Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- Southern Torch has brought DeKalb and Jackson County breaking news, political insight, and revolutionary sports coverage since…
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- The votes have been cast in the Primary Election and the results are in. DeKalb County Incumbent Sheriff Nick Welden received the majority…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- At the end of each year the Southern Torch Staff looks back on the year and chooses what they believe are the top stories of the year. This year,…
FORT PAYNE, AL - DeKalb County attorney, businessman, and former Mayor of Rainsville Nick Jones has announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for District Attorney of the 9th Judicial…
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com (Submitted Photo) RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Friday, February 8, former Rainsville Mayor Donnie Chandler, 65, passed away. Chandler served as Mayor for ten years from 2002 to 2012. Prior to…
By Marla Jones,Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full Video Below) The Rainsville City Council held their last meeting of 2018 on Monday, December 17. In the absence of Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt,…
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — On Tuesday night, the DeKalb County Republican Party held their regular meeting to elect new County Party Officers. The party elected the following…
PHOTO: (Zach Hester | Southern Torch) By Zach Hester, Reporter DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Voters across Alabama will head to the polls on June 5 to vote in the primary races of statewide…