PHOTO: First State Bank, DeKalb County's largest bank, celebrated 35 years of serving the citizens of our area last week! (Marla Jones | Southern Torch) By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE,…

PHOTO: First State Bank, DeKalb County's largest bank, celebrated 35 years of serving the citizens of our area last week! (Marla Jones | Southern Torch) By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE,…
PHOTO: Garrett Street, which runs behind Plainview High School. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Monday, October 17th, the Rainsville City Council…
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com Because 2016 is a presidential election year and media coverage of the presidential race is so extensive, the importance of other races on the ballot—county, statewide, even…
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com McGill kicks off U.S. Senate campaign DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Republican Shadrack McGill from Jackson County held a kickoff rally Tuesday for his U.S. Senate campaign…