By Marla Jones, Reporter RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, April 2, 2018. Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt brought forward a proclamation for April to be…
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Be Aware of Scams
PHOTO: (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office: The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office wants everyone to exercise caution this Spring as we approach this…
Nick Welden steps aside as police chief to devote time to campaign
PHOTO: Republican candidate for DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden addressing a crowd in Henagar last night. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala. — Valley…
Florida man arrested in connection to Fort Payne High School threat
PHOTO: Anthony Brett Kessler (19 of LeHigh Acres, Florida) was arrested for making a terroristic threat to conduct a shooting at Fort Payne High School. (Lee County Sheriff's Office) By Tyler Pruett,…
Valley Head sales tax increase to go into effect April 1st
(Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala. — On Sunday, April 1st, a 1 percent sales and use tax increase will go into effect for…
Huge Success for "Run for Uganda"
PHOTO: Run for Uganda was once again, a big success! By Marla Jones, Sports Editor RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Despite the bad weather, runners from across the state, came to participate in the Run for…
Wildcats make a Clean Sweep
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor ELECTRIC, Ala. — The Fort Payne Weightlifting Team showed what they were made of with a clean sweep at the State Weightlifting meet held recently at Elmore…
