('Border Crossing' | Wikimedia Commons) By Staff Reports BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –Today, the U.S Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama announced a grand jury had handed down indictments for Louis Martinez…
Month: October 2017
Cherokee Co. Deputies Arrest Three for Trafficking Meth
PHOTO: (Left to Right) Jacob C. Hill, 28 of New Hope, Keondrick I. Patterson, 20 of Huntsville, and Katherine Antenor, 20 of Huntsville were arrested on drug and weapon charges after being found in possession of…
One Drug Bust leads to another in Jackson County
PHOTO: From Left to Right: Tammi Bosley (24 of Albertville), Riley Wayne Griffin (21 of Gurley), Dylan Kent Smith (20 of Huntsville), and Samuel Lanier (36 of New Hope). (Jackson County Sheriff's…
Roy Moore receives Texas Senator Ted Cruz endorsement
PHOTO: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R - TX) endorsed Alabama GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Roy Moore on Tuesday. (Gage Skidmore | Wikimedia Commons) By Staff Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In a release sent…
Earthquakes on the rise in Northeast Alabama
PHOTO: Last Friday's earthquake that was recorded northeast of Scottsboro is the eighth reported in our area during the last two years, an increase of 100 percent from the previous two. (File…
VIDEO: Henagar Council discusses remodeling and employee grievance
PHOTO: Mayor Lee Davis and the Henagar City Council receive reports from the department heads. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com HENAGAR, Ala.— (Video at the Bottom) The Henagar…
UPDATE: Several arrested on drug related charges, Georgia stolen vehicle found
PHOTO: Alax Wayne Harrell, Donald Allen Davis, Jeffery Jason Ray White Jr. Jimmy Lee Worthey, and Larry Lebron Tidwell were arrested on a variety of charges over the weekend. (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office) By…
3 arrested after outstanding warrant served in Paint Rock
PHOTO: From left to Right: Zachary David Morris (45 of Woodville), Teresa Kay Vess (47 of Paint Rock), Monica Nachole Vess ( age 24 of Paint Rock) were arrested for narcotics after a deputies arrived to serve…