Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.--Tyler Blaise Wilbanks accepted a plea deal in connection to the April 2, 2022, hit-and-run crash on Alabama Highway 75, which resulted in the…
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EASTER SUNDAY PURSUIT
Sabrina Stewart Photo provided by Ider Police Department IDER, Ala.--On Easter Sunday night, multiple units were patrolling a high crime area, where frequent complaints from residents, have reported drug activity in…
VH Eyes Axing City Attorney
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, ALA.- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook Page) The Valley Head Council meeting held its regularly scheduled on April 3. Only twenty people were…
SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT RECYCLING
Foodland representative (Hunter), the 4th grade gifted students, Mrs. List (LRIS principal), and Donna McClure (Gifted Teacher). Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.--The fourth-grade gifted class at Little Ridge…
Shootout in Powell
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com POWELL, Ala.—Two people were shot after an altercation in Powell on Friday. According to DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Chief Investigator Nick Brown, two employees of Haymon…
Take Trip Down Memory Lane
By Marla Ballard Reporter FORT PAYNE - Fort Payne is known for many things, but what has made the city especially known on a national level is the music group Alabama.…
Coker Named as FP Head Basketball Coach
By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.--Coach Robi Coker announced his resignation as the Class 3A Plainview Head Basketball Coach on Friday, March 31. At Monday’s meeting of the…
Truck Ramp Proposed for Joe’s Truck Stop
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, ALA.-- The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) held a public involvement meeting on Tuesday, March 28, to discuss plans for an emergency truck ramp…