By Southern Torch Staff INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, September 1, 2020/National FFA Organization) – The Albertville FFA chapter of Albertville, AL, has been recognized in the 2020 National Chapter Award Program from the…
Day: September 3, 2020
Here Comes the Fair!
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Children and adults alike have been anxiously awaiting for the last week in September. That is when the annual DeKalb…
Fort Payne Honors Stephens
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, September 1. Mayor Larry Chesser presented Charles…
Back to the Buffet
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At a press conference last week, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) announced an update to her "safer-at-home" order, which is extended, along…
ALDOT Halts Construction on Interstates for Labor Day
By Southern Torch Staff MONTGOMERY, Ala. — To accommodate expected higher traffic volume during the Labor Day Holiday weekend and for the safety of the traveling public and roadway workers, the…
Bears Shutout the Hornets
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Plainview Bears shutout the Ider Hornets, 40-0 on Friday night. Brody McCurdy made the first touchdown of the 2020 regular…
Sylvania Smacks Sardis
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, Ala. — The Sylvania Rams defeated the Class 5A, Sardis Lions 32-7 on Thursday night. After the kickoff, the Rams defense forced…
Dogs Declaw the Wildcats
By Amy Thrash, Sports Reporter • amy@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — The Geraldine Bulldogs defeated the Westminster Wildcats 30-7 on Friday night. With 5:50 remaining in the opening quarter Geraldines’ Troy Willoughby…