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Both teams were strong in the circle Saturday, but Plainview Bears Varsity defeated Fyffe 2-1. Tessa Word allowed just one hits to Fyffe. Word was credited with the victory for Plainview Bears Varsity. Word allowed one hit and one run over seven innings, striking out 13 and walking one. C Hatch took the loss for…
Bears (Varsity) claimed a 17-5 victory on Saturday, despite a big push by Fyffe in the third inning. The big inning for Fyffe came thanks to a sacrifice fly by Will Edge, a fielder’s choice by Tucker Wilks, and an error on a ball put in play by Levi O’Connor. Bears (Varsity) got on the…
Plainview Bears Varsity’s three pitchers didn’t allow a single hit, as Plainview Bears Varsity defeated Asbury 11-0 on Thursday. Parker struck out Jaiden Dollar to get the last out of the game. Plainview Bears Varsity got things moving in the first inning. Plainview Bears Varsity scored one run when Abby Williams singled. Plainview Bears Varsity…
Noah White had all the right stuff on Thursday for Bears (Varsity), allowing zero runs and besting Fyffe by a score of 14-0. Bears (Varsity) opened up scoring in the first inning, when Ethan Williams singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run.Bears (Varsity) scored seven runs in the fourth inning. Levi Brown, John Mathis…
This week, SRO Devlin with K-9 River, Interdiction Deputy Fugatt with K-9 Dolly, and Narcotics Deputy Commander Nathaniel Bates with K-9 Switch passed their annual NAPWDA re-certifications. NAPWDA (North American Police Working Dog Association) has strict certification standards. As always, we’d like to thank Master Trainer Shelly Gutierrez for his help with certifications!
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Rainbow City man is currently in the DeKalb County Detention Center after being arrested with a large amount of marijuana and methamphetamine in Kilpatrick last night (Tuesday, March 14, 2022). At approximately 8:30 pm, a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Agent conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of…
Bears (Varsity) scores more runs than Kate Duncan Smith DAR, takes victory on Friday to the tune of 7-2 Bears (Varsity) got on the board in the first inning. Levi Brown got the win for Bears (Varsity). The righty went four innings, allowing zero runs on six hits, striking out eight and walking one. Austin…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Fort Payne Teacher has been charged for allegedly soliciting a prostitute. On Friday afternoon (March 11, 2022), Kenneth Ronald Zaremba III (37 of Fort Payne) was arrested on one count of Solicitation of a Prostitute and one count of Engaging in Prostitution. The suspect was booked into the DeKalb County…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Dekalb County Sheriff Nick Welden is pleased to announce the passing of a resolution by the Dekalb County Commission, to commit two million dollars in funding for advancing communications in Dekalb County for all responders. Sheriff Welden stated, “We have been working diligently towards the CAD / P25 project since day…
HUNTSVILLE — Alabama Department of Transportation crews will be prepared to respond to snowy or icy conditions that may develop overnight. Forecasts indicate a strong possibility of slushy accumulations on bridges and roads across north Alabama as rain transitions to snow late tonight and early Saturday. Crews will be ready to clear and treat roads…
The Dekalb County Democrat Party will hold a candidate meet and greet on Thursday, April 7th at 7:00 pm, at the DeKalb County Democrats Headquarter, located at 205 Gault Ave N. Fort Payne. Candidates scheduled to be there are U.S. Senate Candidates, Will Boyd and Brandaun Dean, D4 Congressional Candidates, Rick Neighbors and Rhonda Gore, Alabama…
Women’s Rights March & Rally will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2022 in Fort Payne, Al. Those interested in participating will need to meet at 11:30 am, at Democratic Headquarters, 205 Gault Avenue North, in Fort Payne, Al. Beginning at 12:00 Noon, those participating will march from the Democratic Headquarters to Rotary Pavilion for…
The Dekalb Republican Breakfast Club meeting is Saturday, March 12th, 2022, at 7:30 am. The featured guest speakers will be Linda Blanchard for Governor and Wes Allen for Secretary of State. The meeting will be held at Cattle Stampede Steak House in Fort Payne, formally the Western Sizzlin. The restaurant is located at I-59, exit 218, on Ala Highway…
The National Weather Service has issued Winter Weather Warnings and Advisories across a large part of the United States, for a major winter storm this weekend. Impacts will be felt across the depth South as well. Most of Alabama, all of Tennessee, and most of Mississippi are under either a Winter Storm Warning or Advisory,…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) will be joining forces with fellow law enforcement officers in neighboring states to conduct quarterly, concentrated highway traffic enforcement and educational periods throughout the state as a part of a national safety initiative known as SafeDRIVE. SafeDRIVE, which stands for Distracted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement, aims to…
According to District Attorney Mike O’Dell, Rex Tidmore, age 64 of Geraldine, was convicted on Monday, March 7th on the charges of conspiracy to commit human trafficking, first degree sodomy, 20 counts of possession of obscene matter depicting a minor, trafficking in cannabis, first degree unlawful manufacturing of controlled substance, and unlawful possession of a…
The South will see the threat of Severe Weather on Monday, March 7, 2022. Damaging Winds and a few Tornadoes will be possible across the outlook area. This area includes all of Central and North Alabama. According to The Storm Prediction Center there will be a deep layer of shear that may develop over Alabama….
