DeKalb Ambulance Service (DAS) Director Mark Ford presents a check to Cancer Care Center Administrator Geri Monroe. DAS and Cancer Care Center of DeKalb have partnered together to raise money for…
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Requirements for sales tax exemption in Alabama set to change Jan. 1
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com Starting on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 Alabama organizations who are exempt from paying sales tax are required to have a universal sales tax exemption form with a…
Fort Payne Main Street names new director
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.—The Fort Payne Main Street Board of Directors announced earlier this week that Beverly Pike has been selected to fill the Executive Director position. …
DeKalb County Detention Center shares Christmas with inmates
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.— The 200 plus inmates at the DeKalb County Jail received a surprise blessing from the 40 members of the Nazareth Baptist Church choir…
Rainsville Council approves contracts, hires new employees
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.— The Rainsville City Council met Monday night to address a number of issues including the hire of new police officers. The council voted to…
Coming Home–Coach Jeremy Pruitt returns to the Heart of Dixie
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— Following the complex shakeup, departure and redeployment of some of the biggest names in SEC coaching, a DeKalb County native is officially coming home.…
Accident near Collinsville ends in tragedy
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala.— A car accident off of I-59 near Collinsville late last week resulted in the tragic death of a Sylvania woman’s unborn child and serious…
DeKalb native Jeremy Pruitt named as new defensive coordinator for Crimson Tide
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban announced on Friday the hiring of Plainview High School alum Jeremy Pruitt, a former defensive back with the Crimson Tide,…