By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — At the 52nd Annual Rainsville Chamber of Commerce Banquet, the Chamber honored Rodney Williams as Person of the Year and Farmers Telecommunications…
Year: 2019
Supreme Court Takes Up First Gun Rights Case in a Decade
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/22/supreme-court-second-amendment/ By Kevin Daley | Supreme Court Reporter • (Photo by Rick Gershon, Getty Images) The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear its first gun rights case in almost a decade. The justices will decide whether a New York City ordinance which strictly…
Thirty Arrested During Friday Night's Saturation
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Friday night, January 19th, DeKalb County Deputies, Investigators, and Drug Task Force, with the help of several…
‘DEAD MAN WALKING’: DEMOCRATS WORRY DOUG JONES’S OPPOSITION TO TRUMP’S WALL WILL SINK HIS RE-ELECTION BID
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/18/trump-doug-jones-border-wall/ By Chris White | Energy Reporter Democratic Sen. Doug Jones’s opposition to President Donald Trump’s wall is threatening to torpedo the Alabama lawmaker’s re-election bid in 2020, and Democrats in the state say he’s…
Suspicious Vehicle results in arrest
From the Rainsville Police Department: RAINSVILLE, Ala. — In the early morning hours of January 16, 2019, officers of the Rainsville Police Department received a call of a suspicious vehicle. Officers responded to the area…
INTO THE WOODS with Southern Torch!
My name is Hasten Jones. The night before my 14th birthday, I had a dream that I killed a big buck. On the day of my birthday, my dad, my brother…
2019 DeKalb County Varsity Basketball Tournament
By Marla Jones,Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (All Photos by Kristy Gallagher) RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The 2019 DeKalb County Varisty Basketball Tournament is being held this week at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum. In the first game…
DeKalb Officials Sworn Into Office
By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — (Full LIVE Videos on our Facebook) Earlier this week, family and friends gathered for the swearing-in ceremonies of DeKalb County's new…