By Marla Ballard Reporter FORT PAYNE – Save the date this year for April 15 for more than just the deadline for taxes. The Third Saturday Sunset Cruise-In kicks off for…
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Repeal The Grocery Tax?
By Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth Special to Southern Torch For all of my adult life, politicians in Montgomery have talked about the need to remove the state sales tax from groceries,…
Groundbreaking for Ider Gymnasium
The Ider community, Building Contractors, and DeKalb County Board of Education members gathered for a groundbreaking for the Ider gymnasium. Cheryl Boydston | Southern Torch By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com…
Wreck Claims Life in Fort Payne
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.--A 51-year-old Fort Payne man was killed on Wednesday, March 22, in a single-vehicle accident, when his vehicle went off the road and overturned…
Rainsville Begins Paving Project
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. -- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Rainsville City Council approved the following streets to be paved for this year’s paving projects:…
Two Shot in Powell Altercation
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com POWELL, Ala.—Two people were shot after an altercation in Powell. This was not a drive-by shooting that has been reported by several media sites. According to…
Part of I-59N reopening in Etowah and DeKalb counties
HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that more than five milesof reconstructed northbound roadway of Interstate 59 between Reece City and Collinsville are beingreopened this afternoon. The northbound…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
To the Town of Hammondville and Its People, The town has had a revolving door of mayors and council members since the death of Mayor Susan Akes in 2020. The pending…