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Local rescue shutting down could be problematic for Cottonwood
COTTONWOOD, Ala. (WTVY) - A week after a state audit revealed around $155,000 in missing funds, Cottonwood Rescue is just hours away from shutting down. That leaves about 130 square miles of Houston County in a vacuum when it comes to medical services, including hospital transports. “It is going to...
EXCLUSIVE: Closure is not due to possible criminal investigation; president says closure should have happened last year
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala. (WDHN) — Cottonwood Rescue will close its doors on Friday. The president of the rescue squad tells WDHN the closure is not due to a possible criminal investigation, but it’s a plan that has been in the works for over a year. Rickey Stokes, president...
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