By Karah Wilson FORT PAYNE, Ala.––Fort Payne recently added three names to the roster of their fire department. Cameron Norworthy, Lane Kennamer, and Taylor Casey were all hired as full-time firemen…
Day: August 20, 2015
New fireman joins Rainsville Fire Department
By Karah Wilson RAINSVILLE, Ala.––The City of Rainsville recently brought on a new addition to their fire department. Justin Harper served as a volunteer on the Fyffe Fire Department in 2009…
Rainsville Chamber to host scholarship golf tournament this weekend
By Karah Wilson RAINSVILLE, Ala.— The City of Rainsville will be hosting a scholarship golf tournament Saturday Aug. 22. Sign-in will begin at 7 a.m. and the tournament will begin at…
Sally Barris and the Birmingham Boys to perform tonight in Mentone
By Karah Wilson MENTONE, Ala.–– Nashville singer/songwriter Sally Barris and the Birmingham Boys will be performing tonight at Kamana Gallery in Mentone. The Birmingham Boys is an acoustic duo that consists…
New Effort designs to locate restitution recipients
By Staff Reports August 17, 2015 DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.– District Attorney Mike O’Dell and Circuit Clerk Pam Simpson announced a cooperative effort to locate victims entitled to restitution payments. In a…
DeKalb County teacher of the year
By Karah Wilson DEKALB CO, Ala.––Mrs. Suzanne Hunt is a math teacher and technology coordinator at Crossville Middle School, but this is not all she is. Hunt was nominated by her…
Fort Payne and Rainsville enter long-term community planning phases
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The cities of Fort Payne and Rainsville were recently recognized by two of the premier community development programs in Alabama. In May,…