Story by Donna Thornton donna@southerntorch.com The City of Henagar received a SEEDS – Site Evaluation Economic Development Strategy – Industrial Development grant from the State of Alabama, to help prepare a…
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Apple Annie sale set for Sept. 20
Katie Hightower Each year, Scottsboro Woman’s League has its Apple Annie sale to raise funds for local charities. For 56 years, Apple Annie Day has helped those in need. “Please consider…
ALEA releases statistics for Labor Day weekend
SPECIAL TO THE REPORTER MONTGOMERY – On Wednesday, Secretary of Law Enforcement Hal Taylor released the traffic and boating statistics for the 2024 Labor Day weekend, during which the Alabama Law…
New owners for DeSoto Country Club
Story by Donna Thornton donna@southerntorch.com The DeSoto Country Club is under new ownership, as of Tuesday. The club will close down for six to eight months of renovation before owners Devin Dean…
Southern Torch celebrates 11 years
By Katie Hightower- Jackson County Sentinel The Times-Journal resides in the Southern Torch office at 225 Gault Avenue in Fort Payne where the WKEA and WMXN radio stations also broadcast live. …
Doors open to the public
by Donna Thornton Food City's doors open to the public today at 8 a.m. It will be a first chance for local shoppers to see all that the new grocery store has to offer -- including a…
Whitaker celebrates 64 years in business
By DRUW GIAMALVA The Reporter Torrey Whitaker, the president of Alabama Towing and Recovery Association, has been a part of an amazing family business for the past 45 years. Just last…
DeKalb tourism still growing
Story by Donna Thornton donna@southerntorch.com Tourism numbers have been very good in DeKalb County in recent years, DeKalb County Tourism Board Director John Dersham said, while giving the Fort Payne City…