By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Zoom meetings are the new normal for the DeKalb County Board of Education. (Marla Jones | Southern Torch) DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The…
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Fort Payne Appoints New BOE Member
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council conducted its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 21. Only citizens…
Five Year Terms?
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama League of Municipalities executive committee will meet this week to decide whether to ask for a one-year delay of…
No Second for Stiefel
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PHOTO: The Rainsville City Council held their regular meeting via teleconference on Monday evening. (Photo by Getty Images) RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full video on…
Commission Holds Special Called Meeting
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full video on our Facebook) The DeKalb County Commission met for a Special Called Meeting on April 7. This meeting…
DeKalb BOE Temporarily Suspends Food Program
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — According to a letter released by DeKalb County Superintendent Dr. Jason Barnett and the DeKalb County Board of Education, the board…
DeKalb Co. Announces Alternate School Plan
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Students across the State of Alabama, including those in DeKalb County, will not return to school in a traditional sense this…
Barnett Brings Board Up to Speed
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The DeKalb County Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on March 30, 2020, at…