PHOTO: A month after the deadly dog attack in Section that took the life of Emily Colvin, the fate of the dogs and the owners are still being decided in Jackson…
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Summer McWhorter appointed Assistant District Attorney for DeKalb/Cherokee
PHOTO: Summer McWhorter, DeKalb and Cherokee's newest Assistant District Attorney, with Judge Shaunathan Bell and District Attorney Mike O'Dell. (Contributed Photo) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On January 1, 2018,…
District Attorney gives life saving opioid antidote to Sheriff's Offices
PHOTO: Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver and deputies with Naloxone; an antidote to be used if first responders encounter a life-threatening dose of opioids. The DeKalb County Sheriff's will also soon be…
BREAKING: Moore presided over accuser's divorce, demands to see yearbook
PHOTO: Moore speaking at an event last month in Huntsville. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Southern Torch tyler@southerntorch.com BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A short while ago, the Roy Moore campaign…
Drug trafficker sentenced to 15 years
PHOTO: Candala Bridgett “Candy” Adams, age 41 of Leesburg was sentenced to 15 years in prison due to her 37 felony convictions and recent offenses while on probation. (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office)…
Valley Head drug dealer gets sentenced to 84 months
PHOTO: William Scott "Scotty" Goldin, 58 of Valley Head after a 2015 arrest by The DeKalb County Drug Task in Powell. (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala.…
BREAKING: Blansit pleads guilty to 2015 murder of his mother
PHOTO: 24-year-old Tyler Ryan Blansit of Mentone being escorted from the DeKalb County Courthouse this morning. Blansit plead guilty to the 2015 murder of his mother. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch)…
Deputy District Attorney Scott Lloyd Announces Candidacy for Circuit Judge
PHOTO: Deputy District Attorney Scott Lloyd announces his campaign for Circuit Judge this morning at the Republican Breakfast Club Meeting. Lloyd cites Cites Experience and Conservative Judicial Philosophy (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch)…