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- Services to note
A New Year's Eve gospel sing will be held Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 7:30 p.m. until midnight at Wesley Chapel Community Church, Bells Cross Roads in Echo, with special guests Lydia Berry of Dothan, Lisa Giles of ...
- Truck Accident Causes Long Delays on Highway 52
A traffic accident caused long travel delays along Highway 52 in western Geneva County.
- Musician named top senior at Rose Hill
Curtis M. Johnson strums the strings on his guitar and gladly sings for his guests.
- Five face distribution of cocaine charges
Four Wiregrass residents remain behind bars after deputies recently arrested them as part of Geneva County Sheriff's Operation Who's Next.
- Samson Held Its Annual Veterans Day Celebration
The town of Samson held its annual Veteran's Day celebration a day early. Fort Rucker's 98th Army Band performed a medley of patriotic songs to mark the occasion.
- Perry_Adkison engagement
The parents of Heather Perry and Darron Adkison announce the engagement and forth coming marriage of their children.
- Chancellor teen faces rape charge
Geneva County Sheriff's investigators arrested a Chancellor teenager Thursday and charged him with felony second-degree rape.
- Self-Governance Referendum on November Ballot
Some Geneva County citizens will be deciding whether to give the County Commission the authority to deal with certain welfare, health and safety "nuisance" issues, including weeds, animals, litter, rubbish, junkyards, noise, sewage, and pollution, and the power to assert substantial monetary penalties. Voters should decide whether they agree with the imposition of these new measures BEFORE they go to the polls.
- Geneva County Sample Ballot
View the Geneva County Ballot for the upcoming November general election.
- Samson man sentenced in drug case
A judge ordered a Samson man to serve 20 years in prison after he recently pleaded guilty to distribution of a controlled substance.
- Samson City Councilwoman Jeanetta Hobdy Has Passed Away at 52
A Geneva County town is in mourning following the tragic loss of a longtime elected official, who tragically passed away shortly after Tuesday night's run-off election.
- PowWow in Samson Oct. 10
WHAT: 1st ANNUAL FALLING LEAVES INTERTRIBAL GATHERING AND POWWOW WHO: THE EAGLE'S NEST OF ALABAMA, INC.
- Senior Resource Directory
The Southern Alabama Regional Council on Aging (SARCOA)Senior Resource Directory is free and available online.
- $1 million verdict against trucking company, Samson truck driver
A jury recently returned a $1 million verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against a Geneva County truck driver and a Texas-based trucking company in a crash that left a 79-year-old man dead.
- Samson truck driver charged with stealing gas from former employer
Geneva County Sheriff's investigators arrested a Samson truck driver Friday and charged him from stealing gas from his former employer.
- Flat Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Everyday that passes we hear more and more bad news. The US economy is in its worst shape in years, crude prices have risen at record levels in recent days and health care costs are rising at a rate that will leave most of us without any coverage as we get older.
- High Speed Chase in Holmes County
On 9/21/08 a deputy with the Holmes County Sheriff's Office and a trooper from the Florida Highway Patrol were sitting across from the Tom Thumb in Ponce de Leon when they observed a black Honda car pull ...
- Samson man faces burglary, theft charges
Hartford police charged Samson man with theft of tools in burglary of Hartford business.
- McCain's resume
Sen. John McCain often boasts about his experience, especially in the area of foreign affairs.
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City DescriptionSamson is a city in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 2,071.
Samson is located at 31°6′45″N 86°2′52″W / 31.1125, -86.04778 (31.112574, -86.047865). Its nickname is 'Snuffcity', due to a railroad shipment of snuff derailing near the city.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.4 km²), of which, 3.6 square miles (9.4 km²) of it is land and 0.28% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,071 people, 894 households, and 575 families residing in the city. The population density was 572.1 people per square mile (220.9/km²). There were 1,016 housing units at an average density of 280.7/sq mi (108.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.11% White, 20.42% Black or African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.63% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 2.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 894 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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