By Southern Torch Staff, admin@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Pat Cagle, Carol Houston and Pat Tcherneshoff (Hannah White Arnett members) received certificates and pins for their work in helping our chapter provide 561 masks…
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Alabama providers asked to pause administering Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Submitted by Alabama Department of Public Health ALABAMA – Out of an abundance of caution, the Alabama Department of Public Health has asked all health care providers in the state to…
FP police announce slew of recent arrests
By Southern Torch Staff • admin@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief David Davis: The Fort Payne Police Department (FPPD) has been busy over the last week,…
State supreme court candidate visits DeKalb Co. Republican Women
By Southern Torch Staff • admin@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Birmingham attorney Gregory Cook is running for a seat on the Supreme Court of Alabama next year. (Gittings Photography) FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Veteran…
Burglary and vehicle theft leads to chase
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE. Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: A call into the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office about a burglary and vehicle theft,…
Ivey issues new 'Safer Apart' order
PHOTO: Governor Kay Ivey held an update Coronavirus press conference on Wednesday April 7, 2021 (Governor's Office / Hal Yeager) By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Last week,…
Flowers: Wallace Was a Political Genius and Legislative Master
By Steve Flowers, Reporter • steveflowers.us MONTGOMERY, Ala. – As the Regular Legislative Session evolves, I recall years past when George Wallace was governor. George Wallace was definitely a political genius…
DeKalb CAC to Host Annual Dinner Theatre
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) will host its annual Eddie McPherson Memorial Dinner Theatre in June at the Fort…