Senator Tommy Tuberville’s office has announced he will begin hosting quarterly office hours in Enterprise focusing on assisting veterans with several local veteran’s groups present to assist.
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For Paul Olson serving as a member of the elite “Old Guard” is the highlight of his military career.
“By far that assignment has been ‘the crown jewel’ of my military career,” he told Enterprise Rotarians at the meeting March 29. “I’m still talking about it,” he added, with a smile.
The names of 50 Wiregrass men who sacrificed their lives in defense of liberty will be read at the city’s first National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, at the Enterprise Farmers Market.
• “The Stories Behind the Stars” initiative was created to organize one central digital location to collect the stories of all Americans who w…
In the past year, the Army aided the Afghanistan evacuation effort in support of the State Department and resettled vulnerable Afghans in the …
The 30th Claybank 5K Run, Walk and Fun Run, a Dothan Runners Club Grand Prix Race, is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 2.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is ready for flu season and so is the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System.
Lt. Col. Leslie Oakes, incoming commander of Fort Irwin Dental Clinic Command, receives the Fort Irwin Dental Clinic Command colors from Col. Robert Selders, Jr., commander of the Fort Carson Dental Health Activity Command
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jonathan P. Koziol was bid farewell and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael L. Lewis Jr. welcomed as the Chief Warrant Officer of the Aviation Branch during a Change of Responsibility Ceremony held at Fort Rucker May 27.
Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health announced Friday that starting March 22, ADPH will extend eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to include people age 55 and older, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the population defined as Allocation Phase 1c in the Alabama Vaccine Allocation Plan.
26th Annual Peace Parade held
During a time of year when families have empty seats at their tables, and deployed troops are missing home, Wreaths Across America Radio (WAAR) airs messages from troops from across the country and overseas, and encourages folks at home, to send a holiday greeting to them in the form of an internet radio greeting.
Saying that something is “in the bag” is slang for “it’s a certainty.”
It’s also the name of a five-year-old campaign to welcome military students to the Enterprise City Schools.
The service and sacrifice of local veterans will be honored during the annual Veterans Tribute ceremony Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Enterprise Civic Center.
Teaching children the value of giving back by donating Halloween candy in support of Operation Gratitude (OG) is a win-win for kids, parents, and dentists.
Naming the new elementary school on Fort Rucker in honor of the man called the “Godfather of Army Aviation” was never in question.
That fact was stressed by all who addressed the in-person and on-line attendees at the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the Ellis D. Parker Elementary School Sept. 29.
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” John 15:13
The Fort Rucker–Wiregrass Chapter of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) recently awarded $10,000 in scholarships to local students in the Wiregrass area.
The increase in coronavirus cases has prompted the commanding general of Fort Rucker to issue a fourth General Order requiring the wearing of masks on the installation.
The Faulkner and Newton gates at Fort Rucker will be temporarily closed July 20 – Aug. 2. The Daleville, Enterprise and Ozark gates and the Da…
Mother Nature rained on Fort Rucker’s Independence Day parade July 4, but other than delaying the start time for a few minutes, she did nothing to dampen the community’s spirit.
The 1,213 Dale County voters set to vote on Fort Rucker in the July 14 runoff election will be voting in Daleville instead.
In an emergency resolution passed June 23, the Dale County Commission voted to change the Bowden Terrace Community Center polling place on Fort Rucker for Beat 7, Box 2, Rocky Head to the Daleville government buildings.
A “General Order Number 1” has been issued by the commander of the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker.
Maj. Gen. David J. Francis issued the order April 2 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and said it will be rescinded when conditions have improved.
The first grade teachers at Windham Elementary School have the high-pressure job of preparing students for a life of learning.
Following hundreds of nominations nationwide and a national vote yielding more than 23,000 votes, Ashley Marshall has been named the 2020 Armed Forces Insurance Fort Rucker Spouse of the Year.
Post officials gathered to pay tribute to the cultural contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a commemorative observance Wednesday, Jan 15 at Wings Chapel on Fort Rucker. The theme of the program was “The History of a King.”
