Former Houston County Assistant District Attorney Mark Johnson was found guilty on ethics charges after a Houston County jury returned six guilty verdicts Thursday afternoon.
Rickey Stokes resigned as Cottonwood Rescue’s president on Friday after an audit questioned about $848,000 in payments made by the nonprofit emergency services provider serving southeast Houston County.
An audit released on Friday questioned about $848,000 recent payments made by Cottonwood Rescue, a nonprofit emergency services provider serving southeast Houston County.
Southern Roots Nut Co. plans to open a pecan processing facility in Dothan, where the New Mexico-based company will create 120 jobs, according to Gov. Kay Ivey.
Cleanup efforts by the Houston County Road and Bridge Department of damage from a tornado that hit Cottonwood on January 9 will take 10 to 12 weeks to complete.
Houston County Commissioners approved appropriating $500,000 at a Monday meeting to assist in a purchase of a strategic industrial site at an undisclosed location with the state and city of Dothan.
The potential district combination concerns some county officials in the Wiregrass.
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen said his office is “staying vigilant” when it comes to voter and election integrity after an official with the Houston County Board of Registrars had to be removed last week over allegations of voter fraud.
Dothan-Houston County Emergency Management Agency director Chris Judah resigned on Monday.
The Dothan Police Department arrested two individuals on Wednesday after the dispatch computer system used by the Dothan Police Department, Houston County Sheriff’s Department and the Houston County Emergency Management had allegedly been accessed by someone who was not authorized to do so.
Houston County Commissioners approved an annual marketing contract Monday to help with county employee recruitment.
The Houston County Commission approved federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for local nonprofits and a new industrial site Tuesday.
The Houston County Commission will decide Tuesday whether to agree to participate in a limited voting audit after the general election in November.
Houston County Commissioners approved a property tax increase benefitting the Houston County Healthcare Authority on Monday.
Houston County Commissioners will consider passing a property tax increase at their next meeting on Monday at the request of the Houston County Healthcare Authority to benefit Southeast Health.
One of the largest industrial investments in the history of the southeast Alabama region is taking place in Houston County.