PHOTO: Representative Mack Butler (R - Rainbow City) seeks to allow concealed-carry in many places across the state that currently prohibit it. (File Photo) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. —…
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County EMA announces ‘Emergency Tax Free Weekend’
PHOTO: In response to the 2011 tornadoes, for one weekend each year citizens can purchase disaster preparedness items tax free. (DeKalb County EMA) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE,…
LIVE: Watch Donald Trump be Inaugurated!
By Staff Reports WASHINGTON, D.C. — Watch live as Donald Trump is inaugurated to be the 45th President of the United States! Click the link below for a live feed! (ABC News Coverage)…
Crossville man arrested on Rape charges after Tinder Meet-up
PHOTO: Jeffrey Scott Vanherreweghe, 23 of Crossville, Alabama was arrested by the Indiana State Police and charged with Rape, Criminal Confinement, and Sexual Battery. (Indiana State Police) By Staff Reports HUNTINGBURG, IN…
Fort Payne Police Report, Friday, Jan. 6 – Sunday, Jan. 8
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The following are reported incidents, arrests, and accidents from the Fort Payne Police Department for Friday, Jan. 6 – Sunday, Jan. 8. FRIDAY, January 6 Reported Incidents (1/6) Theft of…
Fort Payne holds Public Meeting on Logging Ordinance (VIDEO)
PHOTO: A timber yard on Highway 11 between Fort Payne and Collinsville, overlooked by a bare spot on Lookout Mountain. The brow land is owned by Steve Stevens, who has followed…
2016 DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit Statistics
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit has worked diligently to make 2016 as successful as possible. DeKalb County faces a variety of drug…
UPDATE: DeSoto Mills Fire could last for days
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Earlier today, a blaze broke out in the old DeSoto Mills Building in Fort Payne. Hundreds of cotton bales are reportedly burning. The…