By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 28. DeKalb County Superintendent Dr. Jason…
Month: August 2019
Jones to Hold Rainsville Town Hall
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) will host a town hall next month in Rainsville. The event will be on Wednesday, September 4…
Alabama Updates Seat Belt Law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Starting next week, a new law will require everyone inside a vehicle in the State of Alabama to “click it or ticket.” Beginning on September 1, the law,…
Southern Torch Celebrates Six-Year Anniversary
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.— Southern Torch celebrates its sixth year as a media company this week. On August 26, 2013, Southern Torch began to shine…
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: Hot Political Summer in Montgomery
By Steve Flowers, AL Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — It has been a long hot summer in Montgomery, and I do not mean at the Capitol or Statehouse, but in the…
Johnson Receives FFA's Highest Honor
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, Ala. — Kailee Johnson, a Sylvania alumna and current Auburn University student, recently received notification that she had earned the highest honor awarded by…
Inside the Huddle with the Sylvania Rams
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, Ala. — For my latest stop on this season of Inside The Huddle, I was able to return to my old stomping grounds…
Spotlight on Coaches with Sylvania's Matt Putnam!
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, Ala. — The Southern Torch Coach of the Week is Matt Putnam, Head Coach of the Sylvania Rams Varsity Football Team. Coach Putnam…