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Thursday, August 21st, 2025
Good morning, Dothan. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 21st of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Local churches in Dothan have launched a movement for change to hold community forums and guide efforts to improve local services + organizers will invite residents to share ideas and work together on future projects. Dothan Eagle
- ➤ The Dothan Miracle League is set to start its fall baseball season and is calling on volunteers to serve as buddies for players with intellectual disabilities. Volunteers 12 and older may register online — they can sign up for one game or help through multiple sessions. Wiregrass Daily News
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ A local Wiregrass business can win a $10,000 advertising campaign that will boost its brand through a full month of radio spots on Digio Strategies stations—billboard ads and digital marketing support are also offered. Businesses must enter before September 7 and the winner will be announced on September 8. Wiregrass Daily News
- ➤ A local Wiregrass business will win a multi-platform advertising campaign valued at over $10,000—entries are due until September 7 and the winner will be announced on September 8. Wiregrass Daily News
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Dothan Police arrested 31-year-old Tevion Kenyatta Dickson on August 19 for 35 felony charges related to credit card fraud and theft—each count has a $5,000 bond totaling $175,000—and he remains in Houston County Jail pending further proceedings. Wiregrass Daily News
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ More than 300 foster youth in Alabama are eligible for up to $5,000 per year in college or trade school aid through the Support for Success Program. The program is funded by a federal grant and run by Embrace Alabama Kids—helping ease financial burdens for those leaving foster care. Wiregrass Daily News
- ➤ Dothan Houston County Library System’s Chris Warren highlights must-read children’s books that local readers can check out today—books suited for the start of the new school year. WTVY
- ➤ Haley Ingram visited the News4 studio yesterday to explain Girls Inc.'s mission of offering engaging after-school programs for young girls in Dothan. The organization is dedicated to providing enriching learning opportunities and safe school-time support. WTVY
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ The Food and Drug Administration recalled Great Value raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart for possible Cesium-137 contamination from an Indonesian plant — Alabama consumers are urged not to eat any shrimp with lot codes 8005540-1, 8005538-1, or 8005539-1. Dothan Eagle
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2nd Annual Big Creek Community Yard Sale
11 AM – 6 PM — 300 Crossing Pkwy, Cottonwood, AL — Free entry — A day full of treasures and bargains awaits at this community yard sale.
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