From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — This week, the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit has seized a large amount of methamphetamine in several incidents. Yesterday…
Month: June 2019
No “Bodies” Found in DeKalb County
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Over the last several days, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has been bombarded with calls regarding “11 bodies”…
Goose Pond to Host Fourth of July Celebration
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com SCOTTSBORO, Ala.— Goose Pond ColonyResort, a municipally owned resort and golf facility, is pleased to host the 37th Annual Fourth of July Celebration on…
Fischer Rescue Purchases New Truck
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FISCHER COMMUNITY, Ala. — In an exclusive to Southern Torch, the Fischer Rescue Squad unveiled their new Rope Truck. Since its beginning in 1960,…
Hartman Hammers Home the Win
By Staff Reports SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — When Jamie Hartman burst onto the scene with the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2017, he seemed like a virtual lock to eventually hoist one of…
Commission Approves ALDOT Funding Agreement
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 25. In the absence of Commission President Ricky…
Merrill Announces Run for U.S. Senate
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Spencer Williams | Alabama Secretary of State's Office) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced his campaign to…
Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit finds over 400 grams of meth in Multi-Agency raid
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Yesterday (Sunday, June 24, 2019), at around 2:30 pm the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit conducted search…