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DeKalb County educator shares Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope Program at national forum
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DeKalb County educator shares Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope Program at national forum: DeKalb County educator and University of West Alabama adjunct professor Dr. Brandon Renfroe spoke at……

Clocks fall back Sunday, Nov. 3
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Clocks fall back Sunday, Nov. 3: By Bonita [email protected] Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 3, which……

Governor Ivey visits Rainsville on her Rebuild Alabama Road Tour
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Governor Ivey visits Rainsville on her Rebuild Alabama Road Tour: On October 31, Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter returned to his hometown of Rainsville……

Fort Payne officials work to bring shoppers downtown
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Fort Payne officials work to bring shoppers downtown: By Sherri [email protected] FORT PAYNE, ALA. The Fort Payne City Council met twice last week.……

Collinsville fifth graders injured after falling from parade float
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Collinsville fifth graders injured after falling from parade float: Staff [email protected] COLLINSVILLE, ALA. – On Thursday, October 17, the Town of Collinsville gathered for……

NACC softball grand opening and field naming celebration for the Nathaniel Ledbetter Stadium, Nov. 8
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NACC softball grand opening and field naming celebration for the Nathaniel Ledbetter Stadium, Nov. 8:     RAINSVILLE – Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) will hold a grand opening celebration and field……

DeKalb County Board of Education purchases land
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DeKalb County Board of Education purchases land: By Sherri [email protected] RAINSVILLE, ALA. – The Dekalb County Board of Education held a special……

Man arrested on child sex abuse charges
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Man arrested on child sex abuse charges: Staff [email protected] DEKALB CO.- A DeKalb County man was arrested last week on multiple child……

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Bum Week 10
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Bum Week 10: Well let’s talk about our new Rain Shower, this thing is fancy. I ain’t talking……

NACC softball grand opening and field naming celebration for the Nathaniel Ledbetter Stadium, Nov. 8
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NACC softball grand opening and field naming celebration for the Nathaniel Ledbetter Stadium, Nov. 8:     RAINSVILLE – Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) will hold a grand opening celebration and field……

Bum Week 9
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Bum Week 9: Well, y’all won’t believe what Ethel’s up to now. She got a company lined up……

Bum Week 8
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Bum Week 8: Well, folks, if you thought things couldn’t get any wilder with Ethel and her grand……

Bum Week 7
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Bum Week 7: Well, y’all, Ethel has fallen head over heels in love with that new garden tub……

Bum Week 6
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Bum Week 6: Well, folks, I reckon the biggest event in my life last week wasn’t the football……

Bum Week 5
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Bum Week 5: Well, y’all, here we go again. Ethel’s got herself another one of them big ideas.……

Bum Week 4
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Bum Week 4: Well, folks, it’s officially gettin’ to be football weather, and let me tell ya, the……

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Man arrested on child sex abuse charges
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Man arrested on child sex abuse charges: Staff [email protected] DEKALB CO.- A DeKalb County man was arrested last week on multiple child……

Mentone man charged with 10 counts of Possession of Child Porn
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Mentone man charged with 10 counts of Possession of Child Porn: Staff [email protected] FORT PAYNE, Ala. — DeKalb County Investigators were alerted by the National Center……

Former DeKalb County substitute pleads guilty to sex charges
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Former DeKalb County substitute pleads guilty to sex charges: Staff [email protected] DEKALB COUNTY, ALA. – WHNT reported that the case against Stephanie Woods, of……

Ider police find meth in pizza box
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Ider police find meth in pizza box: Staff [email protected] The Ider Police Department has made multiple felony arrests recently, resulting in Fentanyl,……

Man arrested on attempted child abduction charges
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Man arrested on attempted child abduction charges: Staff [email protected] FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Collinsville man has been arrested in connection with……

Crossville Middle School student arrested for making terrorist threat
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Crossville Middle School student arrested for making terrorist threat: Staff [email protected] Crossville, ALA. – Last week, a juvenile attending Crossville Middle School was arrested……

