PHOTO: Rainsville Fire Chief Willimac Wright (Center) and Captain Derrick Summerford with representatives with BlueScope Buildings. (Rainsville Fire Department) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Recently, the Rainsville Fire…
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Farmers issues statement regarding outage
(Farmer's Telecommunication) By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Farmer's Telecommunication issued a statement late Thursday on the morning outage: On Thursday, August 3, 2017, FTC experienced a critical electrical system failure,…
Big Week for Mentone Business!
PHOTO: This week in Mentone, a local favorite re-opened after a devastating fire, a new restaurant opened on Highway 117, along with (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor…
Fort Payne Chamber announces 2017 'Women in Business' awardees
PHOTO: This year's Fort Payne 'Women in Business' awardees have been announced! Martha Harris, Mary Davis, and Vanessia Fike will be honored at the Chamber's annual luncheon. (The Fort Payne Chamber of…
Miss Alabama 2017 to address Fort Payne's 'Women in Business'
PHOTO: Jessica Procter was crowned Miss Alabama 2017 and will be addressing the Fort Payne Chamber's Women in Business Luncheon on August 8th. (Contributed Photo | Miss Alabama 2017) By Tyler Pruett, Managing…
Boom Week in Fort Payne!
PHOTO: Over the last week, the City of Fort Payne held ribbon cuttings for a new Chick-Fil-A, Applebee's, UPS Store, and the Chamber of Commerce's new Loft Apartments, overlooking Gault Avenue. (Tyler Pruett…
MADE IN ALABAMA: Firearms manufacturing jobs headed to Alabama!
PHOTO: Steyr Arms, the Austrian Company who produces the famed Steyr 'AUG' rifle, has announced a $2.9 million manufacturing expansion in Bessemer, Alabama and plans on producing the AUG here! (Tyler Pruett…
NACC announces All-USA Academic Team Competition Winners!
PHOTO: Katelyn Poe and Danielle Jordi were selected out of 10 students to represent NACC in the All-USA Academic Program! (NACC Contributed Photo) By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Each year all two-year…