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News in Houston County, Alabama

Houston County website hacked, investigation ongoing
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:56:59 -0800

Houston County’s official website is indefinitely down for maintenance after being hacked early Monday morning.

Long appointed to Houston County Health Care Authority
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:57:56 -0800

Theodore (Ted) Long, a small business owner active on boards and in civic organizations, has been appointed to the Houston County Health Care Authority.

Tim Pitchford to run for Houston County school superintendent
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:57:32 -0800

Tim Pitchford to run for Houston County school superintendent

Starla Matthews runs for Houston County Revenue Commissioner
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:13:02 -0800

Starla Matthews runs for Houston County Revenue Commissioner

Wicksburg gets wild win over Houston County
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:53:19 -0800

COLUMBIA  - Wicksburg’s Austin Sellers didn’t feel like he played very well in Friday’s Class 2A sub-regional game against Houston County.

Editorial: Be prepared
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:01:53 -0800

Houston County officials downplayed an incident involving the county government website this week, saying the security breach doesn’t appear to be the work of a hacking group called Anonymous, which has targeted state government websites in recent weeks.Early Monday, the site at www.houstoncounty.org was found with “juvenile, inappropriate images,” said Commission Chairman Mark Culver.“It ...

Georgia man dies in Alabama following bar fight
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:19:18 -0800

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama say a 43-year-old Georgia man who was handcuffed following a bar fight has died. Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd tells The Dothan Eagle (http://bit.ly/zlMLEY) he declared Johnnie Kamahi Warren dead at 3:16 a.m. Monday at Flowers Hospital in Dothan.

Partly Cloudy
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:48:22 -0800

Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey will join educators, students, and legislators to announce the winner of the Alabama Real World Design Challenge tomorrow afternoon. The winning team...

Ronnie Gilley faces fifth day on witness stand in Alabama bingo trial
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:02:56 -0800

Much of Gilley's cross-examination on Tuesday focused on his truthfulness as a defense lawyer tried to suggest Gilley was an adept, self-serving and frequent liar.

Readers Feel...
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:14:54 -0800

Theodore Long, RMT, a small business owner, was recently appointed to the Houston County Health Care Authority to fill the unexpired term of William H. Glover, who passed away last fall....