Canyon park turning 25

Little River Canyon is planning a celebration with special games, shows and hikes.

FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Little River Canyon will mark its 25th year this Saturday. The park has scheduled special events all day including the displays of live reptiles, Native American chunkey games and atlatl spear throwing from 9 a.m. — 4 p.m. A bioblitz activity is ongoing and included on the hikes and walks. People are invited to join iNaturalist and use the “Little River Canyon National Preserve: A Living Ledger” project.

The day will begin with a three-quartermile Little River Falls hike from the Canyon Center at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m. a ranger will present Oscar the Otter, a children’s water safety program. Alabama Wildlife Center’s Birds of Prey program will show live birds of prey at 10:30 a.m. There will be lunch and birthday cake beginning at noon with speakers beginning at 1 p.m. At 2 p.m., there will be a half mile nature walk on the Path to Learning. The JSU Steel Drum Band will perform at 3 p.m.

Superintendent Steve Black invites the public to come explore the park and enjoy the park safely. For more information, call Little River Canyon National Preserve at 1-256-845-9605. Check out its webpage at www.nps.gov/liri online and follow updates and find park pictures on Facebook at “lirinps.” From staff reports

Cadaver dog doesn’t alert at dump site

CALHOUN — According to Calhoun Police Capt. Tony Pyle, on Friday morning around 9:30 a.m., Calhoun Police received a tip for a resident stating she had observed two men dumping what appeared to be human remains in a creek behind Bristol Place Apartments, located off Dan Cherry Drive in Calhoun.

Detectives with CPD processed the area, discovering physical evidence that appears to be some sort of remains that had in fact been dumped into a creek on the property and around the surrounding embankment.

Alpha K-9 Unit, based in Atlanta, was requested to the scene to aid CPD in the search. The area was searched a second time using a cadaver dog. The K-9 failed to alert in the area and no other evidence was uncovered.

“It appears something was dumped in the area; however, at this time, all evidence indicates it most likely was not human remains,” said Pyle. “The evidence we’ve collected will be processed, which should give us a better indication of just what was left in the area.” Brandi Owczarz,

Calhoun Times