By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Submitted Photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a year of fundraising, two local bands had the honor of performing in Washington D.C. over the weekend. Around this time…
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#SiloSingingMom Goes Viral
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Jenny Wootten Mann | Facebook) DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Over the past two weeks, life has drastically changed for Ider’s very own Jenny Wootten…
New Year, New Tahoes
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Marla Jones) RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full LIVE Video on our Facebook) The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, October 1.…
Powell Wreck Results in Death
Submitted by Powell Police Dept. POWELL, Ala. — On Tuesday, October 2 at approximately 4:45pm, there was one vehicle accident on Highway 35 south bound in Powell, north of the crossing. Only…
Fort Payne Council starts fiscal year
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full LIVE Video on our Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held their first meeting of the 2018-19 fiscal year on Tuesday,…
Jackson kicks off campaign for Commission
By Staff Reports (Submitted Photo) DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Incumbent DeKalb County Commissioner DeWitt Jackson is announcing his re-election bid to the DeKalb County Commission. Mr. Jackson was first elected in 2002…
Community Comes Together for Bradford
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com (Submitted Photo) FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Saturday, the Fort Payne Police Department, in association with the Wills Town Rats, held a bike night benefit for Dade…
Elliott Honored at Homecoming
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Marla Jones | Southern Torch) FYFFE, Ala. — At the Fyffe homecoming game against Asbury, Waylon Elliott (great-grandfather of Payton Anderson) was honored as the first…