Mike Gurspan

Dothan

Anchor at WDHN-TV (Dothan, AL )

Anchor at WDFX-TV (Dothan, AL)

WDHN Six o'clock Co-Anchor & WDFX Fox 34 News at Nine Anchor

Articles

Students participate in Teen Driving Summit at ESCC

Sep 23, 2023 | wdhn.com | Mike Gurspan

by: Mike Gurspan Posted: Sep 23, 2023 / 12:02 PM CDT Updated: Sep 23, 2023 / 12:03 PM CDT ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDHN) — Here in the Wiregrass, teenagers had the opportunity to attend a driving summit at ESCC. The summit took place to hopefully instill better driving habits in the younger generation. One of the main reasons for this summit is the increasing crash and fatality statistics in young drivers.
One-way bus ticket to success across the Wiregrass

Sep 21, 2023 | wdhn.com | Mike Gurspan

WIREGRASS (WDHN) — On Thursday, the annual Wiregrass United Way bus tour made a stop in each of the six counties it serves. In Dale County, the stop took place at Vivian B. Adams School for the developmentally disabled in Ozark. This year’s campaign chairman, Dean Mitchell, says the goal for all six counties is to raise $2,288,280.
Interpreter used in the case of Skipperville man charged with rape of a child

Sep 21, 2023 | wdhn.com | Mike Gurspan

DALE COUNTY, Ala. (WDHN) — A Skipperville man charged with the rape of a juvenile is awaiting to find out if he’ll be eligible for bond in his case. Earlier this month, Thawng Biak was arrested by Dale County Sheriff Investigators following a report from a counselor and the reported victim claiming the 41-year-old suspect forcibly raped her. Biak was born in Myanmar — formally known as Burma, but is a naturalized U.S. Citizen.
Plans underway for Geneva's Big Oak Rock Festival

Sep 20, 2023 | wdhn.com | Mike Gurspan

GENEVA COUNTY, Ala. (WDHN) — In just a few weeks, an inaugural rock festival will take over the City of Two Rivers. On Saturday, October 7, several popular rock bands will take center stage at the first Big Oak Rock Festival at Robert Fowler Park. Mayor David Hayes and the city council believe it’ll bring in hundreds, possibly thousands of young people from across the southeast. It’s hoped a Post-summer event like a rock concert will draw tourists to Geneva.
Geneva County Courthouse sidewalk renovations near completion

Sep 20, 2023 | wdhn.com | Mike Gurspan

GENEVA COUNTY, Ala. (WDHN) — A safety makeover is taking place outside the 60-year-old Geneva County Courthouse. Once complete, the project will improve sidewalks, increase parking, and place improved lighting for residents and visitors. Geneva County Probate Judge and Commission Chairman, Toby Seay, expects the sidewalk project to be completed within 30 days. The federal transportation project will replace cracked sidewalks, increase parking spaces, and improve lighting.
Enterprise woman charged perjury during an Aniah Law hearing

Sep 19, 2023 | wdhn.com | Mike Gurspan

ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDHN) — A Wiregrass woman is being charged with perjury in regard to her testimony from an Aniah’s Law hearing. Earlier this summer, Coffee County’s District Attorney charged Viola West with perjury in regard to a case in July after a confrontation between two men at a home in Enterprise led to a manhunt for Shannon Scott Anthony. The 40-year-old would eventually be arrested, and an Aniah hearing led the judge to deny him bond due to a violent background in Florida.
Coffee County man pleas to a lesser charge in the death of his girlfriend

Sep 19, 2023 | wdhn.com | Mike Gurspan

COFFEE COUNTY, Ala. (WDHN) — At the Coffee County Courthouse in Enterprise on Tuesday, a man charged in the May 2022 murder of his girlfriend in a traffic crash would plea guilty to a lesser charge. Before Circuit Judge Jeff Kelley, Alex Rivera-Hernandez changed his plea from murder to manslaughter. A little more than a year ago, the 39-year-old was driving under the influence when he crashed which threw out Giselle Burgos-Santiago from the vehicle killing the 37-year-old.
Enterprise murder suspect asks the court to dismiss charges

Sep 19, 2023 | wdhn.com | Mike Gurspan

by: Mike Gurspan Posted: Sep 19, 2023 / 06:15 PM CDT Updated: Sep 19, 2023 / 06:15 PM CDT COFFEE COUNTY, Ala. (WDHN) — In an Enterprise courtroom, a murder suspect is asking for his charges to be dropped. Jamal Harper allegedly fatally shot 47-year-old Lawrence Davis Junior inside an Enterprise motel room during a reported drug deal.
U.S. Constitution 136th birthday celebrated at ESCC

Sep 18, 2023 | wdhn.com | Mike Gurspan

by: Mike Gurspan Posted: Sep 18, 2023 / 07:05 PM CDT Updated: Sep 18, 2023 / 07:05 PM CDT ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDHN) — Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 men on September 17th, 1787. On Monday, displays could be found at Enterprise State Community College along with thousands of other campuses nationwide to celebrate the 136th birthday.
Poisonous snake warning in Coffee County

Sep 18, 2023 | wdhn.com | Mike Gurspan

COFFEE COUNTY, Ala. (WDHN) — The Alabama Extension Office gave a crash course on venomous snake handling training on Monday. The tiny coral snake is considered to have the most toxic venom of Alabama’s six poisonous species of snakes. Fortunately, they are not often found in the extremely hot and dry summer. Snake experts advise folks to be extra careful when walking in the backyard or anywhere else in the wild. With more than 40 species of snakes in the state, the far majority are not poisonous.