By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: In a 9 day period, DeKalb County Narcotics Unit and local law enforcement arrested…
Month: February 2021
NACC Plans Return to Campus
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com POWELL, Ala. — After months of online courses, Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) has announced its instructional plan for the remainder of the 2021 Spring…
Brian Anderson Returns to Radio
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Southern Torch is pleased to welcome Brian Anderson, also known as “DJ Brian” to radio listeners across North Alabama, to our…
Winter Weather Strikes North Alabama
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Winter weather brought hazardous conditions across North Alabama earlier this week bringing dangerously cold temperatures and snow to yards across DeKalb…
Conservative Radio Titan Rush Limbaugh Dead at 70
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rush Limbaugh, the influential media icon that transformed talk radio, modern politics, and shaped the modern-day Republican Party, has passed away…
ADPH Moves Vaccine Clinic Due to Weather
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Due to inclement winter weather across North Alabama, several COVID-19 vaccination clinics have moved to adapt to the snow and ice. The…
Ivey Signs 3 Priority Bills
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Last week, Governor Kay Ivey signed three priority bills into law after legislators passed them quickly during the first two weeks of their session.…
Ice Threatens Major Travel Impacts
By Southern Torch Staff MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Department of Transportation and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency advise motorists that freezing rain will likely coat roads with ice in north and …