Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Rainsville City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, July 18. Adam Lea, with Ladd Engineering,…
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Geraldine News
The Geraldine council met and approved minutes from previous meetings. The council agreed to make a donation to the Geraldine High School football program in place of buying ads in local…
Going For Her Dreams
BY MARLA BALLARD REPORTER Bamabell62@gmail.com Rainsville, Ala. -- Teryn Patterson has had an at-home business for four years, she bakes cookies. She wanted to stay at home with her children, but…
“Democracy”
Submitted Editorial by The Alabama Press Association America’s free press is in crisis. Today, local journalism, which is necessary to maintaining an informed and active citizenry, is on life support. Since…
Flower Farm Offers Smiles
By Marla Ballard Reporter FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Moonflower Farms is a business located on Sand Mountain at 948 County Road 112, Fort Payne. Laura and Eddie Houk are the owners…
Bears are Here to Stay
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on…
New Omicron Variant Surges
Submitted by the Alabama Department of Public Health ALABAMA--Cases of COVID-19 are once again on the rise across the United States, with a new Omicron subvariant labeled BA.5 responsible for nearly…
Shooting Goes to Grand Jury
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@Southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- The investigation by Fort Payne detectives, DeKalb County District Attorney, and the Jacksonville State University Center for Applied Forensics will be concluded soon…