Dillon Cook of Ider has been elected by his peers in the College of Education to represent them as Senator in the Student Government Association (SGA) at the University of Alabama. As an SGA Senator, Cook will work to serve the common interest of students, to guarantee a student voice in Uni…
A high-speed chase on Easter Sunday in Ider ended with two people in custody. of Ider Police Chief Stephen Malone.
Sabrina Stewart, 25, of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Riley Hastings, age unknown, of Scottsboro were arrested after fleeing from Ider police when they attempted a traffic stop.
DeKalb County schools had a strong showing at the Alabama State Junior Beta Convention held in Montgomery in February, bringing home a total of 95 awards and recognitions.
On Thursday, the DeKalb County Schools Board of Education broke ground at Ider School for construction of a new 21,500-square-foot gymnasium, which will have a seating capacity of 1,200. Pictured above, from left, are board members Robert Elliott and Monty Darwin, Ider Assistant Principal Ni…
During the month of February, DeKalb County law enforcement seized a variety of illegal drugs and arrested 39 individuals on drug-related charges.
Dade County police in Trenton, Ga., arrested 26-year-old Zechariah Clark of Bryant on March 1.
DeKalb County Homemakers and Community Leaders met Feb. 15 at the Rock Church in Geraldine for their annual awards day, which recognizes each individual club's achievements for the past year. First place awards were presented as follows:
Congratulations are in order for Matthew Pike of Ider, who recently graduated with honors as a combat engineer from the U.S. Marine Corps’ Military Occupational Specialty school and was meritoriously promoted to lance corporal.
The next meeting of the DeKalb County Schools Board of Education will be held at a special time and place.
Ellie Ames Goggans of Fort Payne High School was named this week as the Phillip Hamman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Good Citizen of DeKalb County for 2023.
Ider Police responded just before 7 p.m. Thursday to a call reporting a man on Alabama Highway 75 who had been assaulted, bound and robbed.
During Alabama’s annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday taking place on the last full weekend of February, no state sales or use tax is due on certain items you may purchase to deal with severe weather (Act 2012-256, Rule 810-6-3-.66). The sales tax holiday will start at 12:01 …
Several students from DeKalb County received degrees a the University of Alabama’s fall commencement ceremonies on Dec. 10, 2022. Following is a list of these graduates and their degrees.
Gadsden State Community College has recognized a number of DeKalb County students on its Fall Semester 2022 President’s and Dean’s Lists.
The DeKalb County School Board met Jan. 19 in regular session, where personnel matters dominated the agenda.
The DeKalb County School Board met Jan. 19 in regular session, where personnel matters dominated the agenda.
The DeKalb County School Board met Jan. 19 in regular session, where personnel matters dominated the agenda.
The Ider Police Department expressed thanks to the Flynn Family for their generous donation of LifeVacs for the Ider Police Department’s patrol cars. LifeVacs, pictured at left, are a patented non-invasive rescue suction device that can save a life in an airway obstruction emergency.
The Phillip Hamman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution have named this year’s DAR Good Citizens.
One graduating senior from each of the nine high schools choosing to participate in DeKalb County will be honored Feb. 21 at a reception at Landmarks Hunt Hall in Fort Payne. The students are winners of the DAR Good Citizen Contest, and an overall winner for DeKalb County will be announced during the event.
DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputies, narcotics agents and K-9 unit, along with officers from Henagar, Ider and Rainsville, made 11 drug-related arrests in the month of December.
Two DeKalb County communities are among the Alabama municipalities who submitted ordinances authorizing the operation of medical cannabis dispensing sites within their corporate limits, as required as part of the application licensing process before the deadline closed to apply for such licenses on Dec. 30, 2022.
An Ider woman was arrested Monday on charges of rape and sexual abuse following an investigation by the DeKalb County Criminal Investigations unit and the Jackson County Department of Human Resources.
Kristen Rice Perry, 30, of Ider, was charged with second-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault following an investigation by the DeKalb County Criminal Investigations unit and the Jackson County Department of Human Resources. Her bond was set at $45,000.
When someone works for years and years, putting all of their efforts into their craft, it can be incredibly disheartening for that work to go unrealized. There are many people who put all they can into what they do, all for it to be hardly recognized. Thankfully, this is not the case for Sha…
Ider’s Austin Cross, right, runs for a 44-yard, first-half touchdown after catching a pass from teammate Dylan Grant against North Sand Mountain at Wayne C. Hardman Stadium on Friday night. The Hornets lost 42-18 and dropped to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in Class 2A-Region 7. Benjamin Smith rushed …
The DeKalb County Board of Education presented employee of the year awards to various individuals throughout the county who, according to their peers, demonstrated exceptional efforts in their campuses and fields on Thursday.
