From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden:FORT PAYNE, Ala. — An investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s OfficeInvestigations Unit and the 9 th Circuit District Attorney’s Office and assistance…

From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden:FORT PAYNE, Ala. — An investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s OfficeInvestigations Unit and the 9 th Circuit District Attorney’s Office and assistance…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On September 15th 2022, Deputies with the DCSO responded to a residence on County Road 400 in the Lakeview Community. A homeowner caught John E Oliver (53…
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: June 3, 2022 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The first two days of June has been…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Earlier this year, Gordon Randall Bethune (60 of Trenton, Ga) was indicted with the FBI Northeast Alabama Criminal…
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: May 14, 2022 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden and the DeKalb…
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- The DARE Graduation was held at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum on Wednesday, May 11. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) is to teach…
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — This week, Sheriff Nick Welden and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office are putting into operation a new database…
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: March 11, 2022 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — In the month of February, a firearm that had…