred more than 150 acres of woodland started when a pine cone started burning by a resident in his backyard.
With dry weather conditions, the Wiregrass area is also more susceptible to wildfires. Officials say residents should use caution when burning during the summer months.
The city of Dothan’s engineering services division will hold a neighborhood meeting tomorrow to announce temporary road closings.
The Alabama department of transportation is informing motorist to use caution on a busy Wiregrass road.
Two children are home safe Monday and a man is behind bars after keeping them out all night.
One Wiregrass resident was killed and another critically injured in separate accidents in Northwest Florida early Sunday morning.
A terrible accident sent three drivers to the hospital just days after an accident in Webb that has one man in intensive care unit, and state troopers are telling drivers to slow down.
2004 American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard is hosting a music camp in Dothan.
A new theme park featuring wildlife has broken ground in Florida.
A case of tuberculosis has been found in an Alabama prison, and it's believed the inmate had it before she arrived there from the Houston County Jail.
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