The DeKalb County Board of Education heard a brief update on structure projects in Ider and Valley Head during Wednesday night's board meeting.
DeKalb County narcotics agents, deputies and the department’s Criminal Investigations unit arrested 16 individuals in recent weeks on drug-related charges and shut down a marijuana growing operation they discovered at a residence on County Road 51 in Fort Payne while serving a search warrant…
National Beta Elementary Convention winners:
Authorities recovered a utility vehicle stolen from Ider High School on May 1 after the principal asked the public for help on Facebook.
Local police officers and narcotics agents discovered lots of meth, marijuana, fentanyl, kratom, drug paraphernalia and stolen firearms while serving papers and conducting traffic stops on the roads of DeKalb County last month.
One graduating senior from each of the nine high schools choosing to participate in the DAR Good Citizen Contest sponsored by the Phillip Hamman Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in DeKalb County will be honored Feb. 15 during a reception to be held at Hunt Hall in Fort Payne. The overall winner for DeKalb County will be announced during the event.
Kenneth D. and Myra Lynn Kilgore, of Ider, will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary on Dec. 24th. The couple was married in Lakeland, Fla., on Dec. 24, 1976, and they have been residents of DeKalb County since November 2000. The couple will spend their anniversary and Christmas with family.
The Town of Ider recently named Tony Baker as its new police chief.
Chestnut Grove Baptist Church’s two-day drive-thru nativity experience returns Saturday, Dec. 11 and Sunday, Dec. 12, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Ider Police Chief Buddy Crabtree passed away Saturday after a battle with COVID-19.
Ider’s Dylan Grant (7) looks for an opening during Friday night’s game against Whitesburg Christian at Wayne C. Hardman Stadium. Ider won 42-7.
Ider blanked Falkville 14-0 in a Class 2A, Region 7 game at Wayne C. Hardman Stadium on Friday night. Pictured above, Ider’s Hunter Robinson, right, carries past a Falkville defender as teammate Ben Smith looks on. Further game details were not available before press time.
Ider fell to Pisgah 28-6 at Sam Kenimer Stadium in Pisgah on Friday night. Pictured above, Ider’s Ben Smith (6) runs behind a block by teammate Hunter Robinson (2). Further game details were not available before The Times-Journal went to press.
Pictured are Lowell and Joyce Pannel of Ider, who recently celebrated 50 years of marriage.
Congratulations to Wootten Farms of Ider as the 2020 state winners in the Alabama Soybean Yield Contest sponsored by the Alabama Soybean Producers. Their irrigated yield was 82.1 bushels per acre. Pictured, left to right, are Jared, Hayden and Jamey Wootten. The Wootens were recently present…
The Ider Homemakers Club met and elected our Key Member for 2020. Due to the COVID-19 virus situation, most of the 2020 meetings were put on hold or held in a limited capacity. We are very grateful, as I am sure most everyone is, that this virus may be waning.
Alabama Highway 117 was closed for several hours on Wednesday from the Flat Rock four-way to the Jackson/DeKalb County line due to a traffic accident involving a commercial vehicle before 10 a.m. central time, according to Flat Rock’s Tri-Community Fire Department. Also responding were the C…
The DeKalb County Board of Education last week approved the early graduation of Audrey Brundage of Ider High School. Brundage met all the requirements for early graduates and took the opportunity to share with the board her goals and aspirations. She plans to pursue a career in the poultry i…
Eight members of Ider Church of God have tested positive for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, according to the church pastor.
Marching band members from various DeKalb County Schools represented the county at the Alabama Bicentennial Parade in downtown Montgomery last Saturday.
IDER, Ala. – For 60 years, the Valley Head Saddlery LLC has carried on the proud tradition of manufacturing, selling and repairing saddles. They’ve adapted to a number of challenges during those six decades.
Numerous stolen items have been recovered near Ider, including antique furniture and live turkeys.
Several drug arrests were made on Sand Mountain late Tuesday night.
An off-duty Ider police officer was arrested for driving under the influence early this morning.
Local author Jerry McAbee held a book signing at the Ider Library recently. McAbee told those attending about his book and how the title of the book, “Stubborn Men and Parched Corn,” which is told from a southern soldier’s point of view during the Civil war, is ironic because in his book he …
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