By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full Video Below) The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, December 1. Council President Walter…
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Search for Police Chief Is On
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The Fort Payne Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday. The Council discussed the procedures that they will follow…
Centre Man Arrested for Terroristic Threats
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum: On Tuesday, January 14, Kevin Andy Pangle, age 23 of Centre, was arrested by Fort…
Fire Destroys Officer's Home
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Submitted Photo) FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Christmas Eve, the home of Fort Payne's own Sgt. JC Brown burned with all contents lost. Since…
Local Law Enforcement Gives Back
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Several local law enforcement agencies are giving back this holiday season. The Rainsville Police Department (right) collaborated with Ider native…
Pedestrian Struck by Train
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum: On October 7 at approximately 11:43 pm a call came into the Fort Payne 911 about a pedestrian that…
Justice Served
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On August 7, 2018, a resident on Valley View Avenue reported a suspicious truck in a neighbor’s driveway. The neighbor…
Wrecks Result in Two Fatalities
By Staff Report FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Two wrecks occurred over the weekend that unfortunately resulted in two fatalities. Both accident accounts are according to the Fort Payne Police Department. On…