Local Wiki
Houston County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 4, 2026- County Commission meets
- 2nd and 4th Mondays, 10:00 AM (Thursday before is an administrative/agenda-setting meeting).
- Meeting location
- 3rd floor Commission Chambers, Administrative Building, 462 N. Oates St, Dothan, AL.
- Judge of Probate
- Patrick Davenport · (334) 677-4792
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.houstoncountyal.gov/commission/agenda_request_form/
- Chairman, County Commission
- NOT ex officio — Chairman Brandon Shoupe (previously 8 years as District 4 Commissioner). Roster: Curtis Harvey (D1), Tracy Adams (D2), Ricky Herring (D3), James Ivey (D4). 462 N. Oates St, 6th Floor, Dothan, AL 36303 — (334) 677-4740.
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (3)
- Ashford
- Kinsey
- Taylor
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
Towns (8)
- Avon
- Columbia
- Cottonwood
- Cowarts (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Gordon
- Madrid
- Rehobeth
- Webb
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (2)
- Dothan City
- Houston County
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only