PHOTO: The City of Fort Payne's Alcohol Board recently approved a retail liquor license for Applebee's and renewed the permit for Toke, which had lapsed due to change in ownership. (Tyler Pruett |…
Month: May 2017
VIDEO: The DeKalb Board of Education makes end of school year employee moves
PHOTO: Dr. Jason Barnett and members of the DeKalb County Board of Education discuss an effort to find a new home for the system's buses towards the end of the meeting. (Tyler…
THIS WEEK IN PRINT: #RIPRainsvilleEmu
PHOTO: The Emu that interrupted our lives on Friday made it nationwide! (Good Morning America, Reader Submitted Photos) (Titled "Rainsville Emu Chase featured on Good Morning America" in Print) By Tyler Pruett,…
Be sure to pick up this year's Southern Torch DeKalb County Graduation Issue, hitting stands today!
PHOTO: Southern Torch's Graduation Edition 2017 will be on shelves later today! By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Be sure to pick up our 2nd Edition of the Southern Torch DeKalb County Graduation! Names…
Man in Stevenson arrested after deputies find pills, marijuana, and pistol
PHOTO: Jackson County Deputies and the Stevenson Police Department found Randall Scott Akin of Bridgeport in possession of Xanax, Oxycodone, Marijuana, Digital Scales, and a large sum of cash. (Jackson County Sheriff's Office)…
Collinsville PD and Cherokee Co. Deputies find explosives, meth
PHOTO: Randy Wright, Joe Michael Morris, and Steven Ray Willingham were arrested after drugs and explosives were found in Collinsville. (Collinsville Police Department) By Staff Reports COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — On Friday…
Fort Payne calls out businesses who fail to get licensed
PHOTO: Fort Payne City Attorney Rocky Watson recently sent out a memo to the mayor, city council, and city clerk, announcing an initiative to strictly require businesses to have a license. (File Photo)…
Governor Ivey announces highest rate decrease of unemployment in the nation
PHOTO: Unemployment in the State of Alabama decreased by .4 percent during the month of March. (Office of Governor Kay Ivey) By Staff Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey announced earlier this…