(AHSAA Photo – MARVIN GENTRY) Class 3A Boys’ State ChampionshipPlainview (31-6) 77, Winfield (31-6) 60By Josh Bean | For the AHSAA BIRMINGHAM – Plainview High School’s Bears didn’t need a buzzer-beater this time.Plainview’s boys’ basketball team captured their third AHSAA state title since 2018, earning a 77-60 victory over Winfield in Friday’s AHSAA 100th State…
Rainsville, Al. – The Rainsville Police Department made 4 arrests on Thursday March 3rd, 2022. Tony Dwight Wilbanks, 48 of Rainsville was arrested on Active Warrants for Resisting Arrest, Domestic Violence 3rd, and Obstructing Government Operations after he was found at the Rainsville Agribusiness Center doing “donuts” in the parking lot on an ATV. Bryan…
(AHSAA Photo by MARVIN GENTRY) Class 2A Girls’ State ChampionshipPisgah 74, St. Luke’s Episcopal 54By Josh Bean | For the AHSAA BIRMINGHAM – Pisgah High School completed the Drive for Five. The Eagles, coached by Carey Ellison, won their fifth straight state championship with a 74-54 victory over St. Luke’s in Friday’s Class 2A girls’…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Eight were transported to the DeKalb County Detention Center after the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office conducted a raid in the Blake Community yesterday (March 3, 2022). Led by the DeKalb County Narcotics Unit, Deputies, Investigators, Interdiction Agents, and the Sheriff’s Office Aviation…
By Josh Bean | For the AHSAA BIRMINGHAM – Plainview High School has become a regular visitor to Birmingham’s BJCC Legacy Arena for the AHSAA state basketball tournament in recent years, and it Tuesday morning it showed. The Bears (30-6) of Coach Robi Coker won their fifth straight game at the big arena, defeating…
HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that work will soon begin on a $44 million project to remove and reconstruct about 11 miles of Interstate 59 northbound between Reece City and Collinsville in Etowah and DeKalb counties. Weather permitting, contractor Wiregrass Construction will begin work Monday, Feb. 28. Initially, the contractor will…
DEKALB COUNTY— A single-vehicle crash at approximately 7:55 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, has claimed the life of a Crossville man. Brandon Keith Davis, 28, was fatally injured when the 2003 Infinity G35 he was driving left the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned. Davis, who was not utilizing a seat belt, was pronounced deceased at…
GADSDEN POST- A single vehicle crash has claimed the lives of two people. A juvenile was fatally injured when the 1998 Ford Windstar van that the teen was driving, left the roadway and struck a tree. Both passengers, Michekyla J. Fairley, 20, of Wilmington, Del. and an infant were ejected from the vehicle. The 19-year-old…
GADSDEN POST— A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:59 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, has resulted in roadway blockage on Alabama 227 near the 3.7 mile-marker, in Dekalb County. The roadway is blocked and will be for an undetermined amount of time. Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division are asking…
The Dekalb County Republican Women’s meeting will be Monday, February 28, 2022, at DeSoto County Club. The meeting begins at 6:00 PM. Guest speakers will be three candidates running for Sheriff and two candidates running for District Attorney. Everyone is invited to attend.
