PHOTO: Scott Bateman, President of the Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce, presents Governor Robert Bentley with a framed print from renowned Fort Payne artist James Dean. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) …
Category: Government
Rainsville, Fort Payne Chambers win Funding Battles
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — One responsibility facing each municipal government every year is deciding upon a budget for their prospective cities. This helps ensure that each…
OPED: Why we provide coverage of local government meetings
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com In last week’s regular meeting of the Fort Payne City Council, Mayor Larry Chesser put forth a contract that would have paid WLOW, a local…
Rainsville City Council Meeting, January 3, 2017 (VIDEO)
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — In the first meeting of the Rainsville City Council for 2017, the council handled several personnel issues in the public safety departments,…
County agrees to postpone prisoner fee
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission has agreed to delay the imposition of a fee on the cities for prisoners housed in the…
Rainsville renews ground maintenance contract in special called meeting
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville City Council met for a special called meeting on Wednesday night to discuss a ground maintenance contract that had to…
DeKalb County EMA receives praise for tornado response
PHOTO: DeKalb County Emergency Management Director Anthony Clifton provides a brief to the county commission on the tornado damage and the county’s response at last week’s commission meeting. (Tyler Pruett | Southern…
TARCOG holds planning meeting with Rainsville
PHOTO: Councilmen Marshall Stiefel and Derek Rosson go over the long-term strategy with TARCOG representative Kevin Bernard. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Kevin…