By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit has worked diligently to make 2016 as successful as possible. DeKalb County faces a variety of drug…
Year: 2017
Governor Robert Bentley addresses Fort Payne Chamber
PHOTO: Scott Bateman, President of the Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce, presents Governor Robert Bentley with a framed print from renowned Fort Payne artist James Dean. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) …
OPED: Closing Schools the Right Decision
PHOTO: A Nashville school bus slid off the road on Friday after officials canceled schools midday. (Photo by WKRN - Nashville) By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Less than one week…
Rainsville, Fort Payne Chambers win Funding Battles
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — One responsibility facing each municipal government every year is deciding upon a budget for their prospective cities. This helps ensure that each…
DeKalb County Commission Meeting, January 10, 2017 (VIDEO)
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — In their first meeting of 2017, the DeKalb County Commission convened last Tuesday. The commission addressed the following items: Road Department: Road…
OPED: Why we provide coverage of local government meetings
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com In last week’s regular meeting of the Fort Payne City Council, Mayor Larry Chesser put forth a contract that would have paid WLOW, a local…
Fort Payne man arrested on two counts of child abuse
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum, On Wednesday, January 11th, Dewayne Allen Gilmore, age 40 of Fort Payne, was arrested and charged…
Collinsville Health and Rehab celebrates Christmas
By Staff Reports COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — The Christmas spirit found its way to Collinsville Health and Rehab and residents were as busy as Santa's elves making ornaments for the facility's entry…