By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com NORTHEAST ALABAMA — Parades will be lining up across DeKalb and Jackson counties as our local municipalities hold their annual Christmas celebrations. Here is a…
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Alabama Senate Elects New Leadership
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The leadership of the Alabama Senate will look different when the legislative body convenes next year. Sen. Greg Reed (R-Jasper) was unanimously…
BOE Welcomes New Member
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — (Full Video below) Last week, the DeKalb County Board of Education (BOE) met to swear-in new members and address regular business.…
Search for Police Chief Is On
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The Fort Payne Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday. The Council discussed the procedures that they will follow…
Pay Those Speeding Tickets!
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Rainsville Police Chief Michael Edmondson discusses numerous outstanding warrants left on the books since 1980 to the Council. (Marla Jones | Southern Torch)…
Stabbing & Robbery on Hancock Drive
By Southern Torch Staff RAINSVILLE, Ala. — According to Rainsville Police Chief Michael Edmondson, on Wednesday, November 11, the Rainsville Police Department received a call to a residence on Hancock Drive…
NACC Announces Community Scholarship Program
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com POWELL, Ala. — Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) has announced the establishment of a Community Scholarship program. The program, which is funded through NACC tuition…
Commission Welcomes New Member
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission held an organizational meeting to swear-in new commissioners and a regular session to discuss normal county…