By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PHOTO: DeSoto Golf Course is in new hands after the Fort Payne City Council approved a lease for the property at Tuesday's special called meeting.…
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Clifton & Willingham complete yearlong running milestone
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Rainsville runners Jerry Clifton and Pam Willingham are celebrating a milestone: 365 consecutive days of running. “I’ve just got to thank the…
BOE approves temporary supplemental raise for teachers, school staff
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Board of Education met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, April 22. Board Chairman Randy Peppers announced…
ALDOT: Ala. 117 anticipated to reopen in early June
By Southern Torch Staff HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Transportation is in the final stages of designing a repair for the section of Alabama 117 destabilized by a landslide…
Barnett set to be Superintendent of Guntersville City Schools
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PICTURED: DeKalb County Superintendent Dr. Jason Barnett and his wife Leah on election night in 2016. DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — DeKalb County Superintendent Dr. Jason…
Alabama to keep all 7 congressional seats, according to census report
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — The State of Alabama is expected to keep all seven of its congressional seats, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau…
DeKalb Co. plans events for National Day of Prayer
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Several events recognizing the National Day of Prayer will be held in DeKalb County on Thursday, May 6. This year's theme…
Saturation in southern DeKalb leads to 17 arrests
By Southern Torch Staff DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: On Wednesday, April 21, deputies, investigators, and the Narcotics and Interdiction Unit of the…