Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com HAMMONDVILLE, Ala. - On Tuesday, Alabama state troopers responded to the DeKalb Ambulance Station in Hammondville, after one person drove into the building. Director Cheryl Turner…
Tag: crash
Deputies make arrest on burglary warrant, second arrested after running through fence in Fyffe
PHOTO: Kenneth Allen Gregory (Right) of Fort Payne was arrested last Thursday on multiple warrants stemming from a break-in. Aaron Bruce Weaver (Left) of Fyffe was arrested last Friday after running through a…
Tractor and SUV collide in Fort Payne on Highway 11
PHOTO: Earlier today, an SUV collided with a tractor on Highway 11 in Fort Payne. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Earlier today, a…
Rainsville Police Officer injured in accident on Highway 35
PHOTO: A Rainsville Police Officer sustained minor injuries after a collision at the intersection of Church Avenue and Highway 35. (Contributed Photo) By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Earlier today (May 20), at…
Late night car crash claims two in Fort Payne, please keep this family in your prayers
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to the Fort Payne Police Department, at approximately 11:45 pm last night a one car accident occurred on Godfrey Ave…
What justifies a high speed chase?
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — At last Monday night’s regular meeting of the Rainsville City Council, Councilman Marshall Stiefel praised police chief Johnny Stewart for his quick…
Man steals beer, crashes into building in downtown Fort Payne
PHOTO: The hole in the Quinn building, next to Fort Payne Fire Station No. 2 By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief…