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Flood warning issued for Coffee and Dale counties from Thursday to Monday
A flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 9:03 p.m. valid from Thursday 9 a.m. until Monday 2:53 a.m. for Coffee and Dale counties. The weather service adds, "Moderate flooding is forecast." "At 17.0 feet, The basement of a home on U.S. Highway 231 and...
Update: Flood watch for Southeast Alabama until Thursday afternoon
On Wednesday at 11:53 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated flood watch valid from 3 p.m. until Thursday 1 p.m. for Coffee, Dale, Henry, Geneva and Houston counties. The weather service adds, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible." "Heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding,...
Inmate dies in Coffee County Jail
COFFEE COUNTY, Ala (WDHN) — An inmate died at the Coffee County Jail early Wednesday morning, Sheriff Scott Byrd confirmed to WDHN. Sheriff Byrd identified the inmate as 45-year-old Chad Jones from Gadsden, Alabama. Jones was arrested in Enterprise at 1:41 a.m. and charged with public intoxication. According to...
Man dies in custody of Coffee County Jail, investigation now underway
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Early Wednesday morning, the Enterprise Police Department arrested Chad Jones, 45, for public intoxication. Jones, a resident of Gadsden, was taken into custody at the Coffee County Jail. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office reported that, while in custody, Jones experienced a deadly, unidentified medical emergency.
Gadsden man, 45, dies following medical emergency in Coffee County Jail, sheriff says
An investigation is underway after an inmate died early Wednesday at the Coffee County Jail. Chad Jones, 45, of Gadsden, was arrested about 1:41 a.m. by Enterprise police officers on a public intoxication charge, sheriff’s officials said. While in custody of the Coffee County Jail, Jones experienced a medical...
Can Pete Buttigieg’s visit to Shiloh help the flooded Black community?
COFFEE COUNTY, Ala.—By now, Pastor Timothy Williams could lead the tour blindfolded. It begins at his own home, its roof nearly level with the highway a stone’s throw away. For years, following the road’s elevation and expansion to four lanes in 2018, U.S. Highway 84 has flooded Shiloh, a historically Black community in rural south Alabama.
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