Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, ALA.- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook Page) The Valley Head Council meeting held its regularly scheduled on April 3. Only twenty people were…
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Shootout in Powell
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com POWELL, Ala.—Two people were shot after an altercation in Powell on Friday. According to DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Chief Investigator Nick Brown, two employees of Haymon…
Coker Named as FP Head Basketball Coach
By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.--Coach Robi Coker announced his resignation as the Class 3A Plainview Head Basketball Coach on Friday, March 31. At Monday’s meeting of the…
Truck Ramp Proposed for Joe’s Truck Stop
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, ALA.-- The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) held a public involvement meeting on Tuesday, March 28, to discuss plans for an emergency truck ramp…
Zoning Change for Cornerstone
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Rainsville City Council held its regularly scheduled council meeting on Monday, April 3. A Public Hearing was…
Part of I-59N in DeKalb County closing for reconstruction
HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that the next five miles of northbound roadway of Interstate 59 between Reece City and Collinsville will be closed for reconstruction beginning…
Wheatley Meets with Fort Payne Kiwanis
The Fort Payne Kiwanis welcomed Elizabeth Wheatley as a guest speaker for Kiwanis on Wednesday. Wheatley is the director of the Children's Advocacy Center in DeKalb County. Pictured left to right,…
Local Youth Win At Jr. Livestock Expo
Junior Showmanship Contest winners at the Jr. Swine Expo during the Jr. Livestock Expo were, from left, Rose Hodnett of Tallapoosa County, champion; Makenna Martin of Tallapoosa County, reserve champion; Macie…