Elkmont News

The Limestone County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests Monday: A* Jamie Marie Develasco, 33, of 244 Dawn Drive, Toney, negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument A* Justin Edward Steagall, 18, of 22753 Fain Road, Elkmont, harassment A* Daniel Lloyd Wiley, 18, of 20381 Harris Loop Elkmont, harassment County thefts The Limestone ...

Three persons were hurt in wrecks Wednesday on area roads. ATHENS: A two-vehicle wreck at 6 p.m. Wednesday on Snake Road five miles west of Athens injured drivers Jeffery Hardway, 19, of Elkmont and Ellis Early, 60, of Athens.

An Elkmont sixth-grade teacher charged with stealing more than $1,500 worth of merchandise from a Huntsville mall in 2008 has been charged again with shoplifting, records show.

Two men who broke into the wrong hotel room armed with a shotgun and brass knuckles and assaulted a man remained in jail Thursday with multiple charges, an official said.

An Elkmont man involved in a high-speed chase with law-enforcement officials in January has admitted his part in 40 to 50 burglaries in Limestone and Madison counties since September 2009, an official said.

Limestone County authorities have charged two Florence men in connection with the theft of a used car, an official said.

The freezing rain started early Friday morning causing slick roads. Around 9 a.m., sleet started to fall in Decatur.

The Limestone County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests Thursday: A* Patrick Orion Dildine, 34, of 9911 U.S. 72 West, Lot 3, Athens, failing to pay child support A* Brandon Lamar Gladney, 22, of 119 Memorial Drive N.W., Decatur, hold for court A* Fred Hubert Lucas, 45, of 25008 Elkton Road, Elkmont, two counts of negotiating a ...

Investigators are working to figure out what started a truck fire early Friday morning in Limestone County.

Two Athens men now stand accused of stealing an old Limestone County jailhouse door that a Tanner woman planned to someday use for an educational prop.

Two workers were on break when they heard a pop and then found their cabinet shop on fire.

Sarah Crossfield with the recovered jail door Thursday. The door to the former Limestone County jail was taken from the historic Dogwood Flats schoolhouse last week.

Fog engulfed marchers in Athens on Monday morning as they commemorated slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

They say cats have nine lives. Well, one has been given another chance after it was left in the cold in the Athens Wal-Mart parking lot.

The Limestone County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests Friday: A* David Wayne Allen, 50, of 361 Baites Road, Toney, contempt of court A* Matthew Dale Baker, 26, of 21433 Corey James Way, Elkmont, two counts of no insurance and one count of switched tag A* Donald Ray Brown, 45, of 203 Fourth St., Athens, public intoxication A* Troy ...

A Rogersville woman stands accused of endangering her newborn child through drug use.

Citing one of the highest crime-solving rates among sheriff's departments in the state, Mike Blakely announced Monday he will seek an eighth term as Limestone County sheriff.

The Limestone County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests Saturday: A* Erica Renee Bass, 21, of 22235 Buttermilk Way, Athens, bond revoked on conviction for promoting prison contraband A* Wayne Joseph Eggebrecht, 39, of 1384 Nancy Lou Loop, Athens, DUI A* Justin Lee McKinney, 37, of 30030 Wall St.

Volunteer firefighters battle a house fire on Slate Road in the Elkmont area of Limestone County on Saturday.

A woman is spending the night with relatives after losing her home. She lost the home after a fire destroyed it Saturday afternoon in Limestone County.