PHOTO: Verlon and Mary Ruth Stiefel with their certificates and gifts celebrating 68 years. Mary Ruth is holding a plaque from Governor Kay Ivey. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett,…
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Hurricane Irma causes minimal damage in DeKalb County
(DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Hurricane Irma passed through the North Alabama area late yesterday, with rainy and windy conditions continuing through today.…
VIDEO: Rainsville City Council Meeting, Thursday, September 7, 2017
PHOTO: The city council discusses surplussing of the police department's old body cameras and the cage from a patrol car. By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville City Council held it's regular meeting…
DeKalb County Schools to dismiss at 11:15 tomorrow, closed all Tuesday
PHOTO: DeKalb County Schools will close at 11:15 am tomorrow due to the Hurricane and remained closed on Tuesday. Irma is expected to hit North Alabama late tomorrow. (File Photo) By Staff…
VIDEO: Fort Payne authorizes Watson to change election rules, FPIA terms, and intervene at Terrapin Hills
PHOTO: The City Council and City Attorney Rocky Watson discusses changing the terms of appointees on the Fort Payne Improvement Authority (FPIA) Board. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing…
Official Release on remains found in Sylvania
PHOTO: Location where a body was found in Sylvania by a man bush hogging last Saturday. (Contributed Photo) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office: On Saturday,…
Three arrested after high speed chase with a child in the car
PHOTO: (Left to right) Cody Durham 28 of Trenton, Georgia, Jared Haggard 26 of Higdon, and Whitney Durham 26 of Higdon were arrested after a traffic stop led to a high speed chase near Higdon.…
VIDEO: Fort Payne City Council discusses “developing crisis” at Terrapin Hills
PHOTO: City Attorney Rocky Watson reads aloud the city's statement on the Terrapin Hills sewer system. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Watch…