Marla Ballard, Reporter Bamabell62@gmail.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- School Resource Officers (SROs) are assigned to every school in DeKalb County. Law Enforcement Officer, Lieutenant, Tony Bartley has served as an SRO and…
Month: July 2022
Secretary of State Merrill Addresses Redistricting Controversies
Recently, the implementation of the newly drawn state legislative district lines has become a point of conversation in large part due to a lack of required performance by a very small…
I-59 Traffic Transition Begins this Week
HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that all traffic on several miles of Interstate 59 between Reece City and Collinsville will be shifted to the southbound roadway for…
GRAND OPENING OF ART STUDIO
BY MARLA BALLARD REPORTER Bamabell62@gmail.com FORT PAYNE, ALA.-- Darliene Carter has been an artist since the 1980s. Carter has studied under the tutelage of several well-known artists who have been both…
2022 World Games Begin Tonight
"The World Games is an 11-day international multi-sport event organized with the support of the International Olympic Committee. Held the year following the Summer Olympic Games, The World Games 2022 will…
Fort Payne Welcomes Ordinance Officer
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 21. Mayor Brian Baine…
DeKalb County Sports Hall of Fame
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.--The DeKalb County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022, was inducted on Saturday night. The Class of 2002 include: Jeff Allen (Sports Media), Cristie…
Brown Named New Collinsville Police Chief
Marla Jones, Manging Editor marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala.-- Andy Brown recently was named the new Collinsville Police Chief, after Rex Leath announced his retirement. Brown started his law enforcement career in 2009,…