Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala.--Makenna Joy Purvis,19, has been missing for over a month. She was last seen on Inspec Drive in Valley Head. On Sunday evening, over…
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Fall Back Once More
Marla Jones, Managing Ediitor marla@southerntorch.com By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com ALABAMA-- At 2 a.m., this Sunday, clocks in the U.S. will “fall back” one hour as daylight savings time ends,…
Hannah White Arnett Chapter NSDAR & DeKalb County VFW Post 3128 are Proud to Officially Announce Its Support for Wreaths Across America 2022
Columbia Falls, MAINE, and Fort Payne, AL — October 12, 2022 — Hannah White Arnett Chapter NSDAR and DeKalb County VFW Post 3128 announced today that it has chosen to support…
Local Business Receives National Recognition
FORT PAYNE, ALA - Fort Payne Footworks & Outdoors has been a Fort Payne landmark since 2007, owner Jack Davidson has kept the store in operation with his modern thinking and…
Update on missing persons
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden:FORT PAYNE, Ala. — UPDATE on Missing Person Makenna Joy Purvis. As of10/22/2022 Makenna is still missing. Makenna’s family and friends are very…
Leath Hired as Career Tech Instructor
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com Rainsville, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 17. The Rainsville Council approved the…
Crossville Named as A+ School of Excellence
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com Rainsville, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The DeKalb County Board of Education meeting was held on Tuesday, October 18. Crossville School was recognized as…
Getting Away From It All
RAINSVILLE, ALA - Residents of DeKalb and Jackson counties might besurprised to know they do not have to travel to Chattanooga, Huntsville, orBirmingham for problems such as; thin eyelashes, sagging neck…