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DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — We are less than 24 hours away from the start of the national peanut festival, and this is the 80th year! Nearly 200,000 guests are expected over the next 10 days. But ...
It represents the Bible verse "For I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan" (Genesis 37:17), on which the town based its name. [78] Peanuts Around Town is a public art project organized by The Downtown Group, consisting of 5-foot-tall (1.5 m), life-sized peanut sculptures decorated in various fashions and displayed around Dothan. [79]
The National Peanut Festival (NPF), the United States' largest peanut festival, is held each fall in Dothan, Alabama, to honor peanut growers and to celebrate the harvest season. [1] Established in 1938, the fairgrounds are located on Highway 231 South, three miles south of the Ross Clark Circle. The festivities include games and amusement ...
Wells Fargo Arena (formerly Ameris Arena) is a 3,000-seat indoor arena located in Dothan, Alabama. It is part of the National Peanut Festival complex, and is used for sporting events including rodeos. It is also used for concerts.
Dancin' Dave Whatley posing next to his Headland Peanut during the unveiling in 2015. Dave Whatley (31 March 1927 – 21 September 2015), better known as Dancin' Dave, was an American street performer and local celebrity in the Wiregrass, especially around Dothan, Alabama. He was well known for his dances which he would perform for a small ...
Two County Fermanagh brothers who scammed elderly homeowners in the United States out of hundreds of thousands of dollars have been sentenced to 18 months in a US prison and face likely deportation.
EL PASO, Texas – If the federal government shuts down Friday, U.S. border crossings will stay open and border agents will keep working through the holidays – without pay, at least temporarily. ...
Peanut Monument may refer to: State Peanut Monument (List of Georgia state symbols) in Turner County, Georgia on the west side of Interstate Highway 75 within the limits of the city of Ashburn, Georgia; Peanut Monument at the Dothan, Alabama Visitor Information Center, proclaiming Dothan as the "Peanut Capital of the World"