Members of the Hannah White Arnett Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution met on September 17th at St Philip’s Episcopal Church to celebrate Constitution Day by the ringing of bells. The U.S.…
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DAS Proudly Opens New Station
Friday, September 10, the DeKalb County Hospital Association Board of Directors along with the Executive Staff were extremely proud to share their vision for the future as the new DeKalb Ambulance…
DeKalb Loses a WW II Veteran
Marla Jones, Managing Editormarla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.—Yesterday, longtime Rainsville resident, Dr. Lelon “Doc” Thompson passed away. He was born in 1925 and always showed potential. He graduated from DeKalb High School at…
FP Approves 25 Million Dollar Budget
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Meeting posted on Southern Torch Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council voted on Tuesday to pass the FY2022 Budget in the amount of…
Toys for Tots Applications begin soon
Special to the Southern Torch DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- The DeKalb County Department of Human Resources (DHR) Food Stamp Office accepts applications on behalf of, and at the request of, the Marine Toys…
Vintage 1889 wins Prestigious Award
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- Earlier this month, the Vintage Cuban Sandwich from Vintage 1889 Cafe, was placed on the Alabama Tourism Department’s list of 100 Dishes to…
Congratulations to Ella Fowler
Congratulations to Ella Fowler of Fort Payne for being named Dekalb County Distinguished Young Woman. Fowler is shown with Distinguished Young Woman Contest Coordinators.
Fort Payne Main Street Honored
Street Honored GADSDEN, Ala.-- At the eighth annual Main Street Awards of Excellence, Fort Payne Main Street received awards for their various projects throughout Fort Payne. Governor Kay Ivey recently…