By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Last night, Deputies and Task Force Agents conducted enhanced patrols in the Lookout Mountain area…
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NACC to Hold 2019 Awards Day
By Staff Reports POWELL, Ala. — Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) will host its Awards Day on Monday, April 29, beginning at 10am in the campus's Tom Bevill Lyceum. At the…
Regional Direct Primary Care Provider Expands Services, Opens New Clinics
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Dekalb MD, a growing regional network of primary care clinics, has partnered with Nucor Vulcraft in Fort Payne to provide onsite and near site…
Richards will not seek re-election to BOE
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — On Tuesday, DeKalb County Board of Education member Mark Richards announced that he would not seek a fourth term in…
Officers Assaulted While Serving Warrant
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. --- On Saturday April 6 at 5:20pm, Fort Payne Police Officers went to Deerfield Apartments Chief Randy Bynum stated to serve a warrant on Jeffery…
Traffic Stops Result in Seven Arrests
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Chief Randy Bynum would like to report several arrests have been made over the weekend. Seven arrest were for Possession of a Controlled Substance.…
Drug Take Back Initiative on April 27th
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: On April 27th, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce…
Afternoon chase ends near Fyffe with two in Custody
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Yesterday afternoon (April 12, 2019) at approximately 7 pm, a Patrol Sergeant was led on…