Fort Payne police arrest suspect in burglary case
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Fort Payne police arrest suspect in burglary case: Staff [email protected] Fort Payne, AL – A 27-year-old man has been arrested following a burglary……

Pennington sentenced for attempted murder
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Pennington sentenced for attempted murder: Staff [email protected] FORT PAYNE, ALA. – On September 10, District Attorney Summer McWhorter Summerford announced……

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Two fifth grade students injured at the Collinsville parade
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Two fifth grade students injured at the Collinsville parade: On Thursday, October 17, the Town of Collinsville gathered for its annual homecoming parade. Unfortunately,……

Barron presents book to Rainsville Library
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Barron presents book to Rainsville Library: Contributed Photo Dr. Marvin Barron presented a copy of his book, Citizen of the Century,……

Azaleas: An Alabama beauty
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Azaleas: An Alabama beauty: Submitted byKatie NicholsAUBURN UNIVERSITY — Springtime is showtime for azaleas in Alabama landscapes. Bursting with……

No April Fools – these Alabama creatures are real
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No April Fools – these Alabama creatures are real: Submitted byJustin MillerAUBURN UNIVERSITY — Imagine seeing a lizard with no legs or a giant……

DeKalb County Homemakers and Community Leaders Awards Day
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DeKalb County Homemakers and Community Leaders Awards Day: Submitted by Carolyn D BoatnerDEKALB CO. – Dekalb County Homemakers and Community Leaders met on……

Rainsville Garden Club’s upcoming event
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Rainsville Garden Club’s upcoming event: Staff [email protected] Rainsville Garden Club is hosting a special event on Wednesday, March 27, 2024,……

Cunningham Sinks Hole-in-One
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Cunningham Sinks Hole-in-One: By Sherri BlevinsJuly 3, 2023, will be a day former Plainview High School football coach……

Use Smartphones to Capture Fourth of July Fireworks
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Use Smartphones to Capture Fourth of July Fireworks: Compliments of USA TodayUSA Today’s Jefferson Graham offers advice for photo lovers. With the Fourth……

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In The Word

HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XXII
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HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XXI
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HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XX
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HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XX: Revelation 21:22 says, “And I……

HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XIX
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HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XIX: Revelation 21:17-21 says, “And he……

HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XVIII
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HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XVIII: I will give Revelation 21:12-14……

HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XVII
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HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XVII: Revelation 21:9-11 says, “And there……

HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XVI
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HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XVI: I was looking at Revelation……

HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XV
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HOW THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ENDS: PART XV: Revelation 21:8 says, “But the……

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Opinions

Love locks over the river
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Love locks over the river: Many rivers have locks, but not only the kind that lowers or raises boats in its water. You may have seen them before, but quite honestly, I never had. On our recent visit to Europe, I saw them for the first time. There were tons of padlocks hanging from the……

I absolutely loved cologne
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I absolutely loved cologne: I began shaving when I was around thirteen. Why, you might ask? Not because I needed to but because I wanted to. I did have a small amount of peach fuzz on my face by that age, and my dad had a razor, shaving cream, and cologne. He also had……

A ride down the Rhine River
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A ride down the Rhine River: When I saw the handwriting on the wall, I knew we were no longer in Kansas; excuse me, I meant Alabama. As a matter of fact, we were approximately 4,500 miles east of my home in Opelika. I didn’t need the prophet Daniel to interpret this handwriting or even a……

Why did he say that?
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Why did he say that?: People can say some strange things. Some of these statements are quite annoying, while others may be funny and enjoyable. Some of the things people say leave me shaking my head and wondering what they said and why they said it. Do you know what I mean? I’m talking about……

Boy on a Hot Tin Roof
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Boy on a Hot Tin Roof: Mama had a mysterious situation. Her dried apples kept disappearing. Each day, their number seemed to be less than it had been the day before. For some strange reason, she seemed to think I knew something about it. Mama must have thought I was extremely smart because she came to……

Wearing Old Man Blue Jeans
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Wearing Old Man Blue Jeans: I’ve been wearing and loving blue jeans most of my life. I have noticed in more recent years that some of the jeans I’m wearing are different from the ones I wore when I was younger. For years, I have promised I would never wear a pair of those “old-man……

