PHOTO: Fort Payne City Attorney Rocky Watson recently sent out a memo to the mayor, city council, and city clerk, announcing an initiative to strictly require businesses to have a license. (File Photo)…
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Fort Payne Council releases revised logging ordinance
PHOTO: The Fort Payne City Council released their final version of the logging ordinance. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Last week,…
VIDEO: Fort Payne Council discusses first draft of slope ordinance
PHOTO: Council President Brian Baine, City Clerk Andy Parker, and Councilman Gerald Taylor hear concerns from a citizen on the proposed logging regulation. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing…
Watson recalls racial tensions and the city’s support
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — After long-time Fort Payne City Councilman Walter Watson declined to seek reelection, the city attorney, Rocky Watson, fondly recounted their years…
Council approves ordinance for $1.97 million USDA loan
Featured image: Rainsville City Council approved ordinance for $1.97 million Monday night By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — By means of a roll call vote on the second reading, the…
Rainsville city government finds common ground to cut costs
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.— In Monday’s regularly scheduled council meeting, the Rainsville City Council and Mayor Nick Jones agreed on measures to both cut operating costs and…