Contributed by Rainsville Technology Institute, Inc. FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Employees from Rainsville Technology, Inc. are joining more than 25,000 volunteers across North America participating in Honda’s fourth annual Team Honda…
Year: 2019
BOE Holds June Meeting
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 10 at…
Medical Marijuana Moves Forward in Alabama
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Monday, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the creation of a medical marijuana commission that will look at, study and draft…
Beware of Snakes & Know What To Do If Bitten
By B.A. Little, Account Executive DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Due to the recent death of an Alabama man from a copperhead snake bite, and other reported incidents lately, people are being…
The Best Small Race in America
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Runners from across the country will descend upon Rainsville for the “best small race in America” on June 15, 2019 for the 11th…
Bids Open for Boozer Bridge
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Zach Hester | Southern Torch) RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) At this week’s meeting of the Rainsville City Council,…
Local Artist to Release First Single in August
By Staff Reports DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Local artist Levi Abney will debut his very first single this August. Abney is a native of Louisiana, but after Hurricane Katrina, he, like…
Alabama Community Scholars Institute Coming to Fort Payne
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From June 19-22, 2019, participants in an educational training program of the Alabama Folklife Association (AFA) will be learning more about the field of…