By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full LIVE Video on our Facebook) At Monday’s meeting of the Rainsville City Council, the Council promoted beloved School Resource Officer (SRO)…
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Lyles Moves to Fyffe
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, May 22. The meeting was held at…
TAHERI: "YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE"
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — At the May 6 meeting of the Rainsville City Council, Councilmember Bejan Taheri made a motion to withhold $1,200 from the…
Fort Payne Honors Third Saturday Committee
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 21. Mayor Larry Chesser presented a proclamation…
Fort Payne man taken into custody with Stolen Firearms
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Yesterday at approximately 7 pm, a Fort Payne man was taken into custody after a…
Fort Payne Man Arrested for Arson
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum: On April 8th, at approximately 8:21 pm a call came into the Fort Payne Police Department…
FPFD Gives Back
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Last year, the Fort Payne Fire Department sold pink tee shirts for Breast Cancer Awareness. The department raised between $1,500…
County Commission Lowers Speed Limits
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 14. At the…