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Investigators with the DeKalb County Criminal Investigations Unit received a tip from Internet Crimes Against Children and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through the FBI, of obscene material being downloaded to a residence on County Road 137 in Valley Head. The DeKalb County Criminal Investigations Unit, along with…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — At approximately 5:30pm, on February 8th, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a possible homicide on County Road 155 in Higdon. When DeKalb County Deputies, Investigators with the DeKalb County Criminal Investigations Unit and Investigators with the District Attorney’s Office arrived on scene, they found Joseph Xavior Register, (52…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Deputies, with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and DeKalb County Special Response Team, responded to a residence in the Lickskillet Community after reports of shots fired into an unoccupied vehicle stemming from an ongoing dispute between neighbors. Charles Steven Henderson (53 of Fort Payne) was charged with Discharging Firearm into Unoccupied…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Monday, February 7, 2022, the DeKalb County Special Response Unit, in conjunction with the FBI, Madison County SWAT Team and the Huntsville Police Department SWAT Team, assisted the US Marshall Service in the capture of Jose Angel Becerra (20 of Fyffe). Becerra was wanted out of McAllen, TX for Aggravated…
Dekalb County Republican Party For Immediate Release The Qualifying period for the 2022 Republican Primary ended on January 28th at 5:00 pm. The list of county offices/positions of the qualified candidates is below. I will also include the candidates from the county that qualified with the State Party office. Office/Position – (incumbents are listed first)…
CaptionCall will be hosting events for the general public at all of our Senior Centers. CaptionCall is a federally funded company that provides captioning telephones at NO COST to people with hearing loss or people that struggle to hear over the phone. This is a benefit available to people through the American with Disabilities Act….
The project was put out to bid in the council meeting on November 15, 2021. Due to the proposed estimated total of the project being over the $50,000.00 threshold, in order to be in compliance with the state bid laws that the City must abide by, bids were opened on January 5, 2022. Gillespie Construction,…
Kelly Kevin Wachs of Calera, AL was arrested after a grand jury indictment for the Charge of Sexual Abuse 1st Degree and Interference with Custody. This investigation started in April of 2020 after a concerned parent reported a possible problem between her juvenile daughter and Wachs. Mr. Wachs was arrested on 01/25/2022 and later released…
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has received complaints of a possible telephone scam of customers of a local bank. Customers of this bank are receiving telephone calls that indicate ” the bank name” on the caller I.D., followed up by a text message for the purpose of updating their online banking security. If the customer…
MONTGOMERY – In 2021, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division, in conjunction with our other law enforcement partners across the state, investigated 769 pedestrian-related traffic crashes which resulted in 125 pedestrian fatalities. In response to the dramatic increase, ALEA has launched the “Everyone is a Pedestrian” safety campaign to help…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Investigation’s Unit received information of an adult male who was possibly having communications with an underage female. After further investigation, Bobby Cole Howell (27 of Henagar) was charged with Electronic Solicitation of a Child and 2 Failure to Appear warrants. This is an ongoing investigation, with limited information, due to the victim being a minor. Bobby…
The DeKalb County Republican Women’s monthly meeting will be Monday January 24th at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the DeSoto Country Club and Golf Course, located at 502 Crystal Lake Drive NE in Fort Payne, Alabama. The guest speaker will be Lynda Blanchard candidate for Governor. Everyone is invited to attend! Also, they…
HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that the Capt. John Snodgrass Bridge on Alabama 117 over the Tennessee River near Stevenson in Jackson County will undergo a major rehabilitation project beginning this week. The $6.3 million project with contractor Cekra, Inc., is anticipated to take about two years and will include replacement…
Fort Payne Parks & Recreation Alabama Recreation and Parks Association District 2 Award Winners Fort Payne Parks and Recreation staff received two awards at the annual Alabama Recreation and Parks Association District 2 Awards Banquet. The entire staff received the ARPA District 2 Staff Achievement Award. This award is given to a group that has…
