By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission honored retiring Judge Randall Cole at their regular meeting this week. At the time of him leaving…
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Council Finally Addresses Sound Issues
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, January 21. During the meeting, Councilmember Brandon Freeman brought forth…
SKI BAMA!
By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MENTONE, Ala. — After much anticipation, Cloudmont Ski Resort, the only ski slope in Alabama, opened on Monday, January 21. The recent days of below…
Rainsville Loses One of its Beloved Citizens
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Sunday, Rainsville lost one of its most beloved and oldest citizens. Sibyl Blackwell, 100 of Rainsville, passed away on January 20, 2019 at DeKalb…
Williams, FTC Honored at Rainsville Chamber Banquet
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — At the 52nd Annual Rainsville Chamber of Commerce Banquet, the Chamber honored Rodney Williams as Person of the Year and Farmers Telecommunications…
Supreme Court Takes Up First Gun Rights Case in a Decade
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/22/supreme-court-second-amendment/ By Kevin Daley | Supreme Court Reporter • (Photo by Rick Gershon, Getty Images) The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear its first gun rights case in almost a decade. The justices will decide whether a New York City ordinance which strictly…
Thirty Arrested During Friday Night's Saturation
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Friday night, January 19th, DeKalb County Deputies, Investigators, and Drug Task Force, with the help of several…
Suspicious Vehicle results in arrest
From the Rainsville Police Department: RAINSVILLE, Ala. — In the early morning hours of January 16, 2019, officers of the Rainsville Police Department received a call of a suspicious vehicle. Officers responded to the area…