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Lady Hornets win Back 2 Back Area Titles
February 11, 2026 by Emily Wooten
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Lady Hornets win Back 2 Back Area Titles

Story By Heath Hambrick It's back-to-back area championships for the Ider Lady Hornets as they defeated the Skyline Lady Vikings 63-32 Tuesday night in the Class 1A Area 16 championship game.…

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Communities mourn loss of Noah
January 2, 2026 by Emily Wooten
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Communities mourn loss of Noah

Story By Heath Hambrick On Monday, December 29th the Sand Mountain communities of Ider and Henagar lost a kind soul. Noah “Smo” Smothers, 14 passed away as a result of complications…

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TAKING CONTROL
November 24, 2025 by Emily Wooten
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TAKING CONTROL

Scottsboro pulls away from Ider in matchup of top-ranked teams Story By Jason Bowen Scottsboro varsity girls basketball head coach Brandon Childers says his team’s offense is still looking to find…

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Ider softball coach relieved of duties
November 21, 2025 by Emily Wooten
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Ider softball coach relieved of duties

Story By Heath Hambrick  The DeKalb County School System and Ider High School have relieved Ider head softball coach David Hughes of his coaching duties effective immediately. Ider principal Tyler Brooks confirmed…

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Season end for county volleyball teams
October 23, 2025 by Emily Wooten
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Season end for county volleyball teams

Story By Heath Hambrick Three DeKalb County volleyball teams saw their seasons come to an end Wednesday at the AHSAA North Super Regional in Hoover.  The Fyffe Red Devils, Geraldine Bulldogs,…

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Ider's Dillon Cook finds voice at UA
May 19, 2025 by Emily Wooten
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Ider's Dillon Cook finds voice at UA

Story By Jennifer Brady Dillon Cook has soaked up every bit of the Alabama experience while at the Capstone. But he didn’t do that just so he’d have the best college…

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Ider Hornets walk it off to clinch first playoff spot since 2022
April 10, 2025 by Emily Wooten
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Ider Hornets walk it off to clinch first playoff spot since 2022

Story by Heath Hambrick The Ider Hornets clinched a playoff berth in walk-off fashion against the Valley Head Tigers on Thursday night with a 9-8 victory.  Ider built a 6-1 leadgoing…

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Rounding up local basketball results
January 10, 2024 by Emily Wooten
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Rounding up local basketball results

Photos by Cheryl Boydston Pictured are: Ider’s Varsity Girls defeated Pisgah, 62-58 Jan. 5, bringing the team’s overall record to 10-6; 4-1 in the area. The Hornets Varsity Boys lost a…

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