PHOTO: Bradley DaKota Bell (far left) and Jennifer Lawson (middle left) were charged on Thursday in connection to a kidnapping and assault in Ider. Deputies also found a stolen vehicle during the…
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Two arrested after children found walking down the road
PHOTO: Benjamin Rogers (28 of Fort Payne) and Taylor Nicole Rogers (26 of Fort Payne) were arrested for child endangerment and meth related charges last Thursday after their children were found…
Three from DeKalb named to Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force
(File Photo) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. – According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Jimmy Harris is pleased to announce three of his Drug Task Force agents were…
Fort Payne I-59 Industrial Park receives AdvantageSite Designation
PHOTO: The I-59 Industrial Park on Jordan Road in Fort Payne has been designated an, "Alabama AdvantageSite," which helps bring in new businesses and manufacturing who may be thinking about relocating…
LIVE: Fort Payne City Council Meeting, January 23, 2018
(Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Live Video at the Bottom) The Fort Payne City Council is currently in their January 23, 2018 meeting. The…
LIVE: DeKalb County Commission, January 23, 2018
(Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Live Video at the Bottom) The DeKalb County Commission is currently in their regularly meeting for January 23, 2018. The…
UPDATE: High speed chase ends in Hammondville with suspect in custody
PHOTO: Michael Jacob Leftwich, age 32 of Mentone, faces several charges after leading Fort Payne Police Officers on a chase from Gault Avenue in Fort Payne to Hammondville. (Fort Payne Police Department)…
Six drug arrests and two for burglary in the last week
PHOTO: Joshua Terrell Evans (28 of Moody), Justin Quantizes McCullough (27 of Sylvania), Jimmy Dale Skyles (28 of Fort Payne), Nicholas Bryan Swain (36 of Crossville), and Larry Ray Walker Jr. (39 of Crossville) were arrested…