By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, May 22. The meeting was held at…
Month: May 2019
TAHERI: "YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE"
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — At the May 6 meeting of the Rainsville City Council, Councilmember Bejan Taheri made a motion to withhold $1,200 from the…
Illegal immigrants arrested in I-59 Human Trafficking Operation
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Last night at approximately 11 pm on I-59, a DeKalb County Patrol Sergeant and K-9…
Fort Payne Honors Third Saturday Committee
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 21. Mayor Larry Chesser presented a proclamation…
Fort Payne man taken into custody with Stolen Firearms
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Yesterday at approximately 7 pm, a Fort Payne man was taken into custody after a…
Fort Payne Man Arrested for Arson
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum: On April 8th, at approximately 8:21 pm a call came into the Fort Payne Police Department…
FP Man Arrested for Sexual Abuse & Sodomy
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum: On May 9, Steven Charles Jokinen, age 63 of Fort Payne was taken into Fort Payne…
FPFD Gives Back
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Last year, the Fort Payne Fire Department sold pink tee shirts for Breast Cancer Awareness. The department raised between $1,500…