By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Over the last weekend (February 1st – 3rd) DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputies and Drug Task Force agents conducted a saturation in several areas of DeKalb…
Year: 2019
Forthcoming Biography Reveals New Details of Roberts's Obamacare Vote
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/03/john-roberts-obamacare-vote/ By Kevin Daley (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) A forthcoming biography of Chief Justice John Roberts contains the first account of the Supreme Court’s internal politicking over the 2012 NFIB v. Sebelius decision, in which Roberts…
Handguns stolen from vehicles recovered
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (According to DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden)On Tuesday, January 29, a Deputy was dispatched to County Road 17, near Etowah County, where a homeowner reported that two handguns had been stolen…
Bowen retires from Collinsville PD
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — After 40 years with the Collinsville Police Department, Chief Gary Bowen turned in his badge at a retirement party honoring him…
Rainsville PD searching for witness at car crash
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On January 30, 2019 around 5:52pm, the Rainsville Police Department was dispatched to County Road 505 in reference to a single car fatality accident. Officers from…
NACC to Celebrate 2019 Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month (February), the following events are scheduled on the Northeast Alabama Community College campus: On Wednesday, February 6 at 12:00 noon, Campus Christian Ministries will host…
Basketball Breakdown
By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Teams across DeKalb County are gearing up for the Area Tournament that will be held in various places next week. In…
The Circus is Coming to Town!
Special to the Southern Torch RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Get ready to share the magic of the circus with your family, when Loomis Bros. Circus brings their all new 2019 “Circus TraditionsTour” Tour…