PHOTO: The City of Rainsville grew around an orchard that was started by a local family over sixty years ago. (File Photo) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. —…
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DeKalb County K-9 Unit finds meth, pills, and pistol
PHOTO: James McMurry, 55 of Athens and Grant Taylor, 43 of Albertville were found to be in procession of drugs and handgun. (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE,…
Student stabbed this morning at Ider High School
PHOTO: A teenager was stabbed this morning after an altercation in the school gymnasium. (Ider High School) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com IDER, Ala. — This morning at Ider school…
Children’s Advocacy Center hosts Annual Dinner Theatre next Week
PHOTO: The Children’s Advocacy Center in Fort Payne will be hosting it’s annual Dinner Theatre beginning on February 9. (Children’s Advocacy Center) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The…
The University of Alabama Releases Statement on Immigration Ban
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Earlier today, University of Alabama President Stuart Bell released a statement on the recent Executive Order, which bars citizens…
DeKalb County expands Special Response Team (SRT)
PHOTO: DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris swears in new members of the Special Response Team. (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Special…
After school program a big hit at Moon Lake Elementary
PHOTO: Students taking part in Moon Lake Elementary’s 21st Century After-School work on their garden, which will be ready in time for Earth Day in April. (Mary Lance | Moon Lake…
Around 40,000 gallons of Gasoline leaked from Fort Payne fuel station
PHOTO: Over a period of several months, the Xtreme Express Convenience, located on Gault Ave North in Fort Payne, leaked approximately 40,000 gallons of gas into the ground. (Tyler Pruett |…