By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com The Rainsville City Council had a productive meeting Monday night, but chose to delay the official adjournment of the meeting to be able to set interest…
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Fort Payne City meeting brief on Tuesday
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com The Fort Payne City Council met Tuesday night and took up the following business at their meeting: The council voted to table Ordinance 2015-08, an ordinance…
New Effort designs to locate restitution recipients
By Staff Reports August 17, 2015 DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.– District Attorney Mike O’Dell and Circuit Clerk Pam Simpson announced a cooperative effort to locate victims entitled to restitution payments. In a…
Fort Payne and Rainsville enter long-term community planning phases
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The cities of Fort Payne and Rainsville were recently recognized by two of the premier community development programs in Alabama. In May,…
Rainsville City Council unable to get past “Thin Red Line“
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE—The Rainsville City Council met Monday night to continue a discussion from the previous meeting about scaling back fire department hours and personnel. Councilman Joey Graham’s…
Special session of Alabama Legislature ends without General Fund Budget
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala.— Tensions continue to mount and Alabama legislators seem no closer to finding a solution to filling the $200 million shortfall in the Alabama General…
Fort Payne City Council announces new hires
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com The Fort Payne City Council met Tuesday night and took up the following business at their meeting: City officers reported that the Fort Payne Fire Department…
Dr. Jason Barnett announces candidacy for DeKalb County School Superintendent
Dr. Jason Barnett (R) of Rainsville, an administrator at Collinsville High School and adjunct professor of Instructional Leadership at Jacksonville State University, announced today, Monday, July 13, 2015, that he will…