By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FISCHER COMMUNITY, Ala. — In an exclusive to Southern Torch, the Fischer Rescue Squad unveiled their new Rope Truck. Since its beginning in 1960,…
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Hartman Hammers Home the Win
By Staff Reports SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — When Jamie Hartman burst onto the scene with the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2017, he seemed like a virtual lock to eventually hoist one of…
Commission Approves ALDOT Funding Agreement
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 25. In the absence of Commission President Ricky…
Merrill Announces Run for U.S. Senate
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Spencer Williams | Alabama Secretary of State's Office) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced his campaign to…
Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit finds over 400 grams of meth in Multi-Agency raid
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Yesterday (Sunday, June 24, 2019), at around 2:30 pm the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit conducted search…
FP Man Arrested for Attempting to Elude
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — At approximately 1:10am on Thursday morning, June 20th, Lieutenant Matt Wilson attempted to stop a vehicle for a driving violation in the area of…
Roy Moore Announces 2020 Senate Bid
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Brynn Anderson/AP Photo) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Thursday, former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore announced that he would once again mount a campaign…
Local Businesses Defend the Blue Line
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PHOTO PICTURED (L to R): Jill Dover (The Willow Tree employee), Kendra Caldwell (owner of The Willow Tree), Sylvania Police Chief Eric Tidmore, Derek…