PHOTO: Firefighters with the Fort Payne Fire Department, conducting rope rescue training at Little River Canyon National Preserve. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. —…
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Body found in Grove Oak, remains yet to be identified
By Staff Reports GROVE OAK, Ala. — According to DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris, "On June 27th DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a farmer on County Road 820 in the…
MADE IN ALABAMA: Firearms manufacturing jobs headed to Alabama!
PHOTO: Steyr Arms, the Austrian Company who produces the famed Steyr 'AUG' rifle, has announced a $2.9 million manufacturing expansion in Bessemer, Alabama and plans on producing the AUG here! (Tyler Pruett…
VIDEO: DeKalb Co. Commission recognizes Fort Payne High School CERT
PHOTO: Pam Wilson, Fort Payne Health Sciences teacher, with the DeKalb County Commission, and Hannah and Curtis Tucker, who won the state CERT competition! (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett,…
Sweet Home Alabama in New York City
PHOTO: DeKalb County Tourism Executive Director John Dersham with his granddaughter Tristan (16) at the Alabama Department of Travel and Tourism's Little River Canyon Exhibit in New York City. (John Dersham |…
Judging underway for Fort Payne's Flag design contest!
PHOTO: The designs are in for the Fort Payne Flag contest, and the winner will be announced this Friday at the Fort Payne Independence Day Celebration. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By…
Law enforcement looking for Airboat stolen from Lake Guntersville
PHOTO: A red, 2000 model Kennedy Airboat (different model pictured) was stolen from a marina in Guntersville. (File Photo) By Staff Reports GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — The Marshall County Sheriff's Office has issued a…