WALKER COUNTY — The Walker County Sheriff’s Office says after an investigation into 3 students becoming ill after ingesting a substance of what was believed to be Kratom, further testing and examination revealed that the substance did not contain kratom or any other illegal substance.
On October 29, 2025, Walker County dispatch notified deputies that three middle school students at Saddle Ridge Middle School had become ill after ingesting a suspected “gummy” substance.
It was suspected that the substance caused the students to have severe nausea with lethargic motor skills.…