By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala. — As fans from each team filled the bleachers and lined the fences, the Fyffe Red Devils defeated the Collinsville Panthers 21-0…
Author: Zach Hester
Greyhound Adds Stop in Fort Payne
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Fort Payne residents can soon expect a closer location to hop on the Greyhound bus. On Monday, December 9, Greyhound will…
Merrill Ends Senate Campaign
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Brynn Anderson | AP) ALABAMA — On Sunday night, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced the suspension of his 2020 campaign for…
21 Narcotics arrests made, Drug House Shut Down
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: In the last couple of weeks, the DeKalb County Narcotics and Interdiction Team has…
Commission Remembers Big John
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on November 26. The Commission expressed their deepest sympathy regarding…
Owen Receives Humanitarian Award
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Last week during a Country Music Association (CMA) Board reception, ALABAMA frontman and CMA Hall of Famer Randy Owen received the…
Rematch of the Year
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Footballs fans will receive a double helping of football this holiday weekend. While most are debating who will win the…
