From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden:FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Earlier today, human remains were found in a wooded area in the ValleyHead area. The remains were located in…
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Historical Landmark Destroyed by Fire
Photo: Mentone Inn Bed and Breakfast Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com MENTONE, Ala.-- Just days before the newly renovated Hitching Post was set to welcome tenants, flames engulfed the building, bringing…
Mayberry Returns to Valley Head
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala. — After being canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Town of Valley Head is planning to revive their annual…
Fire claims cottage at Nippersink Lodge near DeSoto Falls
PHOTO: A fire broke out late yesterday at a cottage at Nippersink Lodge near DeSoto Falls. Firefighters with the Mentone Fire Department, as well as the Valley Head and Hammondsville Fire Deparments…
Valley Head's "Memories of Mayberry" this weekend!
PHOTO: The "Coffee Shack by the Track" has been renamed Aunt B's Kitchen! (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala. — Tomorrow (Saturday, June 3) the…
UPDATE: DeSoto Mills Fire could last for days
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Earlier today, a blaze broke out in the old DeSoto Mills Building in Fort Payne. Hundreds of cotton bales are reportedly burning. The…