Houston County Sheriff, Donald Valenza
Welcome to the Official Website for the Houston County Sheriff’s Office
Our office is located at 411 N Foster Street in Dothan, Alabama. The Houston County Sheriff’s Office is led by Sheriff Donald Valenza, who has been elected twice by the citizens of Houston County, AL since being appointed sheriff by the Governor of Alabama in 2014.
The Sheriff’s Office is tasked with covering 587 square miles with approximately 109,000 residents. Our Deputies are proud to meet that challenge daily.
HOUSTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CORE VALUES
The Houston County Sheriff’s Office adopts the following core values:
- Rigid obedience to the Constitution of the United States
- Respect for the dignity of all those we protect
- Compassion
- Fairness
- Uncompromising personal and institutional integrity
- Accountability by accepting responsibility for our actions and decisions and their consequences
- Leadership, by example, both personal and professional
Careers
Any opportunity to serve in law enforcement, in any capacity, is more than a job. It’s a calling and one incredible career opportunity. The Houston County Sheriff’s Office may be your new home to answer the call to serve your community as a law enforcement officer. For more information, contact one of our recruiters today.
Press Releases
Press Release: 4/9/2020 – Missing Person
UPDATE: Amanda Williams has been located. PRESS RELEASE: Amanda Leigh Williams (age 34) was reported missing to the Houston County Sheriff’s Office on April 6, 2020. Williams was last seen walking on Cottonwood Road near the Florida state line on Saturday, March...
NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK – April 12-18, 2020
The Houston County Sheriffs Office would like to extend a huge thank-you to the men and women who operate the 911 Center each and everyday. HCSO Communications Division answers and dispatches for not only HCSO, but 6 municipality police departments, and 17...
Press Release: 4/23/2020 – Missing Person
UPDATE: On 4/24/2020 Houston County Sheriff's Office received a tip that Karen Whittington Phillips was at a residence in Slocomb, Alabama. Houston County Sheriff's Office contacted Slocomb Police Department. Slocomb Police Department made contact with Phillips and...