EDITOR'S NOTE: Updated on January 20, 2017 to include comments from Councilman Marshall Stiefel to explain his 'no' votes on two of the resolutions passed in this meeting. By Tyler Pruett,…
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Rainsville, Fort Payne Chambers win Funding Battles
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — One responsibility facing each municipal government every year is deciding upon a budget for their prospective cities. This helps ensure that each…
DeKalb County Commission Meeting, January 10, 2017 (VIDEO)
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — In their first meeting of 2017, the DeKalb County Commission convened last Tuesday. The commission addressed the following items: Road Department: Road…
OPED: Why we provide coverage of local government meetings
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com In last week’s regular meeting of the Fort Payne City Council, Mayor Larry Chesser put forth a contract that would have paid WLOW, a local…
UPDATE: DeSoto Mills Fire could last for days
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Earlier today, a blaze broke out in the old DeSoto Mills Building in Fort Payne. Hundreds of cotton bales are reportedly burning. The…
Rainsville City Council Meeting, January 3, 2017 (VIDEO)
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — In the first meeting of the Rainsville City Council for 2017, the council handled several personnel issues in the public safety departments,…
Fort Payne City Council Meeting, January 3, 2017 (Video)
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — In their first meeting of 2017, the Fort Payne City Council approved a resolution that merged several city departments together and approved…
County agrees to postpone prisoner fee
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission has agreed to delay the imposition of a fee on the cities for prisoners housed in the…