The National Weather Service is warning motorist to use extreme caution while traveling overnight tonight and into Tuesday morning. With the heavy amounts of snowfall that occurred on Sunday night, as that snow melts, it will leave areas of moisture on the roadways. Temperatures are forecast to drop into the low 20’s overnight tonight and…
Alabama Emergency Management Agency, in conjunction with the Alabama Department of Revenue, is tasked with administering the provisions of the Alabama Storm Shelter Tax Credit Act. What is the Tax Credit? The tax credit will equal up to three thousand dollars ($3,000) or 50 percent of the total cost of the construction, acquisition, and installation…
Date: 01/03/2022 Title: Press Release – Follow-up on Shooting Chief David Davis states that Randell Jerome Meyers, age 44 of the Mount Vernon Community was identified as the deceased person in the shooting incident that occurred yesterday, January 2nd in Fort Payne. At this time no arrest has been made. Once the investigation is complete…
Date: 01/02/2022 Title: Press Release – Shooting Chief David Davis reports that at approximately 9:30 am on today’s date Fort Payne Police Department received a call that an altercation with shots being fired had occurred in the 1000 block of Gault Ave N, Fort Payne. Fort Payne Police Officers and Fort Payne Fire Medics responded…
According the National Weather Service, there is a chance for Winter weather across Northern Alabama and Southern Tennessee tonight. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for all of North Alabama. Snow is expected tonight, with up to one inch of snow accumulations possible and some localized areas seeing as much as…
The Storm Prediction Center has increased the risk level for Saturday, New Years Day, to an Enhanced Risk (3 out of 5) for a large area across the South. According to the SPC there will be the risk for damaging winds, large hail, Tornadoes, and even a few long track Tornadoes. If you live anywhere…
The Huntsville, Alabama National Weather Service surveyed damage in Rainsville, Al. from Wednesday, December 29, 2021 storms and determined that an EF-1 Tornado touched down causing damage in a 6 mile path. The Tornado had estimated maximum winds of 104 mph. The Tornado initially touched down near the Powell Community, just east of County Road…
Press Release from Rainsville Police Department Update on Storm Damage 10:13AM 12/30/2021 Last night at approximately 8:28PM the City of Rainsville was hit by a significant storm. At this time our office hasn’t received word that this was a tornado. There are several pictures and videos of a possible tornado taking the path of the…
The Storm Prediction Center has a very large area of the South in the outlook for Severe weather on Saturday. All forms of Severe weather will be possible, including damaging winds, large hail, and Tornadoes. Widespread thunderstorms are expected from the Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas to the Western Appalachians on New Year’s Day. All Severe-weather…
The Storm Prediction Center has placed a large area of the South under a risk of Severe Weather on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. The Severe Weather Outlook for Wednesday includes parts of AR, AL, TN, and MS. Severe Thunderstorms are forecast for parts of the Southeast into the Tennessee Valley on Wednesday and Wednesday night….
Dekalb County—A two-vehicle crash at approximately 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, has claimed the life of a Henagar teen. The 19-year-old was fatally injured when the 2012 Jeep Wrangler that he was driving struck a 2004 Chevy Cavalier, driven by Christopher Paul Musser, 28, of Fort Payne. The teen, who was not utilizing his seat…
Mrs. Mason received employee of the year at the annual City of Rainsville Christmas breakfast, held this week. The employees vote for the people, then the winner is announced at the annual Christmas breakfast, which was held on December 17, 2021. Tammy Mason has been with the City of Rainsville for 18 years, this week….
Due to a scheduling conflict, the date of the next meeting of the DeKalb County Board of Education has been changed to be January 25, 2022, with a Work Session beginning at 4:30 p.m. and the Board Meeting following at 5:00 p.m.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In preparation for an increase in holiday travel, the Alabama Department of Transportation will have no temporary lane closures on Alabama interstates from Friday, Dec. 24 at 6 a.m. until Sunday, Dec. 26 at 11:59 p.m. The following weekend there will be no temporary road closures from Friday, Dec. 31 at 6…
Rainsville First Baptist Church, located at 223 Church Avenue, Rainsville, AL., will have a special Christmas Eve Service, for 30 minutes beginning at 5:00 PM. Pastor David Cofield and the Church invites everyone to attend.
