Tag "DeKalb County"
Multiple Drug Raids and Arrests this week
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Drug Task Force and Sheriff’s Office made many drug related arrests this week. Around 9:30 pm Tuesday night (May 7, 2019), Drug Task Force
Rainsville Purchases Security Camera System
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville City Council met on Monday, March 18. Mayor Pro Tem Ricky Byrum acted as Mayor in the absence of Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt. At the workshop, Councilmember Marshall Stiefel
DeKalb Regional Names Employees of the Year
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — DeKalb Regional Medical Center has named Mr. Chris Orr as the 2019 Non-Clinical Employee of the Year and Mrs. Betty Smith, R.N. as the Clinical Employee of the Year. These individuals were chosen from
New E-911 Center Unveiled
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The brand new E-911 Jimmy Wright Emergency Operations Center is now open for business. On Thursday, the new center welcomed visitors for tours and held a dedication for the new
Snow Day?
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (File Photo) DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Tuesday may have turned out to be just a regular day off for most citizens in Northeast Alabama. The suspected snow day turned out to be little more
Commission Welcomes New Sheriff
By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission held their first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. In the absence of Commission President Ricky Harcrow, President Pro-Tem Chris Kuykendall conducted
Greeson Takes Office Early
By Zach Hester,Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — In the same week that a new Sheriff swept into town, Circuit Clerk-elect Todd Greeson was also sworn into office early. Greeson, a former state representative, defeated incumbent Democrat Pam Simpson
A Queen Is Coronated
By Eloise Smith, General Manager (Photo by Amy Thrash) DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The Southern Torch family is proud to announce the appointment of Marla Jones as its new Managing Editor. Marla has been a proud member of the Southern Torch
DeKalb Ambulance Service names EMT of the Year
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb Ambulance Service has named their Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) of the year. Mr. B.J. Hayes was chosen by his fellow employees as the best EMT of 2018. Mr.
Small Earthquakes shake Southeast
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Two small earthquakes shook the Southeastern part of the country on Wednesday morning. Data from the United States Geological Survey stated that the first earthquake was a magnitude 4.4 and
