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FP Considers Cemetery Changes By Marla Jones Managing Editor FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) At this week’s meeting of the Fort Payne City Council, citizens sounded off on the recent controversy involving the removal of flowers at Glenwood Cemetery. Recently, the graveyard overseer moved several pots in order to get > FORT PAYNE, P2
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Art Director Zach Hester, Managing Editor Marla Jones and Account Executive Amy Thrash of the Southern Torch staff wishes all of you a safe and happy Fourth of July!
RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Three weeks ago, Rafe Starkey took the reins as the new Director of the Northeast Alabama Agri-Business Center. Starkey, a Pisgah alumni and Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) graduate, expressed his excitement about his new position. “With my
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background in rodeo and team roping, this is along the lines of what I love to do,� stated Starkey. > AG CENTER, P2
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Geraldine Produces PowerPoint Champ
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By Zach Hester, Art Director GERALDINE, Ala. — Many of us around the State of Alabama are accustomed to winning national championships for football, but thanks to a recent graduate of Geraldine High School, the National Champion for Microsoft Office Specialist in PowerPoint now hails from our community, too. Earlier this month, 18-year-old Seth Maddox defeated 146 fellow contenders who were invited to the competition to win the Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint National Championship. When asked why he entered the competition, Maddox stated, “I’m a technology guy myself. I like computers. I like Microsoft Office. It was just a good fit for me.� The competition, which welcomed more than 300,000 students ages 13 to 22 from across the United States, has six different fields that may be entered by submitting a passing score on any of the following exams: Microsoft Word (2013 or 2016), Microsoft Excel (2013 or 2016) or Microsoft Office PowerPoint (2013 or 2016). Maddox’s winnings include a $3,000 scholarship and a trip to the World Championship in New York City, which will be held next month.
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Rainsville Amends Zoning Ordinance Alleged Meth Dealers Jailed Last Week By Marla Jones Managing Editor
DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, July 1. The Council was presented with the 2018 Audit, which can be found on the City’s website. The Council voted to amend a zoning ordinance pertaining to building permits. Going forward, when remodeling, citizens must purchase a rolloff dumpster or carry to a landfill with debris instead of burying trash on the property. According to Revenue Officer Matt Crum, builders are making
“unapproved landfillsâ€? in their backyards. The new measures will stay in compliance with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s (ADEM) regulations. In other business, the City: • Purchased 350 garbage cans in the amount of $16,792 • Purchased 20 4-yard dumpsters in the amount of $11,900 • Empowered the Mayor to sign a garbage pick-up agreement with the Town of Geraldine • Approved the replacement of tile on Country Club Lane in the amount of $2,000 • Purchased a utility trailer for the Field of
Dreams in the amount of $1,600 • Approved Resolution 07-01-2019 to surplus a 2007 Dodge Durango from the Rainsville Police Department • Accepted a $19,517 bid from Twin City Used Auto Sales for a 2014 Ford Explorer (funding as follows: $16,000 from insurance money from wrecked vehicle and $3,000 from savings earmarked for the police department) The next meeting of the Rainsville City Council will be held on Monday, July 15 at 5pm with a work session beginning at 4:15pm.
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: This week, the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit has seized a large amount of methamphetamine in several incidents. Yesterday (June 28, 2019), The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit was working an area in Rainsville regarding complaints from citizens.
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During a traffic stop a quarter-pound of Methamphetamine in crystal form (Ice) was found. DHR was then called to the scene due to the presence of two young
children in the vehicle. Two were arrested on scene. Delila Faye Simmons (35 of Rainsville) and > METH, P2
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