Fort Payne’s 10th annual Boom Days Heritage Celebration this weekend Crossville, Ala.— Tomorrow the tenth annual Boom Days Heritage Celebration will kick off in Fort Payne. Fort Payne’s downtown district will be…
Year: 2015
Fort Payne City Council proposes lodging tax increase, amendments to alcohol ordinance
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com Fort Payne City Council proposes lodging tax increase, amendments to alcohol ordinance The Fort Payne City Council met Tuesday night to discuss a number of issues…
Crossville woman killed in apparent domestic dispute
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com Crossville, Ala.— Donna Andrews Osborn, 49 of Crossville was reportedly killed by gunshot wounds last Thursday, Sept. 10, in what the DeKalb County Sheriffs Dept. stated…
How Your Legislators Voted on recent Tax Bills
by Joseph M. Morgan DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.—Throughout the second special session of the Alabama Legislature several tax increase bills were considered in both the House and Senate. Southern Torch decided to see…
Whitt wins District 4 Constable seat, general election in Nov. to determine District 1 outcome
By: Joseph Morgan FORT PAYNE, Ala.—A primary vote took place on Tuesday for a special election to fill two vacated DeKalb County Constable positions— DeKalb County Constable Districts 1 and 4.…
Alabama Legislature's new budget calls for $86 million in new taxes
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—After a 6-month stalemate that has spanned two special legislative sessions, Alabama lawmakers passed a state budget Wednesday night that will cost taxpayers $86 million. With less than two weeks…
Gameday Wrap-Up Tonight's final scores Collinsville 32 Holly Pond 6 FINAL Plainview 16 New Hope 21 FINAL Fort Payne 48 Brewer 0 FINAL Geraldine 20 Pisgah 14 FINAL Fyffe 49 Section…
Tough loss for Fyffe
By Dustin Dobbins Cleveland 21, Fyffe 14 *Picture submitted by James Williams Photography The Fyffe Red Devils took on a tough Cleveland team led by standout QB and Safety, Peyton Gilliland…