Ider Woman Arrested on charges of Rape and Sexual Abuse

FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Kristen Rice Perry (30 of Ider) was booked into the DeKalb County Detention Center on Monday, October 17th, after an investigation by DeKalb County Criminal Investigations Unit along with Jackson County DHR.  Kristen Rice Perry (30 of Ider) Perry was charged with Rape 2nd and Sexual Abuse 1st.  Bond was set at $45,000.00.  DeKalb County Sheriff…

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Dekalb County Republican Breakfast Club Meeting This Saturday

The Dekalb Republican Breakfast Club meeting is Saturday, October 8th, 2022, at 7:30 am.    Our featured guest speaker will be Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth. Will is on the ballot for re-election in November and he has done a great job in his first term! Come hear him and show your support. Please make plans to attend.  We look…

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Rainsville and Powell Police Departments Help with Show and Tell

For Immediate Release 09/28/2022 Chief Michael Edmondson, Sergeant Alex Jose, and Officer Sean Fowler of Rainsville Police Department, along with Chief Stephen Malone from Powell Police Department visited Fyffe Pre-K for show and tell on Monday September 26th 2022. While there the officers talked about safety with the kids. After that, the children got to…

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Ian strengthens into Category 1 hurricane set to rapidly intensify before hitting Florida 

Ian strengthens into Category 1 hurricane, set to rapidly intensify before hitting Florida AccuWeather meteorologists warn that hurricane-force winds and dangerous storm surge could threaten Cuba and Florida this week. AccuWeather Hurricane Center – September 26, 2022 – Hurricane watches were issued for a stretch of Florida’s western coast Monday morning as Ian strengthened into the fourth hurricane of…

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Heath Thrash recognized by the NIAAA as a Certified Athletic Administrator

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 14, 2022) INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that Heath Thrash has been recognized by the NIAAA as a Certified Athletic Administrator.  To earn this distinction, Heath Thrash has demonstrated the highest level of knowledge and expertise in the field of…

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Stone Mountain Man Arrested for Fake Prescription

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09/02/2022 Dawson Phillip Brown, 23 of Stone Mountain Georgia was arrested on September 1 2022 at approximately 5:47PM. According to Rainsville Police Department Investigator, LT Josh Wilson, Brown faxed a forged prescription for a controlled substance to Rainsville Drugs. Rainsville Drugs immediately contacted Rainsville Police Department to report the incident. Rainsville Police…

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Dekalb County Republican Breakfast Club Meeting

The Dekalb Republican Breakfast Club meeting is Saturday, September 10th, 2022, at 7:30 am.    Our featured guest speaker will be State Senator, Steve Livingston. Steve’s area, Senate District 8, covers most of Dekalb and he has Jackson and part of Madison counties, too. Please make plans to attend.   We look forward to seeing you at the Cattle…

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Northeast Alabama Community College Pursuing Women’s Softball Team And Stadium

September 01, 2022 Pictured is a rendering of the proposed softball facility at NACC. College officials announced today that Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) has submitted initial plans to establish a women’s softball team at the college and will build a women’s softball stadium on campus. “This is a first step,” stated NACC President Dr….

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Conviction for Attempted Murder of Police Officers in Jackson County Upheld

(MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court ofCriminal Appeals upheld the conviction of Christian James Street, 25, of Monteagle, Tennessee,for two counts of attempted murder of two police officers in Jackson County. Street wasconvicted in Jackson County Circuit Court on November 17, 2021, for the attempted murder ofpolice officers Luke Ballard and Ryan…

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Postal Inspectors intercept 10lbs methamphetamine Rainsville man charged

Postal Inspectors intercept 10lbs methamphetamine, Rainsville man charged From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Agents from ALEA Region F Narcotics, ADETF Region F Narcotics, DeKalb County Narcotics Unit, Huntsville (STAC) HIDA and United States Postal Inspectors, arrested Rayford Russell Jr (73 of Rainsville) and charged…

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Flooding threat to shift eastward across the South

The highest flood risk is forecast for a zone from southeastern Texas through central and southern portions of Louisiana and Mississippi and much of Alabama. AccuWeather Global Weather Center – August 23, 2022 – Heavy rain wreaked havoc and set records Monday around the Dallas area as more than 9 inches of rain led to widespread flooding problems in…

