FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Wednesday, June 29th, Thomas Eric Lipham (42 of Fort Payne) was arrested and charged with Sex Abuse of a Child Less Than Twelve and Sex Abuse…
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The City of Fort Payne Presents Independence Day Fireworks!
Today, Thursday, June 30th at 8:30 pm. Located at the Fort Payne Sports Complex. Due to complex upgrades in progress, there will be no events held at the sports complex. People…
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers During the waning days of the campaigns for Governor and U.S. Senator, I received an inordinate amount of correspondence lamenting the outrageous, demagogic, disingenuous, negative ads, especially on…
Move Over Alabama
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com NORTHEAST ALABAMA-- The Alabama Move Over Act went into effect in 2010, but police say a lot of drivers do not follow it. According to the…
Parvo Education Vital To Stop Spread
By Marla Ballard Reporter On May 30th, the Owen’s family, of Henagar, were so excited when their Rottweiler, Rayna, gave birth to six healthy pups. However, by day two Rayna had…
The Votes are In
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com ALABAMA-- Alabama voters headed to the polls on Tuesday in a runoff primary election for several statewide elections. Only 464,577 votes were cast in the Runoff…
RAINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FREEDOM FEST PARKING/EXIT PLAN
PRESS RELEASE 06/24/2022 We at Rainsville Police Department would like to take the time to share the plans for festival parking and the parking lot exit at the end of the…
Rainsville man arrested on Production of Porn with Minors
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: June 23, 2022 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Thursday, June 16th, John Devall Burris (66…