Staff Reports Alabama’s tax-free weekend for back-to-school shopping begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ends at midnight Sunday. The event give shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain supplies, computers, and clothing…
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Path to strategic plan aided by ARC training, grant
Story By Donna Thornton The Appalachian Regional Commission last week awarded $2.8 million to 59 local governments and selected 75 nonprofits for training to help participants to address economic needs. The…
Bank offers free shredding
Staff Reports news@times-journal.com In observance of Cybersecurity Month and in service to their community, First Southern State Bank will host Free Community Shred Days this month at multiple locations in DeKalb…
City Finance Director Rick Wheeler retires
by Hunter Jones On Feb. 16, Scottsboro Mayor Jim McCamy, the Scottsboro City Council, city employees, friends and family celebrated the retirement of Finance Director Rick Wheeler. Wheeler has been the…
Tickets on sale now for CAC dinner
Staff Reports news@times-journal.com The DeKalb Children’s Advocacy Center’s Eddie McPherson Memorial Dinner Theater is offering an antidote to the winter doldrums – dinner and a fun show, all for the benefit…
Fort Payne Receives Perfect Audit
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 2. Jennifer Forrester, of…
NACC students receive direct payments from CARES Act
By Southern Torch Staff POWELL, Ala. — Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) distributed the second round of direct payments to students this week after receiving additional funding from the CARES Act…
Liberty Bank Re-Closes Lobby
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — Amidst a growing number of COVID-19 cases across Alabama, a local bank has elected to re-close its lobby to the public. Liberty…