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DeKalb Weekend Arrests Include Burglary, Bestiality
On Sunday, Oct. 29, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a homeowner on Highway 117 in Valley Head who was holding two men...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 31, 20172 min read
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DeKalb Deputy Dies in Car Wreck
Hearts at the DeKalb County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Office are heavy today at the news the department has lost one of its own: DeKalb Deputy...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 31, 20171 min read
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Countdown: One Week Before Election Day and ... and ... Well! One Week Before the Election
One week before the combined Dade County-Trenton City Commission election, campaigning has reached fever pitch, with candidates...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 31, 20176 min read
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Johnnie Ryan
Johnnie Ryan, 97, of Wildwood, died Tuesday morning Oct. 31, 2017, at her residence. She had served in various capacities with the Dade...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 31, 20171 min read
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Bernice Sullivan
Bernice Sullivan, 84, of Summerville, formerly of Trenton, died Tuesday evening, Oct. 31, 2017. Mrs. Sullivan was a graduate of Dade...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 31, 20171 min read
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'Twas Not Precisely Brillig, But Just the Same...
Rain spoiled the first part of Saturday for outdoors activities but cleared up by the afternoon in time to leave the rest of the weekend...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 30, 20172 min read
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Richard Lee Chambers
Richard Lee Chambers, 77, of Chickamauga, died on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. Mr. Chambers was a veteran of the U.S. Army and the owner and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 29, 20171 min read
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Library News: Thanks to Sponsors for Halloween Candy!
Was everyone impressed with Alice in Wonderland at the library on Saturday? Amazing, wasn’t it? Hope your kids enjoyed getting to meet...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 29, 20171 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Lovely but Lethal
Mystery fan that I am, I’ve long been aware that some ornamental plants are toxic. They are often used as murder weapons in whodunits....
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 28, 20172 min read
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DeKalb County Crime Roundup
Larry Lebron Tidwell (left), 35 of Henagar, Ala., was charged this week with Felony Receiving Stolen Property 3rd. Tidwell had been...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 27, 20172 min read
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Dade Arrest Report Oct. 20-26
These are arrests reported by the Dade County Sheriff's Office for the week of Oct. 20-26, 2017. All arrestees are innocent until proven...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 27, 20172 min read
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Crystal Smith Vergara
Crystal Marie Smith Vergara, 40, of Trenton, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, with her husband and daughter by her side. She was employed...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 27, 20171 min read
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School Bus Runs Into Ditch on Sand Mountain; Six Sustain Minor Injuries
Photo courtesy the Dade County Sheriff's Department. A Dade County school bus ran into a ditch this afternoon, according to the Dade...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 27, 20171 min read
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Lottie Douglas
Julie Lottie Bell Douglas, 78, of Bryant, Ala., died Thursday at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga after a short battle with...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 26, 20171 min read
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Halloween and Other Civic Festivities Abound This Weekend
Halloween is not until next Tuesday, but Dade celebrates the holiday in a big way the weekend before with Trick or Treat Alley. The...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 25, 20173 min read
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DeKalb/Federal Meth Investigation Reaps Two Alleged Kingpins
A two-year joint investigation by the DeKalb County (Ala.) Drug Task Force and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) concluded this...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 25, 20171 min read
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Superior Court Winds Down With One More Trial, Same Defendant
The Dade Superior Court's jury trial session is winding down without much courtroom drama. Like last week, there was only one trial this...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 24, 20172 min read
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Marlene Bradford Green
Marlene Bradford Green, 63, of Menlo, Ga., died early Tuesday morning, Oct. 24, 2017. Mrs. Green was a self-employed tailor and often did...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 24, 20171 min read
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Missing Alabama Teens Reported Safe
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office issued a press release on Saturday to the effect that two local teens the office had reported missing...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 24, 20171 min read
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Dade Stolen Car Recovered in DeKalb; Flat Rock Man Arrested
On Sunday, Oct. 22, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and DeKalb County 911 received multiple phone calls about the breaking and...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 24, 20172 min read
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