Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Rainsville City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, July 18. Adam Lea, with Ladd Engineering,…
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Norfolk Southern Donates to FP Fire
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- On Tuesday, November 30th, the Fort Payne Fire Department received a train car for training in hazmat material spills from Norfolk Southern Railroad. …
Be Weather Alert
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com NORTHEAST, Ala,-- According to several local meteorologist reports, North Alabama is under a Marginal Risk due to Hurricane Ida, which means widespread severe weather is not…
Free food coming to North East Alabama
The Food Bank of North Alabama in partnership with DeKalb County EMA and the Council on Aging will be distributing boxes of food first come, first serve at the following locations…
Ivey announces new Facebook data center in Huntsville
PHOTO: A concept design of the new Facebook data center that will be built in Huntsville. (Facebook | Huntsville Data Center) By Staff Reports HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey announced last Thursday…
UPDATE: Fyffe Poultry Plant meeting cancelled
PHOTO: The proposed plant would have been located in the Fyffe Industrial Park on Highway 75. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala. — Editors note:…
Richards urges voters to renew education taxes
PHOTO: DeKalb County Board of Education Member Mark Richards urges citizens to vote to renew the educational tax renewals on the June 5th ballot. (DeKalb County Schools) Contributed by Mark Richards, DeKalb…
Seven Years Later
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Last Friday, April 27, families and friends of the victims of 2011's tornado outbreak held a ceremony to place a simple wreath at the Tornado…