MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: April 27, 2022 9 Arrests were made Monday by Narcotics & Interdiction Agents From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE,…
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Two people in Henagar Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine
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…
Drugs Being Sold Close to Local School
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Acting on information of drugs being sold around a local school, DeKalb County Narcotics Agents along with DeKalb County Deputies and Officers with Fyffe Police Department executed…
Sylvania Man Arrested on Child Pornography
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: March 11, 2021 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. On Wednesday, March 10th, Matthew Austin Scott (27 of…
All-County Football Honors
Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.- The DeKalb All-County Football Honors were announced this week. Players are submitted and chosen by DeKalb County Football Coaches. Player Of The Year…
2021 ASWA All-State Football Honors
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala.-- The Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) recently announced their selections for All-State Football Teams. The team is selected by ASWA’s prep committee through coaches’…
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…
Calling All Trick-or-Treaters
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB CO., Ala.-- Block parties, Spook-taculars, Trunk-or-Treats, costume parties and church gatherings are planned throughout the county for this weekend. Limon’s Mexican Restaurant in Henagar…