The Scottsboro Lions Club Secretary Mark Pierson (second from right) was presented with highest recognition given to a Lion, a Melvin Jones Fellowship award (Melvin Jones founded the Lions). Each award…

The Scottsboro Lions Club Secretary Mark Pierson (second from right) was presented with highest recognition given to a Lion, a Melvin Jones Fellowship award (Melvin Jones founded the Lions). Each award…
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com POWELL, Ala.- On Tuesday, February 13, at approximately 2:30 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a vehicle accident in Powell, at…
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com SETION, Ala.--On Tuesday, February 13, emergency personnel responded to a vehicle accident in Powell, where a car had collided with a wagon being pulled by a…
Press Release POWELL, Ala.-- On 01/15/23, The Powell Police Department responded to a call for service, the caller advised a female was nude and screaming at neighbors from her mobile home.…
POWELL, Ala.-- This week the Powell Police Department coordinated with the Simpson County Sheriff’s Office (KY), Barren County Sheriff’s Office (KY), and Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office (KY), to take a wanted…
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@ southerntorch.com POWELL, Alabama--On September 25, 2022, Powell Police responded to their own Police Department regarding a fight in the parking lot where John Sanders and Glenn…
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com POWELL, Ala.-- During an unrelated investigation Officer Wilson and Chief Stephen Malone were conducting near Northeast Alabama Community College, the officers observed a car approaching them…
Marla Jones, Managing Editormarla@southerntorch.com POWELL, ALA. -During routine patrol, Powell Police Officer Gage Wilson and Chief Stephen Malone observed a vehicle that had an altered tag. A sharpie was used to…