During the latest DeKalb County Commission meeting, commissioners heard a brief update from County Administrator Matt Sharp on County Road 85 road repairs.
In an interview with The Times-Journal, County Engineer Ben Luther said in December 2020, the county did a soil nail wall project to stabilize the roadway failure on County Road 85 about midway up the mountain.
âWe had a contractor perform the soil nail wall repair during the month of December 2020,â said Luther. âThe cracking in the roadway had gotten worse, and the shoulder had cracked and started to slide/dip, along with the roadway.â
Luther said the road did not completely fail, but its movement became much more prominent from the flooding in February of 2019. After repairs were made last year, resurfacing is still needed to smooth the roadway.
On Feb. 23, DeKalb County District Attorney Mike OâDell joined Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, Calhoun County District Attorney Brian McVeigh, officials from Jacksonville State University and law enforcement from the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC), at JSUâs Fort McClellan Campus in Anniston, for the opening session.
The Academy is a partnership between the Center for Best Practices in Law Enforcement at Jacksonville State University and APOSTC. The state certified academy will provide law enforcement participants 80 hours of specialized training in investigations, covering topics such as crime scene procedures, death investigation, interviewing techniques, criminal law procedures, case file preparation and courtroom testimony. The curriculum is accredited by APOSTC.