During Monday night's brief meeting, the Rainsville City Council approved creating a new part-time, temporary court magistrate position.

Brinley Summerford, a fifth grade student at Plainview High School, participated in the 2021 Arbor Day Poster Contest where she won first place in the local contest hosted by the Rainsville Tree City Board and second place at the state level.

Alabama’s annual initiative to promote a healthier lifestyle and develop positive habits, Scale Back Alabama, is kicking off its 15th year.

The Rainsville City Council is tackling beautification with plans to demolish unsafe buildings.

The Rainsville Tree City Board recently announced its 2021 Arbor Day Poster Contest winners.

The Rainsville Police Department and Municipal Court last week announced the hosting of amnesty month beginning Feb. 1, 2021.

The Rainsville City Council held a special called meeting on Wednesday, voting on two businesses who applied for alcohol sales in the city.

When new United States Senator Tommy Tuberville addresses Alabama’s needs in Washington D.C., he’ll have a DeKalb County native giving him insight into the issues. Tuberville recently named Jordan Doufexis as his senior advisor and state coordinator. Doufexis will manage Tuberville’s state s…

The Rainsville City Council on Monday approved to amend the 2020-21 budget following the approval of various changes and upgrades.

A Rainsville man said he came home this week to a naked man in his living room.

Professional Bull Riders are back in Rainsville for the annual PBR Bull Bash 2021 on January 15 and 16 at the Northeast Alabama Agri-Business Center.

The Rainsville City Council held a budget workshop Thursday night to discuss possible changes to the 2020-21 budget.

The Rainsville City Council accepted Allen Stiefel's resignation Monday night, effective immediately.

Last week, Twin City Used Cars and Cattle Stampede hosted a two-day holiday meal drive-thru giveaway.

A Rainsville woman was arrested after using a fake Facebook account in a recent scam.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday uncovered a large illegal winery at the Rainsville Wastewater Treatment Plant on Horton Road.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation provided training on Dec. 10th, 2020 to the Rainsville Police Department and surrounding agencies of DeKalb County.

The Rainsville City Council on Monday approved the partnership with Alabama Department of Transportation to upgrade the traffic light system at the crossing of Alabama Highway 75 and Alabama Highway 35.

Returning for its second year, Broadway Baptist Church in Rainsville is hosting its Walk Through Bethlehem, an interactive outdoor family experience following Mary and Joseph’s footsteps as they make their way through Bethlehem.

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles held 37 parole hearings Tuesday, granting six paroles and denying 31, including parole for David Lawrence Poole, 77, who is serving five life sentences in prison for convictions in 1990 in DeKalb County for production of obscene material involving children.

Between 7:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, members of Rainsville Police Department, along with Sylvania Police Department, had a safety check point at the intersection of Carlyle Road and County Road 102. During this checkpoint, Rainsville Police Department officers arrested David Christo…

The Rainsville Police Department received a call on Nov. 11 to a residence on Hancock Drive about a possible armed robbery in progress with multiple people injured.

The Rainsville City Council on Monday approved various city streets and road updates and renovations.

The City of Rainsville honored the nation’s men and women who answered the call of duty by serving in the United States military in wartime or peacetime, living or deceased this Veterans Day.

On Friday, Nov. 6, members of Rainsville Police Department conducted a saturation of the City of Rainsville, and Rainsville's Police Jurisdiction of locations believed to be involved in using, selling and the storing of illegal drugs. Fifteen arrests were made as several locations throughout…

The Rainsville City Council held a special called meeting on Monday, voting on businesses who applied for alcohol sales in the city.

The Rainsville City Council's new administration was sworn in during Monday’s organizational council meeting at the Tom Bevill Enrichment Center.

The Rainsville City Council held a special called meeting on Wednesday, hearing from Rainsville resident Don Laney regarding removing the stop signs on Chavies Bridge.

State Sen. Steve Livingston and Rainsville Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt joined with the ABC Hospice team on Wednesday to proclaim and celebrate November as Hospice and Palliative Care Month.

The Rainsville City Council accepted Rainsville Police Chief Kevin Smith's resignation during last Monday's regular council meeting, effective Nov. 1, 2020.

The Rainsville City Council during Monday night’s work session heard from engineer James Payton of Ladd Engineering regarding a consent order from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) for the city of Rainsville.

Incumbent U.S. Senator Doug Jones held a drive-in rally Thursday evening in the parking lot of the Tom Bevill Enrichment Center in Rainsville. With new cases of COVID-19 increasing, supporters remained in their cars, honking horns as the candidate spoke from a trailer bed.

The Rainsville City Council discussed its various paving projects during Monday night’s meeting.

The Rainsville City Council on Monday approved to pay back a grant of more than $70,000 they were unable to use for new jobs while repairing a road in recent years.

The Rainsville City Council on Thursday passed Ordinance 09-10-2020 that will regulate the sale and distribution of alcohol in the city limits.

The Rainsville City Council held a special session on Tuesday, September 1, to canvass the 2020 municipal election results.

The 2020 Municipal Election results for Rainsville from the August 25 election were posted Tuesday night.