By Megan Blansit, Faith Contributor Hi friends! Happy New Year! I am very happy to be writing another article and want to share a store with you. Recently, when I was…
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2016 DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit Statistics
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit has worked diligently to make 2016 as successful as possible. DeKalb County faces a variety of drug…
DeKalb County Commission Meeting, January 10, 2017 (VIDEO)
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — In their first meeting of 2017, the DeKalb County Commission convened last Tuesday. The commission addressed the following items: Road Department: Road…
BREAKING: Church Heating Unit Thieves Caught
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 DeKalb County Investigators were canvassing the area due to recent thefts at local churches. A silver van matching the possible…
DeKalb County Deputies 'Catch a Predator' in Geraldine
By Staff Reports GERALDINE, Ala. — On January 4th, a joint operation was conducted between DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit and Geraldine Police Department. During the…
DeKalb Deputies make three arrests following traffic stops
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Several traffic stops were conducted on January 4th by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office. The DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit stopped a…
Thieves leave Sand Mountain churches in the cold
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, they have had several reports of heat and air central units being stolen from churches in Geraldine, Crossville and…
‘Alert DeKalb’ provides life-saving information
Signing up for ‘Alert DeKalb’ is easily done through the County EMA’s website. The system alerted those in the path of the storm during the recent tornado. By C. Campbell, Staff…