By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Not even coronavirus can keep citizens from celebrating the Fourth of July. Local fireworks shows, some with social distancing protocols, will…
Month: June 2020
Alabama Reaches 18K COVID-19 Recoveries, 30K+ Total Cases
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — As coronavirus cases continue to surge across the nation, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has confirmed more than 30,000 cases of…
28 Test Positive for COVID-19 at Crossville Nursing Home
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo via Crossville Health and Rehabilitation | Facebook) CROSSVILLE, Ala. — An outbreak of COVID-19 has occurred at Crossville Health and Rehabilitation with 20 residents…
Rainsville Wreck Results in Death
By Southern Torch Staff RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Wednesday, June 24, Rainsville police officers responded to a traffic crash on McCurdy Avenue South near George Wallace Avenue. Officers arrived and began…
Local Officials Bail Out Police Heckler
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Jerry Jason McKee (center) was bonded out of the DeKalb County Detention Center by DeKalb County Board of Education member Monty Darwin (left)…
Magbie Announces Campaign for Fort Payne Council
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Charlene Magbie has announced her candidacy for Fort Payne City Council. "As a proud resident of Fort Payne, and someone with…
Attorney Arrested for Assault
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Sunday, June 21 at 10:36 a.m., Rainsville police officers responded to a domestic violence call. Officers arrested Dara Lamunyon Patterson,…
Jones Introduces Bill to Strengthen Telemedicine
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Butch Gill | AP Photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing a…