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Rainsville Approves $5.3M Budget
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@ southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.--The Rainsville City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, September 19. The Council passed the City of Rainsville’s 2022-2023 FY Budget (Resolution…
Fight Breaks Out at Police Department
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@ southerntorch.com POWELL, Alabama--On September 25, 2022, Powell Police responded to their own Police Department regarding a fight in the parking lot where John Sanders and Glenn…
FP Sports Complex to get Facelift
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.- The Fort Payne City Council held a Special Called meeting on Tuesday, September 20.. The purpose of the meeting was to approve a…
Albertville Man Leads Police on Chase
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On September 15th 2022, Deputies with the DCSO responded to a residence on County Road 400 in the Lakeview Community. A homeowner caught John E Oliver (53…
DeKalb County Passes $25.5 M Budget
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) The DeKalb County Commission met on Tuesday, September 13, for their regularly scheduled meeting. The Commission…
DeKalb BOE Approves $118M Budget
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.--The Dekalb County Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, September 8. Chief School Financial Officer Anthony Cooper presented the second…
Beloved Commissioner Passes
W.C. Buttram age 80 passed away peacefully on September 12, 2022, in his home, surrounded by those he loved. W.C. was born on January 31, 1942 in Sylvania, AL. W.C. graduated…