It was one of those nights
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It was one of those nights: It is 2:00 on a Thursday. No, not 2:00 in the afternoon. I’m upstairs in my office writing what you are now reading. You might ask, “Why are you writing at 2:00 in the morning?” The real question is, “Why am I up at 2:00 in the morning?” Well, I……

Two loves that finally met one another
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Two loves that finally met one another: For most of my life, they had been around one another, but they had never actually met. When two of the great loves of my life finally got together, it was like they had been meant for one another all along, but I had never realized it. They made such……

The hole in the rock
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The hole in the rock: I love caves! I have visited several in many locations across the nation. Perhaps my fascination began in a cave that isn’t really a cave. It is a deep horizontal hole in the side of Alabama’s Sand Mountain, located between Blake and Fort Payne. It was simply known as The……

Obituaries

Sports Hall of Famer passes
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Sports Hall of Famer passes: By Bonita WilbornDEKALB CO.- Dewayne Patterson is a name that is well known in sports……

Former Circuit Clerk passes
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Former Circuit Clerk passes: By Bonita Wilborn DeKalb County mourns the loss of Jimmy Lindsey, former DeKalb County Circuit……

Coach Clinton Graham
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Coach Clinton Graham: By Neal WootenI had a lot of coaches as a kid from years of playing……

Scouting Lost a True Hero
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Scouting Lost a True Hero: When Irby Don Brown Passed Away By Bonita WilbornTENBROECK, ALA- On Wednesday, July 12, 2023,……

Plainview’s Hero Remembered
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Plainview’s Hero Remembered: By Bonita Wilborn The following statement was on the Plainview School Facebook page: “The Plainview……

Obituaries 7-8-21
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Obituaries 7-8-21: Burt Funeral Home  http://burtfuneralhomes.com/view-obituaries/ Mrs. Mary Dallyne Tilley Jones Mary Dallyne Tilley Jones, age 93, of……

Community

Community News 7-21-21
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Community News 7-21-21: Plainview Pancake Breakfast The Plainview Football Program will hold its annual pancake breakfast on Saturday,……

Community News
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Community News: Benefit Singing For Kent Wilborn A benefit singing will be held for Kent Wilborn and……

Community News 6-17-21
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Community News 6-17-21: DeKalb Co SWCD DeKalb County Soil & Water Conservation District (DeKalb Co SWCD) will hold……

City of Rainsville Spring Cleanup
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City of Rainsville Spring Cleanup: The City of Rainsville Spring Cleanup through Wednesday, June 30. A roll-off dumpster will be……

Community Events
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Community Events: ­­MVN 5-13-21 Ruhama Presents Mary Poppins Jr. Ruhama School will present “Mary Poppins, Jr.” on……

­­Community News
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­­Community News: National Day of Prayer The Rainsville Ministers will host their 70th observation of the National……

Alabama 117 To Reopen In June
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Alabama 117 To Reopen In June: According to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), crews are in the final stages of……

Community News 4-22-21
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Community News 4-22-21: John Woodall Memorial Bass Tournament Vulcraft in Fort Payne will host their 10th annual John……

Community News 4-15-21
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Community News 4-15-21: DeKalb Ambulance Service DeKalb County Hospital Association (dba DeKalb Ambulance Service) will hold their regularly……

Classified

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Legal: IN THE PROBATE COURT, STATE OF ALABAMA, DEKALB COUNTY CASE NO:2024-351 In The Matter ofThe……

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Legal: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO.: CV-2024 – 900198 RUSSELL GREEN,……

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Legal: IN THE PROBATE COURT, STATE OF ALABAMA, DEKALB COUNTY CASE NO: 2024-360 In The Matter……

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Legal: IN THE PROBATE COURT, STATE OF ALABAMA, DEKALB COUNTY PROBATE CASE NO:2024-365 In The Matter……

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Legal: IN THE PROBATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO: 2024-366 In The Matter ofThe……

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Legal: IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR DEKALB COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO: 2024-364 IN RE: The Estate……

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