By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama League of Municipalities executive committee will meet this week to decide whether to ask for a one-year delay of…
Category: DeKalb County
No Second for Stiefel
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PHOTO: The Rainsville City Council held their regular meeting via teleconference on Monday evening. (Photo by Getty Images) RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full video on…
Commission Holds Special Called Meeting
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full video on our Facebook) The DeKalb County Commission met for a Special Called Meeting on April 7. This meeting…
DeKalb BOE Temporarily Suspends Food Program
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — According to a letter released by DeKalb County Superintendent Dr. Jason Barnett and the DeKalb County Board of Education, the board…
DeKalb Co. Announces Alternate School Plan
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Students across the State of Alabama, including those in DeKalb County, will not return to school in a traditional sense this…
Barnett Brings Board Up to Speed
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The DeKalb County Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on March 30, 2020, at…
Legal Alcohol Sales in Rainsville?
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — A petition to add a public vote for legal alcohol sales within the City of Rainsville is being circulated. Rainsville citizens…
Commission Seeks Solutions at Buck's Pocket
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PHOTO: At their regular meeting, the DeKalb County Commission discussed the potential installation of gates on the DeKalb side of the bridge at Buck's Pocket.…