Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, AL - On January 25, Kelly Kevin Wachs of Calera, AL was arrested after a grand jury indictment for the charge of Sexual Abuse 1st…
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Commission holds regular meeting, approves road projects
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full Video Below) The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on June 12, 2018. The Road Department updated the Commission on their…
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…
Centre meth dealer sentenced to 97 months in prison
PHOTO: Christopher Shane Hanson, age 36 of Centre was sentenced to 97 months in prison after being found in possession of a large amount of Methamphetamine (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office). By Staff Reports…
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)…
Another Indictment comes down in 2015 Henagar murder; third arrest in case
PHOTO: Jason Lee Loudermilk, 31 of Sylvania, was arrested yesterday regarding the 2015 murder of Kenneth Dewayne Shaw. Loudermilk is the third person arrested regarding the case since it occurred. (DeKalb…
Conviction in modern day cattle rustling case, Juror sings, 'Hotter than a Two-Dollar Pistol'
PHOTO: Earlier this week, a Cherokee County Jury found a Boaz man guilty of Cattle Rustling, stemming from a 2014 charge. (File Photo) By Staff Reports CENTRE, Ala. — A Cherokee County jury found a…