By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Fort Payne Fire Chief Don Fischer announced at Tuesday night’s city council meeting that the city’s fire department recently made a significant equipment upgrade with…
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Rainsville Council approves $200K in renovations
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.— The Rainsville City Council met Monday and discussed the status of a number of current and future city improvement projects and the associated cost…
Supreme Court sides with Thrash, denies DeKalb BOE appeal
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com After almost a year and a half of delays and legal wrangling, former Fyffe High School Boys Basketball Coach Neal Thrash could finally soon get his…
A Walk Through History
By Hubert Paul Tumlin A New Beginning In the fall of 1927, disaster struck the community. The Rainsvillle Missionary Baptist Church burned to the ground. However, a group of believers expedited…
Southern Torch announces expansion, move to Friday publication
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.—The Southern Torch announced yesterday that their newspaper would be moving from a Thursday publication to a Friday publication starting this week. Southern Torch Publisher Joseph Morgan said the decision to move from…
In memory of Coach Burrell
By Karah Wilson karah@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala.— Collinsville teacher, Coach Josh Burrell, was driving on the morning of Apr. 16 when his car hit a metal pole. Burrell was pronounced dead at…
Bryson Strong
By Karah Wilson karah@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.— 13-year-old Bryson Richey was having one last back-to-school get together with his friends on Aug. 4 before starting back as a 7th grader at Plainview…
Message from the NACC President Regarding Google
Hello to all! Like everyone else in our area, we at Northeast are very excited about Google announcing that they will build a $600 million Data Center at Widow’s Creek in…