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• See Who's in the Center of our Business Spotlight! • CONTINUED: DSCO 'Back to School' Saturation
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The Commission proclaimed August 13, 2019 as Luther and Billie Townson Day in honor of their 71st wedding anniversary. (Marla Jones | Southern Torch)
By Marla Jones Managing Editor
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 13. To start the meeting, the Commission proclaimed August 13, 2019 as Luther and Billie Townson Day in honor of the couples 71st Wedding Anniversary, The couple began dating September 1947 and married July 4, 1948. Billie met Luther at a party on Sand Mountain. They lived in Flat Rock, Ala. for most of their lives and moved to Fort Payne around ten years ago, When the couple was asked what they believed
the keys to their successful marriage were, both agreed, “they stayed true to their vows and trust in the good Lord.� DeKalb County Superintendent Dr. Jason Barnett and DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden gave the Commission a brief overview regarding school safety. Barnett explained that safety was a priority for the DeKalb County Board of Education. Construction will be finished within six weeks to secure the perimeter of all the campuses. This will include a vestibule to direct visitors to a
Rainsville's new Dollar Tree is expected to open in the coming months. The new location will be one of the company's biggest with a building of over 11,000 square feet. (Marla Jones | Southern Torch)
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Work is scheduled to begin soon on a new location for Dollar Tree in Rainsville. It will use the space formerly occupied by Kilgore Drugs and Rite Aid Pharmacy. According to building owner Lotha Kilgore, Dollar Tree will update the building and should be open within the next few months. The site is set to be one of the company’s largest stores at over 11,000 square feet. “I’m excited to land a long-term lease with Dollar
Tree,� said Kilgore. “[Especially] being a dollar shopper, myself.� “Anytime that you have something that coming to your community, it’s a positive,� said Rainsville Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt. “There’s a lot of people who shop at [Dollar Tree] so I think it’s an absolute positive for something like to come [to Rainsville].� Dollar Tree, formerly known as Only $1.00, is a chain of discount variety stores who specialize in items that are sold for $1 or less. It is a Fortune 500 company based in Chesapeake, Va. with over 14,000 locations across North America.
Last week, Southern Torch asked you to show your back to school pictures! These are just a few of the over 360 submissions online and email. On the left, Geraldine Elementary Principal Cody Rowell, Lily Rowell and Lydia West show us how they feel about going back to school.
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On the right, Emily Lane captured how her daughter felt about starting Kindergarten at Dutton Elementary!
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DSCO Conducts 'Back to School' Saturation
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FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: On Tuesday, Deputies with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force, Troopers, and Officers with the Henagar and Powell Police Departments
conducted a ‘Back to School’ saturation operation. The purpose of the operation was to take as many dangerous drivers and narcotics offenders off our roadways before local children started school on Wednesday. During the operation, a suspect fled deputies on Pine Drive in Henagar at approxi-
mately 2 pm. A female suspect, Tiffany Crow (27 of Henagar), was captured after the pursuit. A male subject escaped on foot after the vehicle was abandoned in a field behind a residence. Charges on the suspect who escaped may be pending after positive identification. Crow received
charges of Possession of Controlled Substance (x2) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Later in the evening, another suspect led deputies on a short pursuit on County Road 134 (near Henagar). Johnny Ray Elkins (28 of Valley Head) was
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