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Trenton man is in Federal Custody after being indicted on a Federal Charge of Trafficking Methamphetamine after being arrested by the DeKalb County Narcotics and Interdiction Team. The case began in November of last year, when an Interdiction Agent conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11 near Sulphur Springs. During…
The Dekalb Republican Breakfast Club meeting is this Saturday, December 11th, 2021, at 7:30 am. The guest speaker will be Assistant District Attorney, Summer Summerford, who is a candidate for Dekalb County District Attorney. January’s speaker will be Jeremy Oden who is an incumbent and running for re-election to Commissioner Place 1 of the Alabama Public Service Commission.Make plans…
DeKalb County, Al. – According to Court records, Terry Wayne Wadsworth, a candidate running for Sheriff of DeKalb County, was arrested and charged with impersonating a peace officer and computer tampering. Charges were brought by the State Bureau of Investigation, after an investigation by the Alabama SBI. Wadsworth was arrested and charged with impersonating a…
Convicted murderer, Donnie Abernathy, went before Circuit Court Judge Andrew Hairston for sentencing on Monday, November 29, 2021, after he was convicted by a jury of Capital Murder on October 18, 2021. By law, Judge Hairston had to make a thorough determination of all the circumstances, weighing both the statutory “mitigating” and “aggravating” factors…
On 11-30-2021 Investigators with Rainsville Police Department arrested Austin Blake Sizemore of Rainsville after a grand jury indicted him on Six Counts of Possession of Child Pornography, and One Count of Distribution of Child Pornography. He was placed in Dekalb County jail on a $210,000 bond. Mr. Sizemore made bond the same day and was…
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Secretary Hal Taylor issued the following statement concerning the loss of Retired Wilcox County Sheriff’s Deputy Madison “Skip” Nicholson who was tragically shot and killed in the line of duty on Wednesday, Dec. 1. “On behalf of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, I would like to extend…
The next Dekalb Republican Breakfast Club meeting will be Saturday, December 11th, 2021, at 7:30 am. The guest speaker will be Assistant District Attorney, Summer Summerford, who is a candidate for Dekalb County District Attorney. Everyone is invited to attend. The breakfast meeting will be held at Cattle Stampede Steak House in Fort Payne, formally the Western Sizzlin. The…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Two Texas men are in the DeKalb County Detention Center after being caught with illegal firearms on I-59 earlier today. Today at approximately 11 am, a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Interdiction Agent conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 59 in the north bound lane between Collinsville and Fort Payne. After it…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Boaz man is currently in the DeKalb County Detention Center on a $2,000,000 bond after being arrested on charges regarding sexual abuse of a child. Early this morning, DeKalb County Deputies and Investigators arrested Tomas Juan Francisco (47 of Boaz) at his home on County Road 386 near Aroney. Mr….
On Monday, November 15, 2021, a preliminary hearing was held in the Cherokee County Courthouse in the presence of the Honorable Judge Wes Mobley with Summer McWhorter Summerford present for the District Attorney’s Office, where Christopher Pullen was charged with murder for the deaths of two victims, Truvenia Campbell, age 32 of Rome, GA and…
The Girl Scout Troop 10303 visited the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office recently and were able to meet some of DCSO K-9s and see the Sheriff’s Departments helicopter in action. The Girl Scout Troop also made a huge donation of food for CASA of North Sand Mountain. The Sheriff’s Department stated, “The food will be used…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. —Earlier today, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a donation of 30 bicycles from the “Bicycle Man!” “The Bicycle Man,” also known as Mr. Leon McClung, is 91-years-old and has made it his mission to repair discarded bicycles for children in need during the holidays. Mr. McClung ensures each bicycle is in…
According to Sheriff Jeff Shaver, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Child and Senior Advocacy Foundation (CSAF) of Centre in their Christmas for kids toy drive. A drop box will be located in the lobby of the Sheriff’s Office and new unwrapped toys, bikes, or Wal-Mart gift cards may be dropped off…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Friday, November 12th, a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on County Road 89 in Dogtown. The driver of the vehicle, Weston Lee Tidwell (36 of Fort Payne), sped away until losing control of the vehicle. Tidwell then proceeded to flee on foot, but was quickly…
