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- Barron to begin round of community chats
Dates, times and locations are set for the first of Sen. Lowell Barron's 2009 Community Chats in DeKalb County.
- Ring in New Year with fun
If you're looking for something fun to do to ring in the New Year, DeKalb County has an array of things to liven up your holiday.
- DeKalb County soldier's funeral to be at Valley Head High School
Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Dean's funeral will be held at Valley Head High School, where he graduated in 2001.
- Henagar soldier dies in Iraq
Military officials said Monday a Henagar soldier serving in Iraq died Saturday. The Defense Department said 25-year-old Staff Sgt.
- Senate Democrats to hold town hall meetings
The Senate Democratic Caucus announced its members will hold listening posts and town hall meetings during the next seven weeks.
- Grants to help DeKalb arts
DeKalb County arts continue to benefit from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
- Mentone Color Fest kicks off on Friday
Beautiful colors, good music and down-home cooking will all be present at Mentone's 26th Color Fest on Friday through Sunday.
- Drug roundup in DeKalb
Many accused drug distributors are off the streets, according to DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris, after a Monday operation to execute 27 drug-related warrants was carried out.
- - A' is for the Apple of My Eye
This apple photo was shot recently at the Spring Hill Farmers Market, now closed for the season.
- $9 million in pot seized in DeKalb County
Thousands of marijuana plants were found in a Valley field Wednesday. The pot was found near Ider off Highway 117 in DeKalb County.
- Head To Mentone For Color Fest
On October 17-19, 2008 Mentone will have it's annual celebration of "Fall on the Mountain." Friday night kicks off the event at 6:30 p.m. with a bonfire and local country music by Lisa and Barry Crow and David ...
- Rumors About Wild Animal Loose in Mentone Unfounded
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department says widely circulated reports of a wild animal loose in the Mentone area have been investigated, and are unfounded.
- School in DeKalb County Taking Precautionary Measures
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department is responding to concerns of a large animal possibly loose near Moon Lake Elementary School in Mentone.
- DeKalb County warrant round-up nabs 23 people on 52 charges
A four-month investigation sends DeKalb County sheriff's deputies and drug agents scouring their county for alleged drug dealers.
- Mentone property tax hike only one this year
Properties on the brow of Lookout Mountain in Mentone will be the only area reappraised this year in DeKalb County, according to DeKalb Revenue Commissioner Martha Ogle.
- Good Shepherd Episcopal To Celebrate New Ministry Of Rev. Childers
He then moved to New York City to attend General Theological Seminary. After graduation in 1991, he served as a curate/assistant rector at Christ Episcopal Church in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and then as rector of St.
- Mentone property taxes skyrocket
According to DeKalb Revenue Commissioner Martha Ogle, the decision was made this year to reappraise property on the brow of Lookout Mountain on both the north and south sides of Highway 117.
- Agents find 1,000 pot plants
DeKalb County law enforcement officials using helicopters found more than 1,000 marijuana plants growing on the first day of a sweep by the state's drug task force eradication team.
- Find seclusion and a slice of heaven in Mentone
If you are looking for the perfect waterfront property with breathtaking views, native plants, and wildflowers, you will find it high atop scenic lookout mountain, near Mentone, Alabama.
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City DescriptionMentone is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 451.
Mentone is home to many private summer camps, including Camp Desoto for girls, Camp Laney for boys, Alpine Camp for boys, Camp Skyline Ranch for girls, Lookout Mountain Camp for boys, and others. During the summer, the population more than doubles. During the winter it is famous for being the only place with snow skiing in Alabama, at Cloudmont Ski and Golf Resort.
In April 2003, it was the town nearest to the epicenter of a magnitude 4.6 earthquake. The surprise quake alarmed residents in the dark hours of the morning and was felt across several states, but caused no injuries and only minor damage even in the town. Mentone is in the ridge and valley region of the far southwestern Appalachian Mountains, an area that generally goes several decades between significant earthquakes, and has never had a major one in recorded history.
Mentone is located at 34°34′20″N 85°34′49″W / 34.57222, -85.58028 (34.572360, -85.580283).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 km²), of which, 4.7 square miles (12.2 km²) of it is land and 0.21% is ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- United States
- DeKalb County
- Alabama
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