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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 Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor
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, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Last Friday was supposed
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 of the graduates from all county schools and Fort
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) By Staff Reports STEVENSON, Ala. — On May 24,2017,
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 May 19, 2017 at approximately 12:02 am Officer Scott
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) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.
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 week that the .4 percent decrease in Alabama’s unemployment rate
(Contributed Photo | DAS) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb Ambulance Service (DAS) is proud to announce that Mr. Devonte Perry has been chosen by the VFW Post 3128 as the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) of the
PHOTO: DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris addresses the commission on the upgrades and Chief Jailer Jonathan Langley’s work to put it all together. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Video Below) In Tuesday’s (May
PHOTO: Deputies found an Ider woman and a Huntsville man in possession of methamphetamine, syringes, and digital scales after a K-9 indicated drugs were in a vehicle after a traffic stop. (DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala.
