Fort Payne News

Ala. leaf watchers will fall for autumn's showy colors

Montgomery Advertiser - Sun Nov 08

Pack your bags and hit the road for north Alabama if you want to see one of the most stunning displays of colorful fall foliage in the nation.

Operation Lifesaver returning to DeKalb

Times-Journal - Fri Nov 06

Carter Roberts is on a mission to help save lives. Roberts works with Norfolk Southern Railway and is a volunteer with Operation Lifesaver, an organization that promotes awareness at railroad crossings.

Fort Payne man charged with raping 15-year-old girl

The Mobile Register Online - Fri Nov 06

Sheriff Jimmy Harris said Joel Wayne Davis, 24, of Fort Payne remains in the County Jail here charged with three counts of second-degree rape and one count each of interfering with child custody and possession of child pornography.

Bishop defends ESL programs

Sand Mountain Reporter - Fri Nov 06

Proration has hit Alabama public schools but recent suggestions of cutting English as a Second Language programs as a cost savings aren't plausible, say Albertville school officials.

Fort Payne Man Charged With Rape, Possession Of Child Pornography

WHNT-TV Huntsville - Fri Nov 06

A Fort Payne man faces serious charges after meeting a teenage girl through a family acquaintance.

No injuries as wreck backs up U.S. 411 South

Rome News - Tribune - Fri Nov 06

A three vehicle wreck on U.S. 411 South this morning didn't result in major injuries, but it was a major headache for drivers in the area.

Ala. Guardsman who died in Kuawit to be buried

WIAT-TV Birmingham - Thu Nov 05

The Pentagon says 19-year-old Spc. Adrian L. Avila of Opelika died at Khabari Crossing in Kuwait from injuries he received in a non-combat-related accident.

Preacher faces new sex charges

Montgomery Advertiser - Thu Nov 05

FORT PAYNE -- A DeKalb County preacher charged with the sexual abuse of a boy faces having his probation revoked.

Rainfall amounts well above average

Times-Journal - Thu Nov 05

Although the sun is now shinning in Fort Payne, it wasn't too long ago that some city residents might have contemplated building an ark.

United Givers Fund needs donations to meet go

Times-Journal - Thu Nov 05

United Giver's Fund executive director Shelly Allen remains cautiously optimistic of the fundraising engine meeting its 2009 goal as it heads into the home stretch of its campaign.