Geraldine News

Fort Payne voters prepare to go to the polls to elect council members and a mayor in its unique, at-large method.

Traffic was stopped for an hour in Geraldine Wednesday afternoon after a chicken truck collided with a pickup truck, according to Geraldine Police Chief Vic Wade.

Ronald Dale West, 70, of Crossville, died Sunday, June 22, 2008. Services were Wednesday, June 25, at Macedonia No.

Wesley Hoyt Willamson, 76, of Crossville, died Friday, June 20, 2008, at Rose Manor in Geraldine.

The DeKalb County Board of Education got a peek at the price tag to fix sewer treatment plants at three schools, but is still unsure what fines it could face connected to a state lawsuit.

Two hundred homes in Geraldine will soon be more aware of severe weather, thanks to the joint efforts of state and city government and local businesses.

An Asbury teenager was injured when he fell while rock-climbing. The 17-year-old, Shannon Murphy, apparently slipped and fell at Buck's Pocket State Park on Sunday night.

A Marshall County teenager was seriously injured in a fall Sunday night at a state park in DeKalb County.

After a coaching transition last summer, the Geraldine boys basketball program will probably undergo a similar change again this year.

Two arrests were made in connection with a burglary at a DeKalb County farm, and police continue to look into whether more suspects were involved.

State Attorney General Troy King filed a lawsuit against the DeKalb County Board of Education on Tuesday.

Students from across the county poured into the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum on Tuesday in waves of living enthusiasm, as the second county-wide D.A.R.E. graduation got underway. via The Weekly Post

“For seniors, the majority of them, it will be better”

Updated 40 minutes ago Representatives of senior citizens groups urged the Alabama Legislature Tuesday to pass a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the state sales tax from groceries. via Times-Journal

Plainview defeated Geraldine, Crossville and Guntersville in a varsity boys golf match played April 10 at Lake Guntersville State Park. via Sand Mountain Reporter

“I thought it was extremely nice of that family. This is a family that has a lot of long-time deep roots at Collinsville.”

As several projects at DeKalb County schools wrap up, Superintendent Charles Warren announced the next round of building projects to the DeKalb County school board. via Times-Journal

DeKalb county authorities say that jail time didn't teach one man his lesson. Bradley Blackwell was arrested Monday night on drug charges after police found meth and marijuana in his home in Geraldine. via WAAY

“Basically what we have is the DeKalb County Board of Education has been violating their permit for about three years now”

A state environmental policy group has filed an intent to sue the DeKalb County Board of Education concerning sewer practices at three schools. via Times-Journal

A DeKalb County man who'd been arrested on drug-related charges has found himself in trouble with drug agents again. via WAFF-TV Huntsville

“At the time, Deputy Hairell and Officer Austin pulled onto the scene, they saw Blackwell, Terrell and Stone standing in the backyard.”

Updated 25 minutes ago Local authorities continued to search Tuesday for three Fyffe men wanted on theft and drug charges. via Times-Journal

“Parris was uncooperative with officers and had to be forcefully restrained”

A DeKalb County businessman arrested Friday after investigators found methamphetamine in his home is free on an $8,000 bond, Sheriff Jimmy Harris said today. via Mobile Register