Bill Perkins

Dothan

Editorial Page Editor at Dothan Eagle

A guy with a pen and some parchment.

Articles

Dothan to Kickoff the 5th Annual Juneteenth Parade & Expo Celebration

4 days ago | dothaneagle.com | Bill Perkins

The 5th Annual Juneteenth Parade and the Juneteenth Expo & Celebration: Dothan will commence Saturday, June 7, at 10 a.m. in downtown Dothan. Hosted by TSE Juneteenth Affairs, Inc. (TSEJA), these vibrant festivities commemorate the freedom of West Africans and honor the enduring legacy of those previously enslaved. This year’s parade, marking a significant anniversary, promises an exciting array of entertainment.
Wallace Community College to welcome new president

3 weeks ago | dothaneagle.com | Bill Perkins

Dr. Kathy Murphy, president of Gadsden State Community College, will take the reins as president of Wallace Community College in Dothan June 1. Murphy’s selection was announced last week by the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees, which approved Chancellor Jimmy H. Baker’s recommendation to hire Murphy to succeed Dr. Linda C. Young, who retired as Wallace College President last year after 36 years in the position.
Dothan Winn-Dixie stores to convert to ALDI this summer

1 month ago | dothaneagle.com | Bill Perkins

Dothan's two Winn-Dixie stores will close for several weeks near the end of July to transition to ALDI stores. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts ALDI acquired Southeastern Grocers in March 2024 with a plan to convert many but not all to ALDI stores, and then sold Southeastern Grocers and remaining stores to a consortium earlier this year. Southeastern Grocers, under the new ownership, operates the remaining stores.
If it's 'vintage,' hold on to your wallet

1 month ago | dothaneagle.com | Bill Perkins

Years ago, I had a stereo receiver that had developed a bit of static in the volume knob. I figured it was something I could correct myself – the old Dunning-Kruger effect again – so I grabbed a couple of screwdrivers and a can of WD-40 and opened up the case. Besides, why pay a fee just to set it on a counter at a repair shop when I could do it myself? I would soon find out.
Deciphering love of grocery stores & other arcania

2 months ago | dothaneagle.com | Bill Perkins

Earlier in my newspapering days I was a reporter, which was great fun because every day’s workload was a mixed bag and completely up in the air. Even when there were assignments scheduled, a phone call could upend it all and send you off on some goose chase. On one of those days, I wound up in Panama City Beach.
PERKINS: Deciphering a love of grocery stores, and other arcania

2 months ago | dothaneagle.com | Bill Perkins

When you hear people talk about previous lives, they’ll usually get around to letting you know that in their past incarnation, they were someone special. A princess, or a king. Joan of Arc, maybe, or an Egyptian pharaoh. Statistically speaking, it’s more likely they were a scullery maid, an anonymous person in the 15th century rabble at Rouen who cheered as flames licked at the heretic Joan, or a serf toiling in the shadows of a European castle.
Florida woman dies after crash with police vehicle

2 months ago | dothaneagle.com | Bill Perkins

An 80-year-old Jackson County woman died mid-morningTuesday after her car was struck by an unmarked Dothan Police SUV on Ross Clark Circle between Main and Choctaw streets. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts The victim was identified as Carole Hughes of Grand Ridge, Florida; the identity of driver of the police vehicle was not disclosed.
Another trip down 'le trou du lapin original'

Mar 7, 2025 | dothaneagle.com | Bill Perkins

A thought popped into my mind a few days ago and has held my interest, although it was more of an image than a thought. It seemed to arrive apropos to nothing, but I’d awakened that day with an earworm, and was mindlessly humming and trying to remember the words to Complainte de la Butte, a French love song written some 75 years or so ago. I don’t speak French, so the whole exercise was a waste of time.
PERKINS: Broken windows and the madness of health insurance

Feb 28, 2025 | dothaneagle.com | Bill Perkins

A quarter-century has passed since I read Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point,” but in the time since, I’d guess I’ve never gone more than a week or so without thinking about it one way or another. In more recent times, I’ve probably thought about it or referenced it every couple of days. I’ve even considered that I’m in the midst of a new reality, one in which the wheels are about to fall off the wagon and no one else seems concerned. If you think I’m talking about politics, think again.
Husband admits to strangling wife he reported missing

Feb 26, 2025 | dothaneagle.com | Bill Perkins

The disappearance of a Dothan woman reported missing on Monday was solved after her husband admitted to strangling her Saturday. Stephen Miller Sr., 64, of Dothan, reported that his wife, Gloria Miller, had disappeared from their Halls Mill Road home Saturday afternoon, and investigators soon uncovered several indicators of foul play.