By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PHOTO: DeSoto Golf Course is in new hands after the Fort Payne City Council approved a lease for the property at Tuesday's special called meeting.…
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FP Moves Forward with Parade
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full Video on southerntorch.com) On Tuesday, the Fort Payne City Council held a special called meeting to discuss the possibility…
Search Continues for Police Chief
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full Video Below) The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, December 1. Council President Walter…
Fort Payne Decides 2020-24 Administration
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com Pictured (L to R): Fort Payne City Councilmembers for the 2020-24 term Johnny Eberhart, John Smith, Lynn Locklear Brewer, Phillip Smith, and Walter Watson, as…
Watson Announces Bid for FP Council
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Former Fort Payne City Councilman Walter Watson has announced his intentions to seek election to the Council this year. "I feel my pervious…
VIDEO: Walter Watson presented with Mayor’s proclamation
PHOTO: At yesterday’s meeting of the Fort Payne City Council, Mayor Larry Chesser presented former councilman Walter Watson with a, “Mayor’s Day of Recognition” proclamation. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler…
Fort Payne City Council Meeting, September 27 (FULL VIDEO)
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Full video of September 27's Fort Payne City Council meeting. John Dersham of the DeKalb County Tourist Association discusses funding for the upcoming fiscal…
Fort Payne City Council extends logging moratorium
Fort Payne City Council extends logging moratorium By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — “It’s going to take some cooperative work and it’s not something that’s going to…