The Fort Rucker Directorate of Public Safety held a grand opening and dedication ceremony for its new fire station facility located at Runkle Stagefield in Elba on Dec. 18.
The night air was a bit chilly as families began to gather on Howze Field for the holiday tradition of lighting the Fort Rucker Christmas tree on Thursday, Dec. 5. Each year the event provides an outdoor holiday experience where soldiers, families and the local community can join together to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season.
The Fort Rucker Directorate of Public Safety ran a drill and a tabletop exercise Nov. 12 and 13 respectively to hone its and the community's skills in responding to an active-shooter incident.
Some within the Fort Rucker community are apparently confused as to who can park in handicapped parking spaces and who can't.
Fort Rucker's 6th Military Police Detachment is the best military police detachment in the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command for fiscal year 2019.
Corvias Foundation, a private charity founded by John Picerne to support educational opportunities for military families, recently launched its 2020 scholarship applications available to military spouses and children of active-duty service members.
In the October general membership meeting, AUSA chapter president Col. (ret) Mark Jones, left, and AUSA Executive Secretary Tanya Hatley, righ…
Maj. Gen. David J. Francis, Commanding General of the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, was the keynote speaker at the Veterans Day program held on post on Friday, Nov. 8. Francis spoke about the importance of remembering and taking care of our veterans.
On Friday, Nov. 8 a monument dedication was held for a newly installed Warrant Officer monument in Veteran’s Park on post at Fort Rucker.
Fort Rucker hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Aviation Training Support Facility on Thursday, Nov. 7, near the U.S. Army Aviation Museum.
Enterprise resident Dr. Jack Anderson spoke at the AUSA October general membership meeting on Oct. 23.
If there are people living with the horror of domestic abuse within the Fort Rucker community, it doesn't have to be that way, according the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker Commanding General Maj. Gen. David J. Francis.
Base housing at Fort Rucker is getting upgraded and renovated as part of a $325 million investment Corvias has with the Department of Defense to modernize homes across six Army posts.
First Lt. William B. Pickel, 30, has been identified as the soldier who died during training on Sunday, Sept. 1 after being medically evacuated to Southeast Health Medical Center, according to a press release from Fort Rucker Public Affairs Officer David Agan.
Fort Rucker has opened an investigation into the death of a soldier, according to a press release from Fort Rucker Public Affairs Officer David Agan.
The City of Enterprise and Pea River Historical and Genealogical Society recognized the Fort Rucker 1-11th Aviation Bravo Company for its help at the Depot Museum.
Because of high rain chances for Thursday, the Enterprise Veterans Parade has been canceled, but everyone is invited to instead attend an enhanced version of the annual Veterans Tribute Ceremony.
Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m., a traditional wreath-laying ceremony will be conducted at the Wall of Freedom, at the entrance of Enterprise Recreational Park.
When Dale County voters go to the election polls Tuesday, Nov. 6, they will vote on two local referendums.
Whether to enact a tag tax to benefit emergency medical services and whether to allow the Sunday sale of alcohol are among the local issues to be decided by Dale County voters.
Governor Kay Ivey issued a State of Emergency effective 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, for several Alabama counties in preparation for Tropical Storm Gordon.
The counties included are Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and Washington.
Ginger Hanson, left, was the speaker at the June 16 dinner meeting of the Fort Rucker Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. Hanson is an award winning author and publisher who explained how she got started writing books and discussed interesting facts about book-writing and publishing
Libby Harper from the Center for Vein Restoration in Dothan was the speaker at a recent dinner meeting of the Fort Rucker Chapter of the Milit…
The Real McCoy Lunch is billed as a way to let the city community learn more about the agricultural community and vice versa.
That is exactly what happened at the Coffee County Farm City Committee’s Real McCoy lunch held Friday, April 27, at the Coffee County Complex Community Room in New Brockton.
Fort Rucker is now open and normal operations will commence today, April 23.
It started with two women brainstorming about ways to help others at Christmas time.
It ended with a collection of 200 new blankets that were distributed to area senior citizens.
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