PHOTO: John Scroggins of Rossville, Ga., was attempting to relocate in the Kilpatrick community. (DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office) By Staff Reports DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office: On March 30th,…
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Board Buys New Buses
PHOTO: (DeKalb County Alabama Schools) By Marla Jones, Reporter The DeKalb County Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting last Thursday, March 22, 2018. The Board heard several presentations regarding the…
Fort Payne gets set for 10th year of 'Race to Embrace'
PHOTO: Photos from last year's Race to Embrace! (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — In a little over two weeks, the Fort Payne Optimist…
Greeson kicks off Campaign for Circuit Clerk
PHOTO: (Todd Greeson for DeKalb County Circuit Clerk) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Republican candidate Todd Greeson kicked off his campaign for DeKalb County Circuit Clerk March 8th 2018 at the…
Lady Cats win Tournament
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor NEW HOPE, Ala. — The Fort Payne Lady Wildcats won four games last weekend to win the New Hope Softball Tournament. In the series, the Lady…
Huge Success for "Run for Uganda"
PHOTO: Run for Uganda was once again, a big success! By Marla Jones, Sports Editor RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Despite the bad weather, runners from across the state, came to participate in the Run for…
#JSUStrong
PHOTO: After devastating tornadoes ravaged the university, the Northeast corner of Alabama is uniting to help rebuild this college town. (All photos courtesy of DeKalb County Sheriff's Office) By Marla Jones, Reporter JACKSONVILLE, Ala.…