News Updates
Ivey Opts to Continue Mask Mandate
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Hal Yeager | Governor's Office) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At a press conference…
The Top Stories of 2020
By Southern Torch Staff DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — At the end of each year, the Southern Torch Staff looks back…
VIDEO: Lawsuit Filed After Inmate Attack
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — On March 1, the Rainsville Police Department (RPD) received…
Rainsville Police Chief Resigns
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Monday, the Rainsville City Council accepted the resignation of…
Rooks Re-Elected to Geraldine Council
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — Incumbent Councilman Stanley Rooks fended off a challenge from Joseph "Joey"…
CCA Extends Fall Break for Elementary School
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — According to a statement made to Southern Torch by Cornerstone…
Southern Torch Adds Videography Department
By Nick Jones, President Southern Torch is thrilled to announce yet another expansion of our menu of products now being…
FPPD Responds to Wreck at Joe's Truck Stop
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum: At approximately 10 a.m.…
Body Found at Local Piggly Wiggly
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — According to Collinsville Police Chief Rex Leath, a body was…
Taheri Tantrums Continue
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Video at southerntorch.com) The Rainsville City Council held their regularly…
DeKalb Co. Reaches 1,000+ Cases of COVID-19
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — On Monday, DeKalb County reached a milestone in its war against…
Bear Hit Close to Little River Canyon
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — On Tuesday, as she was heading down the mountain from Little…
Rainsville Wreck Results in Death
By Southern Torch Staff RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Wednesday, June 24, Rainsville police officers responded to a traffic crash on…
ADPH Announces Qualifications for SNAP Benefits
By Southern Torch Staff MONTGOMERY, Ala. — According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, Alabama families may qualify for…
Heil Records Positive Cases of COVID-19
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to a statement from Patrick S. Carroll, President of Environmental Solutions…
RTI Reports Associate Positive for COVID-19
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — According to a statement from Shane Gilliland, Vice President of…
8 COVID-19 Cases Linked to Ider Church of God
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com IDER, Ala. — On Tuesday afternoon, Pastor Ben Young of the Ider Church of…
STAR ID Requirements Delayed Until 2021
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — REAL ID deadlines have been extended to Oct. 1, 2021 due to…
Access Denied?
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo via Town of Crossville on Facebook) CROSSVILLE, Ala. — As severe weather…
Flooding Causes Damage in DeKalb
PHOTO: Sunday night's storms brought several rounds of heavy rain and low-end tornadoes to DeKalb County, resulting in damage to…
