PHOTO: The City of Fort Payne has set a tentative date to review the contract with Chick-Fil-A! (File Photo) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — In the regular…
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Nine arrested in Higdon Drug Bust
PHOTO: Daniel Charles Pardue, Daniel James Pardue, Doris Yvonne Camp, William Cole Haggard, Jared Wade Allison, Christopher Douglas Smith, and Tyson Aaron Hart, were arrested earlier today, along with two juveniles (not…
Rainsville City Council Meeting, February 6, 2017 (VIDEO)
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville City Council held it's first council meeting. Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt was absent due to a death in the family, as Council…
Can 'America First' help bring back the sock industry in Fort Payne?
PHOTO: A local hosiery mill recently added 442 jobs as part of Walmart's effort to buy more American manufactured goods. By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Recently, a Fort…
BREAKING: Former Crossville Teacher charged with having sex with student
PHOTO: Billy Jones, a former math teacher at Crossville High School, was arrested today on charges related to having sex with a student. (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports FYFFE,…
Five winners announced for the Loomis Bros. Circus Tickets!
PHOTO: The Loomis Bros. Circus will be in Rainsville next week! (http://loomiscircus.com) By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — We've held our drawing for the five individual family packs of tickets for the Loomis…
The Journey of Nora Rose
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On October14, 2016 at 1:45 a.m., sweet little Nora Rose Malone entered this world weighing 6-pounds and measuring nineteen inches. Proud parents Jacob…
ADEM: Fuel leaked for over two months; contaminated groundwater
PHOTO: The Xtreme Express Convenience is located on Gault Avenue in Fort Payne. By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to records obtained from the Alabama Department of…