Dewayne Patterson News Today

Award-winning writer enjoyed three decades-plus career in journalism

The Class or 2024 has been selected. Eight people will be inducted into the DeKalb County Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of their contributions on various field of play,

A single tear runs down DeWayne Patterson’s left check.

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. More than 5,000 people are diagnosed with ALS each year. There

On Aug. 9, 2020, Dewayne Patterson told multiple police officers that he had killed his boyfriend.

The Jackson County Sentinel captured 29 total awards in the Alabama Press Association’s Media Awards contests announced recently. The Sentinel won awards in the editorial, advertising and magazine divisions.

It was a cold November night as people lined up across the field, watching a classic. The players battled all night, eventually going through overtime and a sudden death. They

On Friday morning, Ron Latimer stood before District Judge Don Word, placed his hand on the Bible that his wife, Lana, was holding, and swore to do his job. That’s something he’s been doing for the past 29 years, but to make it official, he was sworn in at Scottsboro City Hall as the city’s new police chief. Better late than never, right? Latimer had served as interim chief for almost 10 months prior to this week, when Mayor Jim McCamy made the recommendation and the city council...

Deputies from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office are involved in a couple of speed chases per week, as referenced in the front page story today. That will likely continue until state legislators toughen up current laws. Law enforcement officials talked this week about the dangers of police pursuits. Lt. Craig Holcomb, of the sheriff’s office, remembers a chase that began in South Pittsburg, Tennessee and ended in Rainsville, in DeKalb County, resulting in two deaths. Interim Scottsbo...

The goals were lower, and the players were much smaller. Yet, Jason Bell put his heart and soul into making those little guys better but also showing how much fun it could be. It was six years ago, and Luke Patterson and Bryce Bell were two of the players on a team that learned to hustle and play hard. Fast forward a few years, and Bell has another team that is hustling and playing hard. These guys are much bigger with much more on the line. Bell took over as head basketball coach at Scottsboro...