Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@sottherntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) Those with a big appetite will soon be getting another food choice. Construction is underway for a new…
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New CDL training rule makes the trucking industry better and safer
Contributed Photo By Tim Frazier Demand for commercial truck drivers nationwide has reached a critical point, and it’s only going to keep growing for the foreseeable future. With the current strain…
Fort Payne PD Relocates
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.- At the Fort Payne City Council work session on Wednesday, Mayor Brian Baine announced that the Fort Payne Police Department would be relocated,…
Board Sells Property for Helipad
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on July 9. (Full video online). Mary Crosby of the Grove Oak Volunteer…
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US 11 bridge at Dry Creek now open
By Southern Torch Staff HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The bridge over Dry Creek on U.S. Highway 11 is re-opened for through traffic, according to a new statement from the Alabama Department of…
ALDOT: Ala. 117 anticipated to reopen in early June
By Southern Torch Staff HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Transportation is in the final stages of designing a repair for the section of Alabama 117 destabilized by a landslide…
Major retailers opt to continue mask requirement
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — Despite the end of the State of Alabama's mask mandate, several major retailers are opting to continue mask requirements for customers and staff…