By Marla Ballard Reporter DAWSON, ALA. -- Lynley Reinert is an extraordinary seventeen-year-old, at age sixteen she started up her own business. She teaches horsemanship, her schedule is flexible since she…
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Wooten to release "With the Devil’s Help" on Sep. 6
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- After fourteen long months, the true story of poverty, mental illness, and murder titled With the Devil’s Help by local author Neal Wooten, …
Homecoming Court for Cornerstone Christian Academy
L-R. House of Elisha- Kennon Fortner and Katherine Hensley, House of Ravenwood- Jack Wagner and Jaelin Monroe, House of Zion- Braxton Clines and Sydnee Griffith, The Potter’s House- Jeremy Andrews and…
BEE on the Brow Bed and Breakfast
By Marla Ballard, Reporter | Bamabell62@gmail.com MENTONE, Ala. – Along the brow of Lookout Mountain seekers of tranquility will find Bee on the Brow Bed & Breakfast Inn. The guesthouse opened…
Fitness Instructor Preaches Get Moving
BY MARLA BALLARD REPORTER Bamabell62@gmail.com DEKALB COUNTY, ALA. -- Sharon Riggs can be found all over DeKalb County instructing fitness classes of numerous types. She has been a fitness instructor for…
Wingfest Winners
Best Hot Wing: Josh Turner and Thomas Frost Best Traditional Wing: Chris Mattox and Jonathan Guffey Most Unique Wing: Coach Clark and Coach Wilson Peoples Choice: Marshall Stiefel, Todd Greeson, Jeff…
Bama Bound
The DeKalb County Chapter of The University of Alabama Alumni (DeKalb Bama Club) held their annual BAMA Bound celebration with students and their families July 28th. They shared their stories and…
McClung Speaks to the Lions Club
FORT PAYNE, ALA.-- At a recent meeting of the Fort Payne Lions Club, Jamie McClung of the Fort Payne School System was the guest speaker. McClung talked to the Club about…