Ider News

The annual state sales tax holiday will be here in about a month, and it will give consumers the chance to save money on clothing and back-to-school essentials.

A wreck in Jackson County has claimed the life of a Pisgah man. Roger Kevin Shrader, 49, died Sunday.

After circulating rumors prompted the question of whether or not the Ider library would close, Mayor Brad Hannah answered firmly that it would not.

During last Tuesday's DeKalb County Board of Education meeting, Rob Hannah was hired to succeed Ryan Rogers as the Ider head baseball coach.

A Dekalb County Deputy makes an arrest and finds a methamphetamine lab, during a routine call.

DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris is continuing his efforts to meet with communities across the county and address their concerns throughought the summer, according to a statement from the Sheriff's Office.

The Ider Town Council is expected to appoint a zoning administrator during a special called meeting today at 4 p.m. at Town Hall.

Jacob Croft is emerging as a dominant presence on the baseball field for Sylvania High School, and the bad news for Ram opponents is he still has two seasons to play.

A Scottsboro man died Saturday in a single-vehicle wreck near Ider. William Doolittle, 71, was killed in the crash that happened about 12:35 p.m. on Highway 117 about six miles south of Ider.

A north Alabama man was killed in a weekend crash in Dekalb County. According to information from the Alabama State Troopers, William Doolittle, 71, of Scottsboro, died in a wreck Saturday, May 30, 2009.

About two years ago, 53-year-old Jackie Westbrooks was trying to figure out her next step in life after being laid off after 17 years with DeSoto Hosiery.

A DeKalb County man who died a year ago of what was thought to be natural causes is now being called a homicide victim.

Nearly a year's worth of work on wastewater treatment plants at three DeKalb County schools may soon satisfy a lawsuit filed by the state attorney general's office.

The heavy rain of the past two months has a casualty in DeKalb County. County Road 27 is now closed, that's because a part kept falling off the mountain.

A bill that would have given possibly seven DeKalb County towns the chance to legalize the sale of alcoholic beverages failed in the Senate.

The Rainsville City Council passed a resolution Monday to participate in the annual sales tax holiday.

A Higdon woman died and three children were injured in a wreck Friday north of Ider.

A single-vehicle wreck Friday just north of the North Sand Mountain community of Ider killed one person and injured three others.

For those getting ready to start their spring gardens, DeKalb County Master Gardeners have it covered.