By Zach Hester, Reporter FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Team members from Kindred at Home's Fort Payne location will begin canvassing throughout Jackson, DeKalb and Cherokee counties to gather donations for CASA…
Day: August 1, 2019
Amateur Radio "Field Day" Demonstrates Science, Skill & Service
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Members of the DeKalb County Amateur Radio Club participated in the National Amateur Radio Field Day exercise on June 22-23 at the JSU Canyon…
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: Those Who Bake the Pie Get To Eat It
By Steve Flowers, AL Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey’s first legislative session of the quadrennium was very successful. Her prowess at getting things accomplished with this Legislature has…
Inside The Huddle with the Fort Payne Wildcats
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — For my third stop of Inside the Huddle, I visited the Class 6A Fort Payne Varsity Wildcats. As the players…
Merrill Returns to DeKalb
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, in a whirlwind trip to DeKalb County, sat down…
Rainsville Boards Hold Meetings
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On July 17, the Rainsville AgriBusiness Center Board held their monthly meeting. The following were present: Arlan Blevins, Buddy Boykin, Brian…
All DeKalb County Schools Are Accredited
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on July 30, at…
Marshall Co. Escapee Captured in DeKalb
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Sunday night (July 28, 2019) at approximately 8 pm, DeKalb County Deputies apprehended a fugitive…