By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, December 3. The Council suspended the rules and…
Year: 2019
Byrne Stops in DeKalb
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — U.S. Representative and candidate for U.S. Senate Bradley Byrne made a campaign stop this week at the Southern Torch office in Rainsville. …
Council to Extend Rainsville Sewer
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on December 2. In the absence of Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt, Mayor Pro…
Battle of the Best
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala. — As fans from each team filled the bleachers and lined the fences, the Fyffe Red Devils defeated the Collinsville Panthers 21-0…
Greyhound Adds Stop in Fort Payne
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Fort Payne residents can soon expect a closer location to hop on the Greyhound bus. On Monday, December 9, Greyhound will…
Merrill Ends Senate Campaign
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Brynn Anderson | AP) ALABAMA — On Sunday night, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced the suspension of his 2020 campaign for…
21 Narcotics arrests made, Drug House Shut Down
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: In the last couple of weeks, the DeKalb County Narcotics and Interdiction Team has…
Commission Remembers Big John
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on November 26. The Commission expressed their deepest sympathy regarding…