Powell News

Wanda Furgerson, 70, of Rainsville, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, at St. Vincent's East Hospital.

If the weather cooperates, construction on Sylvania Gap Road will start sometime in the foreseeable future.

The Rainsville City Council continued discussion Monday about the possibility of allowing Geraldine to tie onto a sewer line in Fyffe that runs from there into Rainsville's wastewater management system.

About 41 local farmers will receive funds to help clean up after a tornado struck Sylvania and Powell in April.

A Rainsville man injured in a 2007 head-on collision in Rainsville during a high-speed police chase filed suit last week in DeKalb County against several DeKalb County, Jackson County and Tennessee law enforcement agencies.

The DeKalb County Commission is expected to hear from Solid Waste Supervisor Rhonda Jackson about annual garbage exemptions available.

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.

Agencies helping in response to the April tornado that caused extensive damage in Sylvania and Powell are experiencing hardships of their own.

Officials in DeKalb County are warning people in the Powell area about a phone scam involving sanitation bills.

The water that flooded Dothan streets nearly two months ago has forced one Dothan healthcare clinic to permanently change addresses.

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.

A man was seriously injured after a motorcycle accident Thursday evening. State troopers said Phillip Johnson, 24 of Brooksville, Fla.

President Barack Obama has declared DeKalb County a major disaster area after storms and tornadoes rocked Sylvania, Powell and other areas in April.

Unemployment in DeKalb County was on the minds of many Republicans as they welcomed Democratic state Sen.

In the days following tornados that struck the Sylvania and Powell areas on Sand Mountain, help came from throughout Northeast Alabama.

Residents of DeKalb County may be a little safer with the addition of the Code Red emergency phone notification system to the EMA's arsenal of early warning tools.

A process that started nearly two years ago with the idea of warning citizens of severe weather or other emergencies, ended with an announcement Tuesday that Code Red is ready and working in DeKalb County.

Damage costs from recent storms cost DeKalb County more than $1 million and have far exceeded the threshold for DeKalb County to qualify for federal assistance for debris cleanup, power restoration and emergency services.

On Thursday, April 30, musicians, singers and performers will join together at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum in a concert to benefit the victims of recent Sand Mountain tornados and storm damage.

The National Weather Service confirms two tornadoes hit DeKalb County on Sunday.