Dekalb County News

A search for stolen guns led to the arrest of a Crossville woman after investigators found knives and coins that were reported stolen in her home on DeKalb County Road 70, Sheriff Jimmy Harris said.

A Rome man drowned at Little River Canyon Park in DeKalb County, Ala., on Saturday, according to a statement released on Sunday from Park Ranger Larry Beane.

A Rainsville educator is getting to enjoy her summer break for the first time in years, thanks to a kidney donation from a stranger.

Jun. 11, 2013 - FORT PAYNE, Ala. -- Organized by the Mentone Area Arts Council, JulyFest Art and Music Festival made its debut in 2012 attracting thousands to the mountaintop town for a weekend of free family fun.

Former state Sen. Lowell Barron speaks with a well-wisher following his press conference in Fort Payne on April 24. Barron is scheduled to be arraigned on a six-count indictment June 24. HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Former Alabama state Sen. Lowell Barron has his initial court date set to face six felony charges relating to state ethics and campaign laws.

DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris and Fort Payne Chief Randy Bynum said the suspects were arrested on a variety of drug charges, concluding the first phase of a several-months'-long investigation.

John Jones took over as manager of Sequoyah Caverns 10 years ago, but his ancestors bought the property in 1841.

Four people are behind bars and another is being sought, all on drug charges, after DeKalb County deputies found marijuana plants and five meth labs at a residence near Crossville.

A group of Tennessee Valley cyclists will ride Saturday morning in memory of a bike rider killed in Dekalb County two years ago.

A Scottsboro man accused in the robbery of a Collinsville BP station was arrested today five hours after the incident, according to DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris.

For years before a tornado hit, few besides the immigrants who work at nearby poultry plants ventured down the pothole-rutted dirt roads of "Little Mexico." The community, whose official name is Kilpatrick, comprises a large population of Latin American residents who previously mingled very little with the white, English-speaking natives.