From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden:FORT PAYNE, Ala. — We have had a lot of calls lately about scamstargeting the elderly. What the scammers do is send a…
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Alabama Co-Founder and Country Music Hall of Fame Member Jeff Cook Passes at 73
Nashville, Tenn. (November 8, 2022) — Jeff Cook, founding member and legendary guitarist of the supergroup ALABAMA, has died. Cook, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame,…
Age Is A Matter Of The Mind
By Marla Ballard Reporter FORT PAYNE, ALA - In the 1600s the phrase, “You can’t teach an old dog a new trick,” became popular after appearing in a book by John…
Waterless Flowers Events
By Marla Ballard Reporter While browsing through Boom Town Makers Market in Fort Payne customers will find, sprinkled among the merchandise, various arrangements of flowers that need no water. These lifelike…
FP Holds Health Fair
Many Alabamians face grave uncertainty when it comes to health care. That’s especially true in DeKalb County, where more than 9,000 adults are uninsured, according to U.S. Census data. Alabama Arise’s…
FP Sets Date for Christmas Parade
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com 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…
Hannah White Arnett Chapter NSDAR & DeKalb County VFW Post 3128 are Proud to Officially Announce Its Support for Wreaths Across America 2022
Columbia Falls, MAINE, and Fort Payne, AL — October 12, 2022 — Hannah White Arnett Chapter NSDAR and DeKalb County VFW Post 3128 announced today that it has chosen to support…
Valley Head Man Arrested on 106 Counts of Child Porn
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden:FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Investigations Division has recently beeninvestigating a case regarding apparent child pornography. An investigator, who is alsoassigned…