Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, ALA.-- “You’re too little! You’re not strong enough”. That is what the little chipmunk was told but he refused to give up! He keeps trying.-…
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She Doesn’t See Herself As Handicapped
By Marla Ballard Reporter NORTHEAST, ALA. - In 1965 ReJeana Leeth was born with spina bifida, a birth defect in which a developing baby’s spinal cord fails to develop properly. The…
Helping Those in Need
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- Marked For Life Ministries Hope Center held a “Lunch and Learn” event on Tuesday, September 20 at Alice Circle, in Fort Payne. The…
9/11: We will Never Forget
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) On Monday, citizens gathered for a remembrance ceremony, at the DeKalb County Courthouse, to commemorate the…
Fort Payne Passes $29M Budget
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 Tuesday, September 6. The Council…
Food City Deal Moves Forward
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- The saga of Food City's proposed location in Fort Payne continues after an error in the city’s legal advertisement was published in a…
Whataburger Coming to Fort Payne
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.- The Fort Payne City Council held a Special Called Meeting, on Tuesday, August 30.At the meeting the Fort Payne City Council voted to declare…
Local Main Street Programs Recognized
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com OPELIKA, Ala.-- Main Street Alabama celebrated local program successes at the ninth annual Awards of Excellence program on August 18, at the Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort…