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Southern Torch buys K98.3, "Alabama's Country Power" & 101.7, "The Storm" By Nick Jones President RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Southern Torch, Inc. is thrilled to announce its agreement to purchase the assets of KEA Radio, Inc. which includes two FM radio stations currently based in Scottsboro. The radio stations are WKEA-FM 98.3 and WMXN-FM 101.7 with coverage areas including
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FIRE CONSUMES FP DONNIE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING
CHANDLER
RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Friday, February 8, former Rainsville Mayor Donnie Chandler, 65, passed away. Chandler served as Mayor for ten years from 2002 to 2012. Prior to becoming mayor, he served for several years on the Rainsville City Council. He was retired from the Waterworks Board of Section-Dutton. "Everyone loved Donnie. Rainsville turned the corner into the 21st century under his watch and that leadership is still felt today as the City grows," said former Rainsville Mayor Nick Jones. "Donnie's legacy will continue to remain prominent in the Rainsville history books. He will be missed." Our prayers are with the Chandler family as they endure this sad time in their lives.
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By Marla Jones Managing Editor FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Friday, a fire started in the Fort Payne Street Department’s main shop. The Fort Payne Fire Department responded alongside the DeKalb County Fire Association and several other fire departments from around DeKalb County. The location of the blaze was close to 3rd Street and Godfrey Avenue South. In a statement, Fire Marshal Stacy Smith stated: “On Friday, February 8 at 4:38pm, Fort Payne Fire units were dispatched to a structure fire in the area of 3rd Street and Sanders
Avenue NE. Fire stations 1, 2 and 4 responded with three Pumpers, one Rescue, one Aerial and one support vehicle. First arriving units advised heavy smoke and fire was visible at the location of the Fort Payne Public Works building. An “ALL CALL” was made to all off duty fire personnel which provided 19 additional Fire Fighters. Mutual aid was also requested to Rainsville Fire Department and the DeKalb County Association of Fire Departments. The fire was brought under control in approximately an hour and a half. Fire personnel remained on scene for several hours working on “hot spots.” The Fort Payne Fire
Department would like to thank the DeKalb County Association of Fire Departments and the following departments: Adamsburg, Blake, Collinsville, Dogtown, Fyffe, Geraldine, Mentone, Rainsville, Shiloh, Sylvania and Valley Head. These departments provided numerous fire apparatuses and 45 additional personnel on scene. We would also like to thank the following agencies: DC Gas, DeKalb Ambulance Service, DeKalb EMA, Fort Payne Police Department, Fort Payne Improvement Authority and the Fort Payne Water Department.” The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Former Town Clerk Convicted
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Friday, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the felony ethics conviction of the former clerk of the Town of Pisgah in Jackson County. Jennifer Lynne Hall, 43, pleaded guilty Tuesday to intentionally using her official position to steal $64,254 from the Town of
By Marla Jones Managing Editor
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DeKalb, Jackson, and Marshall counties as well as the other northeast Alabama counties. The deal is subject to approval from
From the Office of AL Attorney General Steve Marshall
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Danny Lee, Radio Operations Manager for KEA Radio
the Federal Communications Commission. Southern Torch’s application for license transfer was filed on February 11, 2019 and has been accepted for review. Southern Torch, Inc. owns and operates the Southern Torch weekly newspaper and the
Pisgah. Hall was sentenced in Jackson County Circuit Court to 12 years, of which
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Commission hosts Leadership DeKalb
By Marla Jones Managing Editor DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, February 12 at the DeKalb County Activities Building. In the absence of Commission President Ricky Harcrow, Pro Tem Chris Kuykendall led the
meeting. Brandi Lyles, a board member of Leadership DeKalb, announced activities that the program would be participating in and invited the Commission to go through the program. Emily McCamy of the DeKalb County Council on Aging announced the
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