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🌱 Why Dothan commissioners are clashing over a $460,000 tax break

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Dothan commissioners are clashing over a $460,000 tax break
  • How Dothan’s new Main Street status could reshape downtown
  • How Wallace’s Dothan campus responded after a sudden bomb threat

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 84, low: 64.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Dothan commissioners split over SmartBank tax incentive deal (wtvy.com) — Dothan and Houston County leaders have approved tax incentives worth about $460,000 to bring SmartBank’s second local branch to a long-vacant, contaminated corner at Cherokee and Main. Commissioners are split, with supporters citing new jobs and redevelopment and opponents warning the city is giving away needed revenue for roads and infrastructure when the project might have happened anyway.
   

2. Dothan earns designation as Alabama Main Street Community (wdhn.com) — Dothan’s downtown has just been officially designated a Main Street Alabama community, unlocking new grant opportunities and expert support to keep revitalization moving. Local leaders say the honor, earned after a year-long application process, will help fund improvements, attract more businesses, and build on projects like Porter Park Plaza and opera house renovations to make downtown a place families want to spend time.
   

3. All 4 Wiregrass community colleges cleared of bomb threats (wdhn.com) — Wallace Community College’s Dothan campus was evacuated Wednesday after a bomb threat, but officials now say all four affected Wiregrass community college campuses have been cleared. Classes at Wallace in Dothan are canceled for the rest of Wednesday and will resume Thursday, while investigators continue looking into any possible connection between the threats at Dothan, Enterprise, Andalusia, and Opp.
   

4. WIREGRASS' BEST: Dothan's Brown, PCS' Hughes named tennis players of year (dothaneagle.com) — Dothan tennis fans can celebrate junior Ella Brown, who earned the 2026 Dothan Eagle Girls Tennis Player of the Year award after a 20-3 season and deep postseason run. Providence Christian’s Jackson Hughes also claimed Boys Player of the Year, capping a 27-3 season and a state singles title as both Wiregrass standouts continued their dominance.
   

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  • Our Cocker Spaniel crossed over the rainbow this weekend and my little Yorkie is depressed he won't eat, they have been together 12 yrs, I have looked on market place to see if anyone has a small dog but there expensive if anyone knows or hears of a
    small dog needing a loving home please let me know all the dogs at the humane society are large. Thanks. (Nextdoor South Oates)
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    I just inherited my dad's house, so I am a first time home owner and I'm disabled. Right now I need a few minor repairs and new deadbolts installed… (Nextdoor Napier Field)
  • Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Dothan, Alabama in Dothan. Apply here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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