Wreck Claims Life in Fort Payne

By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com

FORT PAYNE, Ala.--A 51-year-old Fort Payne man was killed on Wednesday, March

22, in a single-vehicle accident, when his vehicle went off the road and overturned on County Road 89, one mile south of Fort Payne.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency

(ALEA) identified the man, as Carl R. Nestor. Nestor was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the 2005 Nissan Altima. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Public Works Department

• Resolution 03-20-2023(C) which Surplused a Leer Camper Shell (Fits Ford Short-Wheel Base Truck) and Kohler Generator (With Ford 6 Cylinder Engine)

• Resolution 03-20-2023(D) which awards the bid by Joe Pankey in the amount of $1595.00 for a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado

The council did the following:

• Accepted the resignation of Cameron Gass from the Public Works Dept/CDL Sanitation Driver Effective 03-14-2023

• Approved a $500 sponsorship to Plainview Baseball

• Approved a $300 sponsorship to the DeKalb County Tech School for Skills USA Training in Montgomery.

• Approved a quote in the amount of $10,882.90 for the installation of an emergency light by Sand Mountain

Electric Company and site work by Boozer and Son Construction for the Rainsville Fire Department • Hired Johnny Brown, as a full-time patrolman for the Rainsville Police Department • Hired Kevin Smith for full-time maintenance and mowing at the Parks and Rec Department. The next regular meeting of the Rainsville City Council will be on Monday, April 3, with a work session beginning at 4:00 p.m. and a regular session at 4:30 p.m.