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…

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…
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.--Adam Jackson, a former Jailer for DeKalb County Corrections Center, pleaded guilty last week to felony assault. Jackson was one of three jailers who…
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…
Kelly Kevin Wachs of Calera, AL was arrested after a grand jury indictment for the Charge of Sexual Abuse 1st Degree and Interference with Custody. This investigation started in April of…
James Patton of Ladd Environmental updated the Rainsville City Council on projects These cowgirls enjoyed the Bull Bash!Photo by Frances Suttles Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.comRAINSVILLE, Ala.-- The Rainsville City Council…
Submitted by Scott Jones By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.- As temperatures hit in the ’80s with severe storms being predicted on Wednesday, the National Weather Service in…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- At the end of each year the Southern Torch Staff looks back on the year and chooses what they believe are the top stories of the year. This year,…
Bluescope Plant Tornado Damage Photo by Gabriel Shaverd Rainsville Police Department Michael Edmondson, Chief of Police Marr Crum, Assistant Chief of Police PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10:58 PM 12/29/2021 At…