
Southern Torch’s 98.3 Wild Country wins top honors with prestigious ABBY Award
Southern Torch’s 98.3 Wild Country radio station has earned top honors from the Alabama Broadcasters Association,

Lady Aggies Win County Tennis Tourney
Story By John Mann The Albertville Lady Aggies tennis team sailed through the Marshall County

Boaz Library Holds Peep Diorama Contest
Story By John Mann Easter has been in full swing at the Boaz Public Library

ARC of Jackson County to host Arc in the Park
Story By Katie Hightower On April 18, the ARC of Jackson County will hold its

‘Super’ Honors
Jackson County players selected to Sand Mountain Super 8 Teams Story By Jason Bowen Eight

Panthers Reign
Story By Heath Hambrick The Collinsville Panthers’ reign continues as DeKalb County champions, as the

OPINION: Jones speaks on criminal mural charge
Story By Nick Jones Apparently, in Fort Payne, AL, having a mural on your building

Breaking Ground on A Dream
Story By Mary Bailey Dirt was moved and dreams were coming alive last Thursday as

AWARD FINALISTS
NSM’s Reyes, Pisgah’s Barron, Section’s Cloud finalist for ASWA Player of the Year awards Story

DeKalb Trio named finalist for ASWA Player of the Year
Story By Heath Hambrick A trio of young ladies from DeKalb County has been named

Albertville’s Smallwood Named 2025-2026 Gatorade Player of the Year
Story By Druw Giamalva Albertville Lady Aggie senior Lani Smallwood added another notch to her

Doris Vaughn Awarded Citizen of the Year
Story By John Mann The Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce celebrated 88 years of operations

Jackson County Board of Education Place 4: Meet the Candidates
Story By Katie Hightower Jackson County voters have two candidates for the Place 4 position

COUNTY RULE
North Jackson wins third Jackson County Softball title in five seasons Story By Jason Bowen

CRIMINAL MURAL CASE: Motion filed to remove Bussman for personal bias
Staff Reports FORT PAYNE — Nick Jones, the president of Southern Torch, is the defendant

County coaches select All-County basketball team
Staff Reports DeKalb County basketball coaches recently selected the 2025-26 DeKalb County All-County Basketball Team

Marshall County United Way Raises Over $780,000 in 2025
Story By Mary Bailey Hundreds gathered yesterday for the 2025-2026 Campaign Celebration and annual meeting

Lady Wildcats Take Home State Title
Story John Mann BIRMINGHAM — The Guntersville Lady Wildcats basketball team found themselves in trouble

Carnegie Medal for Heroism
Michael Bray hopes to shine a spotlight on the program that recognized his bravery after

COLLEGE GOLF: Jackson County natives play well for NACC in tournament at Goose Pond Colony
Story By NACC Release The Northeast Alabama Community College men’s golf team delivered strong results

Lady Aggies Headed to Second-Straight Regional Final

Lady Wildcats Advance to Final Four

NIGHT TO SHINE

FANTASTIC FOURS

WHAT BEARS DO: Plainview headed back to Final Four

Landmarks Launches Month-Long SPARK! Event

STATE SWEEP

Wildcats qualify for State

Welden’s Ladies:back to back area champions

REDEMPTION: Lady Wildcats are Area Champions

Lady Hornets win Back 2 Back Area Titles

SIX PACK: Lady Bears win sixth area title in a row

DAWGS 3-PEAT

BEAR DOMINANCE: Plainview wins another area title

FP pursues criminal charge against local businessman

Albertville Recognizes Teachers of the Year

Coming Home Champions

‘Senior Night’ Success

NSM dedicates ‘Glen Hicks Gymnasium’ in honor of former head coach




