Mentone News

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Floodwaters are causing a number of problems around the Tennessee Valley today. The heavy rains fell late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, while many people were sleeping.

A Mentone man has been charged with stealing more than $3,700 in equipment from his employer after being fired from his job.

Dekalb County EMA director Mike Leath reports three road closings in Dekalb County due to flooding.

Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 11:10 p.m. Tigers for Tomorrow officials are asking for financial assistance to help relocate four tigers and a black bear from the Lookout Mountain Wild Animal Park in Mentone, which recently closed and surrendered its United States Department of ...

In today's troubled economic climate, the DeKalb County Tourist Association is trying to bring a bit more prosperity to the area - one busload at a time.

It's Talladega weekend, and many fans are gearing up and heading south for NASCAR's fastest race.

Staff photo by Judy Walton Animals on display at the Lookout Mountain Wild Animal Park in Mentone, Ala., are the subject of lawsuits and a custody dispute since the park closed.

The annual Mentone Area Arts Council Tour of Artist Studios and Homes and Auction will take place Oct.

The October Colorfest at Mentone, Ala. Brow Park, North Carol Street, will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Arts and crafts will be featured.

Like a good neighbor, Chris Kuykendall is there. Tuesday, he was sworn in a District 3 commissioner, after being appointed by Governor Bob Riley two weeks ago.

An Alabama man charged with public indecency was released from jail Tuesday on $1,350 bail.

The birthdays continue to come, but there are those who know they aren't ready to go to the senior center.

Crime in DeKalb County seems to be up overall, according to statistics recently released by the FBI.

Raging waters carried an unmanned pontoon boat and two kayaks over DeSoto Falls in Fort Payne on Monday.

Floodwaters are rising at DeSoto Falls because of the recent rain. Cynthia Stinson, a professional photographer in Mentone, saw firsthand the sacrifice many boat owners are making to save part of their riverfront property.

From the Ozark Mountains in northern Arkansas to the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, find all our favorite mountain getaways for fall.

It stretches along 600 miles of highway, but two of its hottest spots are right down the road for DeKalb residents.

A two-vehicle wreck in Mentone on Tuesday afternoon left four injured and forced emergency helicopter landings on or near I-59 to take the victims for treatment.

A two-vehicle wreck in Mentone Tuesday afternoon left two in critical condition and forced emergency helicopter landings on Interstate 59 to take the injured to hospitals.