By Zach Hester,Reporter •zach@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Next month, beginning on Wednesday, May 1, the Rainsville Public Library will kick off their yearly Summer Reading program! It will run through Monday,…
Month: April 2019
NACC SkillsUSA Members & Advisors Bring Home State Awards
By Staff Reports POWELL, Ala. — Several Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) SkillsUSA members and advisors attended the annual Alabama SkillsUSA Leadership & Skills Conference and Career Expo event in Birmingham,…
IT'S ALL IN THE WRIST: Local Fort Payne Kiwanis Flip for Helping Others
By Jenna Sue Payne, Digital Sales Manager • jenna@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — 43 years, over 60,000 hours, over 600,000.00 raised, and nearly 600,000.00 dollars donated, the Fort Payne Kiwanis Club…
Statehouse rejects gun bill, lottery moves ahead
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two hot button bills walked away from the floor of the statehouse with different results this week. The first bill, one that…
Confirmed Measles Case Stops in FP
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The Tennessee Department of Health reported to the Alabama Department of Health that a person infected with the measles virus…
BOE Recognizes Volunteer of the Year
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Marla Jones) RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on April 18, 2019. The Board…
Prosecutors to seek death penalty in Barnett case
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Submitted Photo) DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County District Attorney's Office began taking the necessary actions to pursue the death penalty for 33-year-old…
Moonshine, Meth, and Steroids found on Sand Mountain
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Late last night (Tuesday, April 23), Deputies with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Task…