The Town of Hammondville is hosting is first annual car show on Saturday, June 5th, 2021 at 10 a.m. Vehicles may register the day of the event, $25 per vehicle and $20 per motorcycle. There will be a 50/50 drawing, music, food, prizes and various vendor booths. All proceeds will go to refurbish Hammondvilleâs baseball field.
The Fort Payne City Pool is open Monday through Saturday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Daily pass is $3, Individual Season Pass is $100 and Family Pass (up to 4) is $150 with $10 per each additional child. Hours may vary based on staffing, attendance, maintenance and weather.
The 110th Annual DeKalb County Fiddlersâ Convention has been canceled. It is presented annually by Landmarks of DeKalb County and the City of Fort Payne in the Fort Payne Opera House. Future plans will be announced.
Little River Canyon National Preserve held a water and park safety day for local media sources on Tuesday at the Little River Falls parking lot as the park s peak season approaches. Â
Little River Canyon National Preserve Public Information Officer and Park Ranger Matt Switzer said the event served as a way to help visitors make the best out of their visit and leave with good memories, rather than tragic stories.Â
âWe specifically wanted to address water safety here,â he said. âLast year, we had a very busy year, unfortunately, we also had a lot of search and rescue events, much more than we had in the past years.âÂ
The Fort Payne City Council met Wednesday in a two hour and 15-minute Zoom work session to resolve some lingering issues that led them to postpone passing a new budget at their regular meeting the previous day.
Rather than the typical in-person meeting at City hall, both were livestreamed by FPTV due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19. The council meeting can be viewed at https://player.lightcast.com/zMzM4UjM?fbclid=IwAR3sq6Ytofx3CBnYMB5vduExNh1W4XS MHYlCfFemZsLEaijGw8vdc8he I. The work session can be viewed at https://player.lightcast.com/zMDNyEDO.
Since the city is entering its fourth month without a new budget for the fiscal year, thereâs urgency to act quickly. Council President Walter Watson asked whether the Council could pass a budget Tuesday while continuing to work on two parts of it: proposed cost-of-living pay increases for city employees and appropriations. The Council also discussed possibly restructuring use of the DeKalb Theatre and the Coal & Iron Buildin