By Marla Ballard Reporter MENTONE, ALA. -- The Moon Lake Elementary school was founded in 1911. The first building stood two stories high and burned down in the 1920s. The current…
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Fort Payne Passes $29M Budget
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch. com FORT PAYNE, ALA. --(Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, September 6. The Council…
Open for Business: County Road 835 reopens after more than three years of work
Marla Jones, Managing Editor | marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- After 3 ½ years and thousands of work hours, DeKalb County Engineer Ben Luther is pleased to announce that County Road 835…
Community spotlight: Running helps local woman avoid "couch potato syndrome"
BY MARLA BALLARD REPORTER bamabell62@gmail.com FORT PAYNE, ALA. -- Debbie Johnson, at 5 feet tall is known to her friends as “Little Debbie.” Johnson is also known as a runner. Being…
Food City Deal Moves Forward
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- The saga of Food City's proposed location in Fort Payne continues after an error in the city’s legal advertisement was published in a…
Me and my shadow: K-9 unit benefiting community
BY MARLA BALLARD REPORTER bamabell62@gmail.com DEKALB COUNTY, ALA. – When Officer Josh Wigley talks about his “Shadow” he is referring to his K-9 partner on the police force. Wigley has been…
Board recognizes Employees of the Year
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com Rainsville, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook Page) The DeKalb County Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, August 25. The meeting…
Powell Officers Narrowly Escape Drunk Driver
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com POWELL, Ala.-- During an unrelated investigation Officer Wilson and Chief Stephen Malone were conducting near Northeast Alabama Community College, the officers observed a car approaching them…