Fort Payne City Schools were placed on lockdown for nearly three hours Monday after a caller claiming to be an armed student threatened to harm himself and other students — […]

Back in 2014, we had just gotten our starts in the State Legislature, both freshman members who barely knew how to get around the State House. Neither of us imagined […]

Job seekers from across Northeast Alabama will have an opportunity to connect with employers later this month as local and regional partners host a hiring event in DeKalb County. The […]

DeKalb County Economic Development Authority has officially adopted a new long-range economic development strategy aimed at guiding growth, workforce development and competitiveness across Northeast Alabama. The plan, titled “Elevate DeKalb: […]

Former Madison school board member and city councilwoman Connie Spears says her decades of involvement in education, local government and community leadership have prepared her to serve students across North […]

More than $1.5 million in state transportation funding is headed to North Alabama as part of a broader statewide infrastructure package announced Thursday by Governor Kay Ivey. The governor announced […]

Fifteen years after the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak, communities across North Alabama are pausing to remember a day that forever changed the region — and the lives of those […]

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday introduced an Alabama family benefiting from the state’s CHOOSE Act education savings account program, highlighting how the initiative is helping parents pursue the type of […]

DeKalb County has secured two state SEEDS grants to fund critical site assessment work at industrial parks in Fyffe and Collinsville, positioning both communities to compete for future economic development […]

FORT PAYNE — A project to replace and rehabilitate part the aging southbound roadway on I-59 in DeKalb County will begin in a few months. The Alabama Department of Transportation […]

HAMMONDVILLE — Another four-mile segment of I-59 northbound in DeKalb County will close for reconstruction as a $41 million project enters its second phase. Weather permitting, contractor Wiregrass Construction was […]

HAMMONDVILLE — A four-mile segment of the reconstructed northbound I-59 roadway near the Georgia state line opened to traffic, the Alabama Department of Transportation announced. The opening marks the halfway […]

FORT PAYNE — Fratco, a century-old corrugated plastic pipe manufacturer, has broken ground on a state-of-the-art production facility in Fort Payne. The company’s expansion into the South represents a major […]

MONTGOMERY — Fort Payne residents and businesses on the east side of I-59 will see improved water service and supply thanks to a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission. Gov. […]

Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in Alabama Large fish in a small pond Huntsville may be a small pond in the world of commercial real estate. But […]

HENAGAR — This tiny DeKalb County city took a devastating 1-2 punch last year as tornadoes swept through the area. Not only were several streets and homes in Henagar damaged […]

BOAZ – When most people think of agriculture in Alabama, they think of cotton or corn. Maybe pecans, beans, sweet potatoes, or tomatoes – the typical roadside stand crops. But […]

FORT PAYNE — Many Alabamians face grave uncertainty when it comes to health care. That’s especially true in DeKalb County, where 9,080 adults are uninsured, according to U.S. Census data. […]

FORT PAYNE – The month of October brings cooler temperatures and glorious fall colors to DeKalb County, making it an ideal time to plan a trip to the northeastern part […]

FYFFE — Almost three decades ago, cattle farmers in rural North Alabama found dead livestock lying in pastures with various organs extracted from their carcasses. The cattle were found to […]