Back in the Spring of this year, Sheriff Welden, after months of coordination with Dekalb County Fire Departments, Rescue Squads, 911, EMA and Municipal Police Departments, initiated a meeting with these Agency Representatives and Elected Officials. During this meeting, the Sheriff outlined all of the problems with Communications, Jail Management, Records Management, Civil Process Management…
The Dekalb Republican Breakfast Club meeting is Saturday, November 13th, 2021, at 7:30 am. The guest speakers will be Kelli Wise, an incumbent and candidate for Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, and Mike Durant, a candidate for the US Senate vacated by Richard Shelby. Katie Britt for US Senate had been announced as the speaker last…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. During the middle of October, our Investigations Unit stayed pretty busy. Within just a week, there was a suspect charged with two burglaries at the same residence. And one suspect charged with setting fires and ultimately burning down two barns. On Tuesday, October 12th, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a burglary call…
The Mayor and City Council are kicking off a Lego drive to help supply the Fort Payne City School’s STEAM ROBOTICS program. Please drop off new basic Lego sets, loose blocks, or similar building sets at City Hall now through November 3rd. Better yet, bring the sets to our next City Council meeting Wednesday November…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating Ethan Rogers (32 of Fort Payne). On the evening of Sunday, October 19, 2021 at approximately 5 pm, investigators with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office went to a residence on Fruit Farm Road in Fort Payne in an attempt…
Gadsden Post – A single-vehicle crash at approximately 10:45 a.m. Saturday, October 16, has claimed the life of a Harrisburg, Ill. woman. Teresa Nichols, 54, was fatally injured when the 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle she was a passenger on left the roadway and overturned. The operator, Richard Cole, 57, from South Pittsburg, Tenn. was also…
RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program) of Etowah and Cherokee County has offered FREE income tax preparation and filing for over 30 years. We are now expanding this service into DeKalb County! We appreciate being able to provide this service to our community and our volunteers truly enjoy preparing taxes for their clients. However we…
Fort Payne Parks and Recreation will be taking registrations for youth basketball September 27th – October 18th at Wills Valley Recreation Center. Ages 4-12, as of September 1st. $65 per child. For more information, call 256/844-6571 Wills Valley Recreation Center is located at 4220 Godfrey Ave NE in Fort Payne.
On 09-30-2021, Jonathan Todd O’Shields (32) of Valley Head was arrested on the Charge of Electronic Solicitation of a Child. O’Shields was released on 10/01/2021 from the Dekalb County Jail on a $30,000 bond. Detectives with the Rainsville Police Department Investigations Division were working a case involving Electronic Solicitation of a Child. During that investigation…
Summer McWhorter Summerford has announced that she will seek the Republican nomination for the office of District Attorney of the 9th Judicial Circuit, which includes DeKalb and Cherokee Counties. Summerford, who currently serves as the deputy district attorney, is seeking to replace Mike O’Dell, who has announced that he will not seek re-election. “I am…
The next Dekalb Republican Breakfast Club meeting is Saturday, October 9th, 2021, at 7:30 am. The meet will be held at Cattle Stampede Steak House in Fort Payne, formally the Western Sizzlin. The restaurant is located at I-59, exit 218, on Ala Highway 35. The address is 1114 Glenn Blvd SW. The speaker will be Jordan Doufexis…
District Attorney Mike O’Dell announced today that he had received notice from the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles that William Randall Headrick was denied parole for the brutal 1995 murders of his wife, Carolyn Jean Headrick, and his mother-in-law, Dora Ann Dalton. On July 7, 1995, Headrick traveled to the home of his mother-in-law…
Charles Owen Lang, 58, of Lyerly, Georgia, was sentenced to 35 years in prison pursuant to guilty pleas entered before Circuit Judge Jeremy Taylor on September 10, 2021. Land was before the court on two Manslaughter and two Assault First Degree charges. “Lang was sentenced to 20 years in each of the Manslaughter convictions, while…
Rainsville, AL. – We would like to introduce Shadow, DCSO’s new therapy dog. He was born on May 17, 2021 and is a Labradoodle. He will join SRO Josh Wigley at DeKalb County Tech School and DeKalb County Youth Services. “We named him Shadow because we hope and pray that he will be a beacon…
The Dekalb County Schools Federal Program Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the Dekalb County Facility Building in the Board Meeting Room. This meeting is open to the public. Participants have the option of attending at 8:30 am or 5:00 pm. All stakeholders of Dekalb County Schools are encouraged to attend….
