MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: June 3, 2022 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The first two days of June has been…
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FP School Board Honors Durham
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.- The Fort Payne City Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on May 24. At the meeting, it was announced that the…
Henagar Eyes Medical Cannabis Plant
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com HENAGAR, ALA.-- The City of Henagar will host a Town Hall Meeting on June 7, beginning at 5:00 pm at the Henagar Community Center. A perspective…
The Results are In
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- The votes have been cast in the Primary Election and the results are in. DeKalb County Incumbent Sheriff Nick Welden received the majority…
Governor Kay Ivey Avoids Runoff
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com Governor Kay Ivey declared victory on Tuesday night and avoided a runoff against several challengers in the Republican Primary. Her opponents for the Republican nomination were…
Recent Arrest Made by Rainsville Police Department
On 05/17/2022 Rainsville PD officers responded to a call of a woman trying to steal a car in the 100 Block of Chavies Road at approximately 5:29 AM. When officers arrived…
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…
Play me that Mountain Music
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Fort Payne natives and all-around country icons of Alabama have announced their 2022 Fan Appreciation Week schedule. Alabama hosted the first June…