By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Live Video at the Bottom) The DeKalb County Republican Executive Committee convenes to discuss qualifying for both candidates and Committee members. Members must qualify to…
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Three from DeKalb named to Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force
(File Photo) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. – According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Jimmy Harris is pleased to announce three of his Drug Task Force agents were…
Fort Payne I-59 Industrial Park receives AdvantageSite Designation
PHOTO: The I-59 Industrial Park on Jordan Road in Fort Payne has been designated an, "Alabama AdvantageSite," which helps bring in new businesses and manufacturing who may be thinking about relocating…
LIVE: Fort Payne City Council Meeting, January 23, 2018
(Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Live Video at the Bottom) The Fort Payne City Council is currently in their January 23, 2018 meeting. The…
UPDATE: High speed chase ends in Hammondville with suspect in custody
PHOTO: Michael Jacob Leftwich, age 32 of Mentone, faces several charges after leading Fort Payne Police Officers on a chase from Gault Avenue in Fort Payne to Hammondville. (Fort Payne Police Department)…
Six drug arrests and two for burglary in the last week
PHOTO: Joshua Terrell Evans (28 of Moody), Justin Quantizes McCullough (27 of Sylvania), Jimmy Dale Skyles (28 of Fort Payne), Nicholas Bryan Swain (36 of Crossville), and Larry Ray Walker Jr. (39 of Crossville) were arrested…
Brink's donates truck to Rainsville Police Department
PHOTO: The Brink's truck parked behind the Rainsville Police Department. The vehicle will be getting an overhaul; with new sirens and radio equipment, donated by the local community. (Tyler Pruett |…
Cheryl Turner named new Director of DeKalb Ambulance Service (DAS)
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — At the regularly scheduled meeting of the DeKalb County Hospital Association, the Board unanimously nominated Mrs. Cheryl Turner to the position of Director of DeKalb…