The Rainsville First Responders, the Police and Fire department members, and the Mayor and Council members, placed a wreath at the First Responders Memorial, in remember of 9/11.
(MONTGOMERY) — Attorney General Steve Marshall today warned Alabama’s healthcare providers to cease any unlawful use of the state immunization registry, known as ImmPRINT. The State of Alabama has long maintained an immunization registry for healthcare providers known as ImmPRINT to avoid unnecessary vaccinations for patients and to provide the state with patient demographic data….
On Monday, Sept. 6, at approximately 1 p.m. Pilot Ronnie Johnston with ALEA’s Aviation Unit received a call from Fisher Rescue Squad at Little River Canyon Park requesting ALEA to be on standby for potential assistance in the rescue of a female youth who had been swept away by the current. After the initial call,…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Our DCSO family is heartbroken to announce the passing of our Pistol Permit Clerk, Melissa Wilkerson, due to COVID-19. Ms. Wilkerson was more than a co-worker; she was a member of our family. Melissa served the citizens of DeKalb County for almost 33 years while working at the Sheriff’s Office. She…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Earlier today at approximately 1 pm, search crews located the missing swimmer at High Falls Park near Geraldine. A person was reported missing while swimming at High Falls Park late Monday afternoon. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Fischer Rescue Squad, High Falls Park Staff, Geraldine Rescue Squad, DeKalb County EMA, Fort…
SEVERE WEATHER threat for the entire state of Alabama and Mississippi for today, Monday, August 30, 2021. The threat for a few Tornadoes, in association with Hurricane Ida, will persist through today, Monday August 30th, across portions of the Southeast U.S., where a tornado-driven Slight risk has been maintained. This threat will move eastward on…
A Marshall County inmate died in a hospital two weeks after he tested positive for covid-19. The Marshall County Sheriff’s office says Joseph Campbell, while getting treatment for the virus at Marshall Medical Center, has died. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Campbell had been arrested on July 30th for possession of obscene materials and dissemination…
Hurricane Ida is now a tropical depression, as of the 7 am update this morning, Ida was located over Southwestern Mississippi. The storm track with take the remnants of Ida through Mississippi and across the North Alabama and Tennessee. This system will bring locally heavy rainfall, with Flash Flood Watches already posted for most of…
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released redistricting data gathered from the 2020 Census. Following the release, an important meeting to help determine legislative districts, including Congressional and State Senate, will be held at Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) next Wednesday, September 1st, at 4:00 p.m. in the Tom Bevill Lyceum. Members of the public,…
Little River Canyon National Preserve has recently installed spike strips at the Little River Falls Parking Area. These spikes are in place to prevent drivers from entering the parking lot incorrectly and to aid rangers in enforcing parking closures when the lot is full or closed for the night. The spikes will decompress as a…
HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation will be working to correct dips at bridge ends on Interstate 59 at Exit 205 (Alabama 68) in Collinsville on Tuesday, Aug. 24, and Wednesday, Aug. 25, weather permitting. ALDOT anticipates closing the southbound roadway on Tuesday and diverting southbound I-59 traffic through the interchange ramps from 8…
Press Release 8-11-2021 The Rainsville Police Department would like to deliver and update on the homicide that occurred on 8-6-2021. Jason Cardwell of Rainsville of has been charged with the murder of Ricky Wilks. Cardwell is currently being held at the Dekalb County Jail and has been set a $1 Million bond. Aspects of the…
The Dekalb Republican Breakfast Club meeting is Saturday, August 14th, 2021, at 7:30 am. Our guest speaker is Dean Odle, who is a candidate running for Governor. Please make plans to attend and invite all of your fellow Republican friends as well. We look forward to seeing you at the Cattle Stampede Steak House in Fort Payne, formally the Western…
