FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A search warrant for a residence in Henagar led to two being charged with trafficking in methamphetamine. On Friday, April 8th, a DeKalb County Interdiction Agent along…
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Rainsville Police Department Seized a Large Marijuana Grow.
On 02/15/2022 Rainsville Police Department seized a large Marijuana grow inside a residence in the 200 Block of Dilbeck Road East in Rainsville AL. Officers from Rainsville Police Department received information…
DA Accepts Dalton’s Plea
Case Involved Rape of a Minor By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB CO., Ala-- Former DeKalb County Teacher Dustin Wade Dalton, 29, entered pleas of guilty to three felony sex…
Large Amount of Narcotics seized in Rainsville
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. —From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Last Tuesday (April 7, 2020) the DCSO seized a large amount of illegal narcotics in…
Multi-County Chase Ends in DeKalb
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Submitted Photo) GERALDINE, Ala. — State authorities have begun an investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred after a police chase began in Blount…
Fort Payne Battles Downtown Fire
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Orvetta Angelic Patterson) FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Monday night, a blaze broke out in a vacant building in downtown Fort Payne. Firefighters responded…
Man Charged with Murder
By Staff Reports DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office: On June 30th, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a tip about a possible murder that happened approximately 2 months…
Rainsville PD warns of jury duty phone scam
(File Photo) By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — According to Rainsville Police Chief Kevin Smith: On 3 May 2018 I received complaints that a new phone scam was occurring in the…