BY MARLA BALLARDREPORTER DEKALB COUNTY - The population of this one-traffic light town bounces rightaround 1,000 residents. The rural city encompasses just under five-squaremiles on top of Sand Mountain. The settlement…
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Hairston Selected as Presiding Judge of Ninth Circuit
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB & CHEROKEE COUNTIES, ALa.--In a recent press release, it was announced that Judge Andrew Hairston, was selected to be the Presiding Judge of the Ninth…
Felony Assault on a Police Officer
Press Release POWELL, Ala.-- On 01/15/23, The Powell Police Department responded to a call for service, the caller advised a female was nude and screaming at neighbors from her mobile home.…
State Championship Bound
Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala.- The No. 1 ranked Fyffe Red Devils (14-0) defeated the No. 8 ranked Pisgah Eagles in the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) State…
Crossville Named as A+ School of Excellence
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com Rainsville, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The DeKalb County Board of Education meeting was held on Tuesday, October 18. Crossville School was recognized as…
Ider Woman Arrested on charges of Rape and Sexual Abuse
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden:FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Kristen Rice Perry (30 of Ider) was booked into theDeKalb County Detention Center on Monday, October 17 th ,…
Marijuana Grow Operation Discovered on County Road 51
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — During the last three weeks of June and the first week of July, 16 were arrested on drug-related…
Suspect in DeKalb County’s first Human Trafficking Case Found Guilty
According to District Attorney Mike O’Dell, Rex Tidmore, age 64 of Geraldine, was convicted on Monday, March 7th on the charges of conspiracy to commit human trafficking, first degree sodomy, 20…