Carroll Girls Go 3-0 At Lakeshore Shootout

The 9th ranked CHS Lady Eagles won all three games at the Lakeshore Shootout held in Calera. Carroll opened with a 6-0 win over Boaz. Abby Doremus opened the scoring on a 30-yard free kick into the upper corner of the goal. The Lady Eagles poured it on from there as six different girls scored a goal. Sahara Moreno, Tenley White, Emmy Ganey, Audrey McDonald, and Savannah Pedroza each scored a goal. Doremus, Ganey, Emma Edler, Ally Lamberth and Kaylee Johnson each had an assist.

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Illegal Dumping a Growing Problem in Ozark

By Adam Kamerer

Less than a quarter mile from the downtown square in Ozark, an illegal dump site has been growing for years. On Hull Avenue, a little-used city road behind Vicker’s Signs, huge piles of tires, roofing materials, broken furniture, and tree trimming debris line the roadway, some of it spilling into the gully behind the road.

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Consumers Cautioned Not to Use Recalled Powdered Formula

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Public Health Advisory for powdered formulations of Similac®, Alimentum®, and EleCare®formulas manufactured by Abbott Nutrition in its Sturgis, Michigan, facility. The Alabama WIC Program is notifying participants that they may have been issued affected products.

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Ozark Approves $40,000 For New E-911 Consoles

By Adam Kamerer

At their February 15th meeting, the Ozark City Council voted to approve $40,000 for new consoles for the E-911 dispatch center.

Ozark recently purchased Motorola P25 two-way radios for its police and fire departments, which spurred the decision to purchase the new consoles. The Dale County Sheriff’s Department also uses Motorola P25 radios. “It will be better for the city and the county to be on the same system,” says Frankie Wilson, chairman of the E-911 board.

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Carroll High School Suspends Seven Soccer Players, Parents Say Punishment Is Excessive

By Adam Kamerer

Carroll High School suspended seven soccer players on Wednesday, February 16, following a fight between CHS students and Eufaula High School students that broke out at a soccer game against Eufaula High School on Friday, February 11.

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Wallace Community College-Dothan COVID-19 Vaccine and Booster Clinic Feb. 28

Wallace Community College-Dothan will hold a walk-in COVID-19 Vaccine and Booster Clinic on Monday, February 28, 2022, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on the Wallace Campus in Dothan. The clinic will be located in Cunningham Hall and is open to the public.

The clinic will offer the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines in partnership with the Houston County Department of Public Health. Attendees are asked to bring their vaccination cards and photo identification.

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Fire Causes Extensive Damage At Midland City Elementary School

A fire broke out Friday night at Midland City Elementary School.

Dale County Superintendent Ben Baker says the school’s fire detection system alerted at 6:30 p.m, automatically dispatching the Midland City Fire Department to the school.

Midland City Fire Department Chief Bert Chandler says firefighters were en route to the school when a passerby called in to dispatch reporting visible flames and smoke from the building. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found an active fire in the kindergarten wing of the school.

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No. 3 Auburn falls 67-62 in road tilt at No. 17 Tennessee

(Editor’s Note: Story reprinted from www.AuburnTigers.com)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Auburn's Jabari Smith and K.D. Johnson combined for 45 points Saturday, but it wasn't enough as the third-ranked Tigers picked up just their fourth loss of the season – a 67-62 road loss at No. 17 Tennessee. 

"Disappointed," Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said after the game. "We played hard, our defense was pretty good – we turned them over, scored off turnovers.

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Red Hot Chili Cookoff Raises $1800 For Lake Playground Equipment

By Adam Kamerer

Chili fans gathered in downtown Ozark last Saturday for the first annual Red Hot Chili Cookoff, for food, fun, and music. The event was sponsored by the Ozark Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Benchmark Wine & Beer Garden, LilliMaggs Butts and Beverages, and Live at Harlow’s.

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Wiregrass EV Owners Gather to Talk Charging Infrastructure

By Adam Kamerer

Wiregrass electric vehicle owners gathered at Loose Brick Coffee on Monday, February 21st for coffee and conversation.

Elizabeth and Tom Wyse of Ozark led the meeting. The Wyse’s were the first owners of a Tesla electric car in Ozark in 2016; they’ve since added a second Tesla to their garage. “I’ve always been a car person,” says Tom Wyse. “I didn’t go electric to go green. I drove a Tesla and felt like I was driving in the future,” says Tom.

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