By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Yesterday (March 27, 2019) DeKalb County Deputies, Investigators, and Drug Task Force Agents conducted a…
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Cable Time nominated for DISH Retailer of the Year
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — DISH recently nominated Cable Time as a candidate for the "Retailer of the Yeat Award," the company's highest honor for businesses that demonstrate excellence in…
DeKALB BETA WINS BIG AT STATE
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor (Photo by Ann Nelson) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Junior and Senior Beta teams from across DeKalb County competed over the last two weeks at the Sheraton Hotel…
FP Faces Off Against Russellville
GAME ONE FORT PAYNE, Ala. —Pitchers Duel In Low-Scoring Affair, Fort Payne Wildcats Varsity Falls to Russellville Both teams were strong on the hill on Saturday, but Russellville was just a…
PBA Seeks New Director
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor •marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — After the recent resignation of Northeast Agri-Business Center Director Mike Sweat, Public Building Authority (PBA) Board Chairman Eric Samples is looking for…
FPPD Recovers Stolen Handgun
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum: On March 26 at approximately 9:30pm, Sebastian Clay Burt, 18 of Fort Payne, was taken into…
Juvenile Taken Into Custody for Joy Riding
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum: On March 26 at approximately 8:10pm, a fourteen-year-old juvenile male of Fort Payne was taken into…
Governor Ivey Honors Eight Winners with 2019 Trade Excellence Awards
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the winners of the 2019 Governor’s Trade Excellence Awards, which recognize companies that fuel Alabama’s robust export business and sell their innovative designs and…