From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. – On Sunday, May 4, 2025, deputies were dispatched to Hwy 75 in Ider to assist in regards to an officer involved shooting. Ider Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting that a shooting incident had taken place. Once on scene an…
GADSDEN POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 1:08 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25, has claimed the life of a Fort Payne man. Garrett C. Matchen, 28, was fatally injured when the 2008 Saturn Astra he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Matchen was not using a seat belt at the…
DEKALB COUNTY—A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 4:50 a.m. Friday, June 16, has claimed the life an Ider woman. Ginger G. McBride, 52, was fatally injured when the 2016 Buick Encore that she was driving collided head-on with a 2013 Peterbilt tractor trailer driven by Robert G. Bell, 57, of Chattanooga, Tenn. McBride was…
CLASS 3A Schedule The Area 15, Class 3A Pisgah Eagles & Plainview Bears advance to the AHSAA Girls 3A varsity softball North Regional Tournament next week in Florence, Al. The Area 15 champions, The Pisgah Eagles, will take on East Lawrence (Trinity) Thursday, May 9th at 9:00 am. While the Area 15 runner up, The…
