Dekalb County News

A DeKalb County commissioner is recovering after a two-vehicle wreck in the Rodentown community Thursday afternoon.

Two paramedics with the DeKalb Ambulance Service are serving in Iraq, and their co-workers want to send them a little taste of home.

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.

A small earthquake struck Northeast Alabama before dawn Monday morning according to the United States Geological Survey.

When Jackie Weaver helped his grandfather move an old clock from the courthouse in Fort Payne to atop the family's theater in Collinsville 58 years ago, he had no idea the clock would one day be such an important landmark in his hometown.

Friday, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. or until supplies run out, the state health department will once again hold a swine flu vaccination clinic at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum.

The DeKalb County Commission is expected to approve a $25,000 bid today to buy security cameras for area schools.

Six DeKalb County residents have been charged with being part of an extensive theft ring that primarily targeted off-road vehicles.

The Internal Revenue Service is trying to deliver more than $22,000 to people in DeKalb County and $1.85 million to Alabamians that it can't locate.

Proration has hit Alabama public schools but recent suggestions of cutting English as a Second Language programs as a cost savings aren't plausible, say Albertville school officials.

Carter Roberts is on a mission to help save lives. Roberts works with Norfolk Southern Railway and is a volunteer with Operation Lifesaver, an organization that promotes awareness at railroad crossings.

A Fort Payne man faces serious charges after meeting a teenage girl through a family acquaintance.

The deadline passed Monday to apply for the principal's vacancy at Fort Payne High School, and now the interview process will begin.

A DeKalb County preacher charged with the sexual abuse of a boy faces having his probation revoked.

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

A Fort Payne man is charged with child abuse for the alleged assault of his 8-year-old son.

DeKalb County's supply of swine flu vaccine was gone about as quickly as it was received.

With the campaign nearly at an end, the DeKalb County United Givers Fund is still only halfway to its goal of $255,000. During a meeting held Oct.

If you're going to be taking a trip to Gadsden or Birmingham in the next two years, you may want to consider an alternative to Interstate 59.

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.