Submitted Article FORT PAYNE, ALA.-- The Fort Payne Fire Department has released the following regarding the Burn Ban that will go into effect on May 1. The annual burn ban issued…
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Dabbs Found Guilty
District Attorney Summer McWhorter Summerford announced today that Matthew Dabbs was found guilty on three separate charges by a DeKalb County jury on April 13, 2023. On August 13, 2020, reports…
DeKalb to Add Storm Shelter
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.--(Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) The DeKalb County Commission held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 11. The Commission approved the purchase…
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wheatley, Executive Director DeKalb County Children’s Advocacy Center DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- Child abuse is not a pleasant thing to think about or discuss. Children suffering physically and emotionally…
Alcohol Sales Approved For June Jam
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com Fort Payne, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 18. At the…
Spring on the Mountain
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- The Secret Place in Fort Payne is hosting Spring on the Mountain, complete with a harpist, on April 29. There will be two…
Lions Club to Host Membership Drive
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- The Fort Payne Lions Club will host an After Hours Membership Drive, at the Fort Payne Coal and Iron Building, on Tuesday, April…
Goggans to Continue Soccer Career at Huntingdon
FORT PAYNE, Ala.--Fort Payne High School senior Maddie Goggans signed to play soccer with Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama in the fall. Goggans was awarded the Walter Knabe Scholarship (full tuition…