MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: May 14, 2022 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden and the DeKalb…
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Names Added to Memorial
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com Rainsville, Ala.-- The City of Rainsville will be adding six new names to the First Responder’s Memorial that is located in the Rainsville City Park…
Teacher Saves a Childs Life
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com Rainsville, Ala.-- (FULL VIDEO ON SOUTHERN TORCH FACEBOOK) The DeKalb County Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting on May 5. DeKalb County Superintendent Wayne…
A Mother’s Worth
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. I was so blessed that my mother, Annie Lee Samples, was such a…
Fazoli’s Opens in Fort Payne
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- Those with a big appetite have another food choice in Fort Payne. The new Fazoli’s restaurant is open and ready for your business.…
Harcrow Receives Board Endorsement
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com The ACCA Board of Directors has officially endorsed ACCA Past President and DeKalb County Commission President Ricky Harcrow in the upcoming Employees' Retirement System (ERS) Board…
Major I-59 Project to Begin Next Week
HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that work will soon begin on a $44 million project to remove and reconstruct about 11 miles of Interstate 59 northbound between…
Fort Payne Council Paves the Way for Food City
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.- (FULL VIDEO ON SOUTHERN TORCH FACEBOOK) At today’s meeting of the Fort Payne City Council, a Public Hearing was held to receive comments…