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It Came From the Archives: RAF pilots trained at Napier Field near Dothan

Class SE-42-H before Napier Field HQ building, 1942. (TROY photo/Wiregrass Archives)

Class SE-42-H before Napier Field HQ building, 1942. (TROY photo/Wiregrass Archives)

During World War 2, the skies over Great Britain were filled with too many German airplanes, and the weather was too inclement, for pilot-cadets to train safely.  So they trained in colonies like India and South Africa, but they also trained in the US from June 1941 to March 1943.

AT-6 trainers on Napier Field. (TROY…

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Shoupe urges graduates to find ways to achieve, keep joy

Shoupe spoke to over 100 graduates and their families during the spring commencement ceremony for the Dothan Campus.

Shoupe spoke to over 100 graduates and their families during the spring commencement ceremony for the Dothan Campus.

Houston County Commission Chairman Brandon Shoupe gave Troy University graduates pieces of advice on how to attain and protect their joy during the commencement address on Sunday, May 21 at the Dothan Civic Center.

Speaking to over 100 graduates from the University’s Dothan Campus, Shoupe congratulated the graduates for their accomplishments before revealing his first…

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Dothan Campus unveils boiled peanut historical marker

The marker and grant was provided by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

The marker and grant was provided by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

A historical marker dedicated to the significance of boiled peanuts in Dothan’s culinary and agricultural history was unveiled Wednesday morning on the Dothan Campus.

Provided by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Hungry for History Marker Program, the marker commemorates boiled peanuts as an important food identified as part of Dothan’s history and heritage.

After local historian…

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Houston County Commission Chairman to give keynote address at Dothan Campus commencement

TROY Dothan's commencement ceremony will be held Sunday, May 21 at 3 p.m. at the Dothan Civic Center.

TROY Dothan's commencement ceremony will be held Sunday, May 21 at 3 p.m. at the Dothan Civic Center.

Brandon Shoupe, Chairman of the Houston County Commission, will provide the keynote address at TROY Dothan’s Spring Commencement on Sunday, May 21 at 3 p.m. at the Dothan Civic Center.

Over 100 undergrad and graduate students will receive their degrees during the ceremony. Tickets are not required.

Brandon Shoupe

Prior to his role as Chairman,…

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