Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch. com FORT PAYNE, ALA. --(Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, September 6. The Council…
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Community spotlight: Running helps local woman avoid "couch potato syndrome"
BY MARLA BALLARD REPORTER bamabell62@gmail.com FORT PAYNE, ALA. -- Debbie Johnson, at 5 feet tall is known to her friends as “Little Debbie.” Johnson is also known as a runner. Being…
Food City Deal Moves Forward
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- The saga of Food City's proposed location in Fort Payne continues after an error in the city’s legal advertisement was published in a…
Board recognizes Employees of the Year
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com Rainsville, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook Page) The DeKalb County Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, August 25. The meeting…
Powell Officers Narrowly Escape Drunk Driver
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…
Postal inspectors intercept 10lbs methamphetamine
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden:FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Agents from ALEA Region FNarcotics, ADETF Region F Narcotics, DeKalb County Narcotics Unit, Huntsville(STAC)…
Hornets Sting the Rams
By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com IDER, Ala.-- The Ider Hornets shut out the Asbury Rams 28-0 on Friday night. The Hornets put the first points on the board with 11:47…
FP Wins in Nail Biter
Sports Reporter amy@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. The Fort Payne Wildcats defeated the Etowah Blue Devils 26-14 on Friday night. Etowah struck first, from 2-yards out, to take the 7-0 lead…