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Dallas Co. senior citizen unhappy with storm program results

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Dallas County senior citizen says she now has a trailer that she can’t live in — after participation in program designed to help storm victims. Sixty-six year old Annie Blue — got this trailer about 16 months ago — through the Home Recovery Alabama Program. The program helps people repair — reconstruct — or…

Father & son duo accused of assaulting senior citizen in Perry Co.

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Perry County father and son are each facing assault charges tonight. They’re accused of brutally beating up a senior citizen. Fifty-five year old James Bradley Hobson — and 28 year old Kevin Chase Hobson — are each charged with first-degree assault. They’re accused of beating up a 65 year old Howard Mayton after they…

Sheriff: Senior Citizen Runs off Burgler

DOZIER, Ala. (AP) — Police say a 95-year-old south Alabama man who heard someone breaking into his home grabbed a weapon and ran off an intruder who was later captured and charged with burglary. News outlets quote Covington County Sheriff Blake Turman as saying a senior citizen in the Dozier community was napping in his living room on Friday evening…