Dutton News

The Moriah Christian Children's Home received a gift Monday morning from the local Fraternal Order of Eagles organization.

Hollywood town attorney Steve Kennamer said Monday that Gov. Bob Riley has appointed Phillip Dutton and Virginia Bergman to the town council.

A joint investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, DeKalb County Drug Task Force and Powell Police led to a marijuana bust Wednesday in Pleasant View.

A high-speed chase Sunday ended with authorities finding a large amount of methamphetamine, according to DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris.

Rural schools in Alabama have all kinds of excuses. They're poorly funded compared with many suburban school systems and even some big-city school systems.

Several DeKalb County police departments, including Powell, Rainsville, Mentone and Fort Payne, will take part in a Click It or Ticket campaign that will start Monday and run through May 31.

Ila Faye Foshee, 82, of Dutton, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009, at Huntsville Hospital.

Principals from 10 of the state's best rural schools show off their "Rural All-Stars" plaques at the "Celebrating Rural Schools" Banquet at Prattville's Marriott Legends on May 6. From left, State Superintendant of Education Dr.

Mary Lou Smart Elkins, 75, of Scottsboro, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2009, at Huntsville Hospital.

J.D. Crane, 73, of Peoria, Ill., formerly of Dutton, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2009.

The DeKalb County Board of Education approved the school calendar for the upcoming year.

James Virgil Knopps, 66, of Scottsboro, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2009, at his residence.

The Jackson County Commission is continuing to meet with community leaders from across the county in an attempt to create a better county through working together.

In a continuing effort to meet with community leaders from throughout Jackson County, Commission Chairman Sadie Bias recently met with the directors of the county's five public libraries to get their input ...

Believing that working together will create better results than trying separately, the Jackson County Commission and local mayors are testing a novel approach to improving the county as a whole.

Kenneth Wayne Hartline, 60, of Section, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2008, at his residence.

With less than two weeks remaining until Christmas Day, this weekend will be filled with holiday events.