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Every school in DeKalb County has an SRO (School Resource Officer). While their assignment is to protect the students and staff, they do far more than serve as a guard.

A man sitting in the DeKalb County Detention Center, unable to make bond after being charged in the murder of his father, is expected to plead not guilty of homicide

SIR – On Thursday I needed to make an essential visit to Britain from Belgium.

My New Orleans 05/24/2021   NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage (SDUSMP) selected “Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana” as a recipient of its 2021 Phillis Wheatley Book Award. The announcement was made Friday, May 21, at the annual SDUSMP meeting, which was held virtually. Established in 2011, SDUSMP is a nonprofit lineage society dedicated to preserving the memory of its members’ freed and ensl...

News No Comments A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has taken his research into Reconstruction history to new heights with the launch of a graphic history book that he hopes will be the first in a series on racial history and justice in the United States. Dr. Brian Mitchell, assistant professor of history at UA Little Rock, wrote the manuscript for “Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana” four years ago. He worked with Nick Weldon, an editor...

Louisiana Center for the Book presents annual Black History Month Program Posted: Feb 12, 2021 11:50 AM Posted By: Akemi Briggs BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana, in partnership with The Historic New Orleans Collection, will celebrate Black History Month with a virtual presentation, “A Monumental Task: How Brian K. Mitchell Unearthed the Story of His Famous Ancestor Oscar Dunn, America’s First Black Lieutenant Governor.” The pre-rec...

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Arrest made in Rainsville wastewater winery case Updated Dec 18, 2020; Posted Dec 18, 2020 Authorities say a large amount of wine and other evidence were seized at the Rainsville Waste Water Treatment Plant, a building owned and operated by the City of Rainsville. Facebook Share Sheriff Nick Weldon announced this afternoon that Allen Maurice Stiefel, 62, of Fyffe, has been charged with unlawful possession of an illegally manufactured alcoholic beverage, which is a misdemeanor, and use of offi...

From the Tribune staff reports RAINSVILLE — An illegal winery that law enforcement officials are saying may be the biggest seen in Alabama was discovered at the Rainsville Waste Water Treatment Plant in DeKalb County. Authorities said the winery appears to have been in operation at the sewage treatment plant for a long time. DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Weldon said that on Thursday, December 17, at approximately 3 p.m., DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office investigators and narcotics unit agents un...