Featured image: Winston Place’s wrap-around porch has been looking over Valley Head for almost two centuries (Photo by Tyler Pruett) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala. — For almost…
Month: June 2016
DeKalb BOE prepares for Alabama’s implementation of "virtual" schools
New policy would allow former homeschool students to play AHSAA school sports By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala—The DeKalb County Board of Education met for a work session this…
Southern Torch Father’s Day Photo Contest
Do you have a great father-son or father-daughter photo that you’d like to share with our readers? Southern Torch is awarding a great prize to one lucky father this Father’s Day!…
Judicial commission taps John Carroll to prosecute Moore
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) announced last Friday it had hired former U.S. Magistrate Judge and Samford University law professor John Carroll to…
108th DeKalb Fiddlers’ Convention this weekend
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com More than 500 music fans are expected to attend the 108th anniversary of the DeKalb County Fiddlers' Convention this weekend hosted by the Big Wills Arts…
D.L. Stiefel will run for Rainsville City Council Place 2
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Rainsville citizen D.L. Stiefel has announced his candidacy for Rainsville City Council Place 2. He is a longtime resident of Rainsville and an active…