Powell News

The DeKalb County Commission is expected to hear from Solid Waste Supervisor Rhonda Jackson about annual garbage exemptions available.

A joint investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, DeKalb County Drug Task Force and Powell Police led to a marijuana bust Wednesday in Pleasant View.

Agencies helping in response to the April tornado that caused extensive damage in Sylvania and Powell are experiencing hardships of their own.

Officials in DeKalb County are warning people in the Powell area about a phone scam involving sanitation bills.

The water that flooded Dothan streets nearly two months ago has forced one Dothan healthcare clinic to permanently change addresses.

Several DeKalb County police departments, including Powell, Rainsville, Mentone and Fort Payne, will take part in a Click It or Ticket campaign that will start Monday and run through May 31.

A man was seriously injured after a motorcycle accident Thursday evening. State troopers said Phillip Johnson, 24 of Brooksville, Fla.

President Barack Obama has declared DeKalb County a major disaster area after storms and tornadoes rocked Sylvania, Powell and other areas in April.

Unemployment in DeKalb County was on the minds of many Republicans as they welcomed Democratic state Sen.

In the days following tornados that struck the Sylvania and Powell areas on Sand Mountain, help came from throughout Northeast Alabama.

Residents of DeKalb County may be a little safer with the addition of the Code Red emergency phone notification system to the EMA's arsenal of early warning tools.

A process that started nearly two years ago with the idea of warning citizens of severe weather or other emergencies, ended with an announcement Tuesday that Code Red is ready and working in DeKalb County.

Damage costs from recent storms cost DeKalb County more than $1 million and have far exceeded the threshold for DeKalb County to qualify for federal assistance for debris cleanup, power restoration and emergency services.

On Thursday, April 30, musicians, singers and performers will join together at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum in a concert to benefit the victims of recent Sand Mountain tornados and storm damage.

The National Weather Service confirms two tornadoes hit DeKalb County on Sunday.

At about 11 a.m. on Good Friday, the call went out that DeKalb County schools would dismiss at 1 p.m. Little did officials know a severe tornado that damaged more than 100 homes and left a 9-mile path of destruction from Powell to Sylvania would follow.

It's the community that touches DeKalb County Emergency Management Director Mike Leath more than anything else.

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We were still trying the process the pain and destruction that ripped through DeKalb County on Friday afternoon when high winds returned early Monday morning, causing more damage and leaving many others struggling with a sense of helplessness.

Clean-up efforts continued in Powell and Sylvania Monday following a severe tornado that left a 28-mile path of destruction through three counties on Friday afternoon.