By Southern Torch Staff (Photo by Gabe Souza | Getty Images) FORT PAYNE, Ala. — As part of their long list of service projects in the community, the Fort Payne Kiwanis…
Month: April 2020
Five Year Terms?
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama League of Municipalities executive committee will meet this week to decide whether to ask for a one-year delay of…
Model Further Lowers COVID-19 Projections for Alabama
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — A model cited by the White House for projecting COVID-19 data has further lowered the projected impact of the novel coronavirus in Alabama. The…
Close Call for Rainsville Residents
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Residents of County Road 560, past the new Chavies Bridge in Rainsville, had quite the scare last night as the floodwaters…
Letter from the Editor: Comfort in the Storms
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — Often times when you look on social media, you will see complaints about police officers. There will always be the posts…
Together In Spirit on Easter
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Sunday morning when Fort Payne First Baptist Pastor Marshall Henderson enters his pulpit to deliver an Easter message, he…
Rainsville Arrests Man for Burglary
By Southern Torch Staff RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Last night, the Rainsville Police Department was dispatched to the Farmers Telephone substation on Everett Road for a burglary. The suspect, Dalton Joshua Adams…
Local Restaurant Gives Back
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com HENAGAR, Ala. — Gabriela and Mario Limon, of Limon’s Mexican Restaurant in Henagar, understand that this is a difficult time in everyone’s life. The…