News Updates
DAS Proudly Opens New Station
Friday, September 10, the DeKalb County Hospital Association Board of Directors along with the Executive Staff were extremely proud to…
Dekalb BOE approves $125M budget
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The DeKalb County School Board approved a…
DeKalb Passes 24M Budget
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- (FULL VIDEO ON SOUTHERN TORCH FACEBOOK) At the regular monthly meeting of the…
FP Approves 25 Million Dollar Budget
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Meeting posted on Southern Torch Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council voted…
Lyles Named New DeKalb County Superintendent
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- In a special called meeting of the DeKalb County Board of Education, …
In the Last Couple Weeks of June, 12 Arrested on Drug-Related Charges
FORT PAYNE, Ala. In the last couple weeks of June, 12 were arrested on drug-related charges around the county. On…
Vaccines are not Required for School Attendance
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala--Assistant DeKalb County Board of Education Superintendent, Jennifer Williams addressed the Board at a recent meeting regarding the…
DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Adds a New Helicopter to Our Fleet
FORT PAYNE, Ala. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is proud to add a new helicopter to the resources at our…
4th of July Drivers Take Note
(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) – As motorists plan to travel Alabama highways for the Fourth of July holiday, the Alabama Department of…
Floods Claim Life
FORT PAYNE, Ala.--Tropical Storm Claudette moved inland and resulted in flash flood warnings to be issued for most of the…
*UPDATE* Body of Missing Swimmer Recovered
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com POWELL COMMUNITY, Ala.-- On Sunday, June 21 around 7:00 p.m, emergency personnel in DeKalb and…
Dekalb Awarded COVID Funding
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey recently announced that she will award almost $2.9 million to…
Weekend Accident Claims Life
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DUTTON, Ala.-- A two-car vehicle crash on Saturday claimed the life of a Dutton man. …
US 11 bridge at Dry Creek now open
By Southern Torch Staff HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The bridge over Dry Creek on U.S. Highway 11 is re-opened for through…
Rainsville to Upgrade Wastewater Plant
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Monday, The Rainsville City Council approved improvements to the…
Brian Anderson Returns to Radio
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Southern Torch is pleased to welcome Brian Anderson, also known…
Ivey Opts to Continue Mask Mandate
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Hal Yeager | Governor's Office) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At a press conference…
The Top Stories of 2020
By Southern Torch Staff DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — At the end of each year, the Southern Torch Staff looks back…
VIDEO: Lawsuit Filed After Inmate Attack
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — On March 1, the Rainsville Police Department (RPD) received…
Rainsville Police Chief Resigns
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Monday, the Rainsville City Council accepted the resignation of…
