Josh Boutwell

6 days ago | troymessenger.com | Josh Boutwell

Published 8:30 am Sunday, June 1, 2025 Heather Archie is a 36-year-old E-911 dispatcher from Brundidge. The Messenger: What are your job titles and areas of responsibilities? Archie: Communications Training Officer (CTO) and my responsibilities include training of new hires and continued education hours for my shift. Messenger: How did you come to work in this field? Archie: I started dispatching in Eufaula after volunteering for White Oak Volunteer Fire Department.

6 days ago | troymessenger.com | Josh Boutwell

Published 8:00 am Sunday, June 1, 2025 John Paul Waller is a 23-year-old Glenwood native that is an EMT and firefighter with the Troy Fire Department. The Messenger: What is your job title and areas of responsibility? Waller: As a firefighter and EMT, my duties include – but are not limited to – responding to fires, medical emergencies, rescues, public safety hazards, educating the public and maintaining fire station equipment. The Messenger: How did you come to work in this field?

6 days ago | troymessenger.com | Josh Boutwell

Published 3:24 pm Saturday, May 31, 2025 The Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) released the 2025 All-State Baseball Team and a number of local athletes made the cut, along with Pike Liberal Arts School head coach Will Austin being named Coach of the Year. Austin was selected as the Class 2A Coach of the Year after he led his Pike Patriots to the 2A State Championship series for the first time since the school moved to the Alabama High School Athletic Association.

1 week ago | troymessenger.com | Josh Boutwell

Published 8:23 am Saturday, May 31, 2025 By: Matthew Phillips For nearly two decades, Clay McDougald has faced down smoke, fire and wreckage, rushing into danger while others run from it. As a veteran firefighter in Troy, McDougald has made a life out of helping others. McDougald is from the small town of Goshen, where he grew up and attended Goshen High School.

1 week ago | troymessenger.com | Josh Boutwell

Published 8:05 am Saturday, May 31, 2025 Troy Police Patrol Sergeant Latifa Anderson brings her passion to the Troy community every day, having served as an officer for nearly a decade. Anderson is a Spanish Fort native and graduate of Spanish Fort High School. She attended Faulkner Community College before earning her Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Troy University.