By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Released today, the DeKalb County Sheriff's office has arrested two more for drugs this week. On Tuesday, November 15, the DeKalb County Drug and Major…
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Narcotics in car seat, three months later, kids left in hot car
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Tuesday July 12, Fort Payne resident Justin Tyrone Pinkney was arrested and charged with endangering a child when he left…
Fort Payne man arrested for leaving children in hot car
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Tuesday, July 12, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s office received a call from a concerned citizen about a male subject walking…
For local Masons, charity doesn’t stop at Christmas
Submitted to Southern Torch by Cody Campbell Christmas has often been called the time of giving. Family members exchange presents with each other. Shoppers drop loose change into the red kettles…
Sen. Steve Livingston delivers State of the State address at NACC
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala— State Sen. Steve Livingston gave his State of the State address Tuesday. Livingston is a Republican who represents Senate District 8 including parts of…
A fiscally responsible budget
By State Senator Steve Livingston When I first ran for office in 2014, I promised to keep you up-to-date on the legislative process in Montgomery. With that in mind, I want…
Alabama DHR Selected to Receive $41 Million Child Care Grant
MONTGOMERY—Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday announced the Alabama Department of Human Resources, Child Care Services Division(DHR) has been selected to receive an Early Head Start – Child Care Partnership (EHSCCP) grant…