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Sonny Martin Wins Airborne Public Safety Association Scholarship

From The Dekalb County Sheriff’s Department: Congratulations to Sonny Martin on winning the Airborne Public Safety Association, Southeast Region Scholarship. Sonny will be attending Auburn University this Fall and will major in Computer Engineering. Pictured here with his Father, Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office Pilot Matt Martin. Sonny, everyone at the DCSO is so very proud…

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I-59 Traffic Transition Begins This Week For Dekalb And Etowah Counties

HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that all traffic on several miles of Interstate 59 between Reece City and Collinsville will be shifted to the southbound roadway for about a year beginning this week. Transitions have been constructed and barriers are in place on Interstate 59 southbound from near milepost 194, south…

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Dekalb County Republican Breakfast Club Meeting This Saturday

The Dekalb Republican Breakfast Club meeting is Saturday, July 9th, 2022, at 7:30 am. at the Cattle Stampede Steak House in Fort Payne, formally the Western Sizzlin.   The featured guest speaker will be Matt Fridy, Justice of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Matt will cover the recent rulings of the SCOTUS and their significance. Again the meeting will…

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ALEA Investigating Officer Involved Shooting At Walnut Park School

ETOWAH COUNTY – On Thursday, June 9, at the request of the Gadsden Police Department, Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) are investigating an officer-involved shooting. An individual was attempting to make forcible entry into a marked Rainbow City patrol vehicle at which point a School Resource…

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AHSAA Baseball Round One Results From Friday

AHSAA 2022 State Baseball Playoffs First-round Pairings/Results(All series in 1A-6A are Apr. 22-23 unless denoted; 7A starts April 29-30)  CLASS 1ARed Level (7-9) 1-10, Maplesville (10-6) 15-9 (Game 3, Sat., 10 a.m.)Millry (20-11) 30-12, Woodland (7-15) 1-2 (Millry (20-11) wins series 2-0)Sweet Water (12-17) 15-15, Keith (6-5) 0-0 (Sweet Water (12-17) wins series 2-0)Pleasant Home (13-9) 7-16, South Lamar (9-13) 2-6 (Pleasant Home (13-9) wins series 2-0)Brantley (12-5-2) 6-16, Billingsley (13-8) 3-2 (Brantley (12-5-2) wins…

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NACC Announces New Workforce Development Center

The Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) Workforce Development Center, a project that will facilitate business and industry training needs in the state’s Northeast region, was announced at the college on Monday, April 11. The center is among various infrastructure projects that will move forward in the next few years through Public School and College Authority…

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Two people in Henagar charged with trafficking in methamphetamine

FORT PAYNE, Ala. – A search warrant for a residence in Henagar led to two being charged with trafficking in methamphetamine.  On Friday, April 8th, a DeKalb County Interdiction Agent along with DeKalb County Investigations Unit, and Officers with Henagar and Sylvania Police Department executed a search warrant on Longview Drive in Henagar.  During the…

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Arrests Made In Drugs Being Sold Close To Fyffe High School

FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Acting on information of drugs being sold around a local school, DeKalb County Narcotics Agents along with DeKalb County Deputies and Officers with Fyffe Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence on Hammonds Road in Fyffe, finding methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.  Johnny Martin (69 of Fyffe) was charged with Unlawful Possession of…

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Sylvania Man Arrested In Hit and Run Accident That Killed Dekalb County Teenager

New Release from Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) ST. CLAIR COUNTY–At approximately 5:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division arrested Tyler Blaise Wilbanks, 22, of Sylvania.  Wilbanks was arrested in Pell City and charged with Manslaughter and a Felony Leaving the Scene of an Accident (LSA)….

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More Severe Weather For the South Next Week

A dip in the jet stream across the center of the country early next week is expected to bring a storm from Southern California into the southern States. AccuWeather Global Weather Center – April 1, 2022 – AccuWeather meteorologists expect April to follow in March’s footsteps as the table is set for another round of severe thunderstorms, including possible tornadoes, across…

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Destructive Weather to Target Hard-hit Communities in Southern US

AccuWeather Global Weather Center – March 27, 2022 –  AccuWeather forecasters say the atmosphere over the southern United States is set to become primed for explosive weather in the days ahead. Residents in portions of the South still reeling from last week’s bout of destructive weather may find themselves in the path of Mother Nature’s wrath once again this…

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