SPECIAL TO THE REPORTER Josh Whitley GUNTERSVILLE — AlaTrade Foods, Inc., a 100% employee-owned company with poultry processing plants in Albertville, Boaz, and Phenix City, Alabama, has appointed a new President,…
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Time Capsule
Former students and staff will gather for 25-year opening By MARY BAILEY The Reporter A time capsule was buried in 1999 in the sidewalk in front of where McCord Elementary School…
Clean Transportation
Albertville City Schools receives first electric buses in the county Mary Bailey – The Reporter Albertville City Schools held a reception Thursday to celebrate the school receiving $7.5 million toward the…
Boaz Council names new member
By ELIZABETH SUMMERS The Reporter Fran Milwee was selected as the newest member of the Boaz City Council during a meeting Monday night. Milwee, an attorney and former member of the…
Prepare now for winter weather
By MARY BAILEY The Reporter Malinda Moore, a member of the management team at Ace Hardware in Boaz, said things like faucet covers and insulation usually sell out when the threat…
New Year’s Accident Claims Life
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com BOAZ, Ala.- A DeKalb County teen was killed Sunday in a two-vehicle collision in Marshall County. According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), the 17-year-old victim…
Chaviers Receives 2 Consecutive Life Sentences
On January 4, 2023, Christopher Michael Chaviers, 51, of Boaz, received 2 life sentences, to runconsecutively, for his convictions of Rape in the 1 st Degree and Sodomy in the 1…
Back-to-Back Champs
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — In area play last week, three teams held on to their area titles with back-to-back championships. In the Class 2A Area…