Submitted Article FORT PAYNE, ALA.-- The Fort Payne Fire Department has released the following regarding the Burn Ban that will go into effect on May 1. The annual burn ban issued…
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Grimes Appointed as Municipal Judge at Rainsville
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. -- The City of Rainsville conducted its regularly scheduled meeting on April 4. Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt and Councilmember Brandon Freeman were absent. The Council…
Summer Burn Ban Goes Into Effect
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has issued its yearly burn ban for the following counties: Baldwin, DeKalb, Etowah,…
Enforcement Officer violates No Burn Order
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com (Submitted Photo) RAINSVILLE, Ala. — At the September 3 meeting of the Rainsville City Council, Fire Chief Willimac Wright stated that DeKalb County is under…
Sign the petition to help Fort Payne demolish the old Hospital!
PHOTO: The City of Fort Payne has started a petition drive for state assistance in demolishing the old DeKalb General Hospital. The presence of toxic mold and asbestos makes the building unusable…
Fort Payne council approves grant application for sewer project
PHOTO: Earlier today, the Fort Payne City Council held a Special Called Meeting to authorized the city to apply for a grant that would begin a new sewer project. The project…
VIDEO: Fort Payne Council approves preliminary work on Terrapin Hill sewer
PHOTO: James Payton of Ladd Environmental addresses the council regarding a project to extend sewer to the Terrapin Hills area. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT…
VIDEO: Fort Payne City Council discusses “developing crisis” at Terrapin Hills
PHOTO: City Attorney Rocky Watson reads aloud the city's statement on the Terrapin Hills sewer system. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Watch…