SYLVANIA, Ala.—The Southern Torch featured coach of the week is Sylvania Junior High and Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach, Nelson Gregory. Coach Gregory graduated from Sylvania High School in 1988 and enlisted…
Year: 2016
Fyffe sneaks past the Rams
Featured image: Brant Rowell throws the heat against the Rams By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Fyffe 6, Sylvania 5 FYFFE, Ala.—The Fyffe Varsity Boys defeated the Sylvania Rams 6-5 Monday…
Weightlifting correction
In last weeks edition, we failed to give credit to Junior, Marcus Chaney for placing third place in the State Weightlifting Competition with a total weight of 855 pounds. We regret…
Tragedy in Crossville: 1-year-old drowns in DeKalb County pond
CROSSVILLE, Ala.—A 1-year-old boy died on Wednesday in a tragic drowning in a backyard goldfish pond outside his family’s DeKalb County home off of County Road 29 in Crossville. A representative…
Blevins convicted of manslaughter, gets 30 years
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.—Franklin Ledel Blevins, 35, of Fort Payne, was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in the Alabama penitentiary by Ninth Circuit Judge Jeremy Taylor after…
DeKalb company launches new app
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.—After weeks of anticipation, a locally owned marketing and software development company launched the Native Rewards app Tuesday. The app was designed to help small…
Sand Mountain Electric hosts first responders
Featured image: Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative General Manager and CEO Mike Simpson addresses a packed house of first responders By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.— The Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative (SMEC)…