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Mayor asked to surrender keys to city hall
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.— Truth remains murky in Rainsville, as conflicting explanations and widely varying news reports continue to emerge amidst the high drama that began at a…

Panthers defeat the Lions
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Collinsville 54-Crossville 39 COLLINSVILLE, Ala.— In a next door neighbor rivalry game, Collinsville Varsity Boys defeated Crossville 54-39 Thursday night. Collinsville jumped to an early…
Lady Lions bring down the Panthers
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Crossville 61-Collinsville 50 COLLINSVILLE, Ala.— The Crossville Lady Lions defeated the Collinsville Panthers Thursday night in a crosstown rivalry game. The first quarter was evenly…
Crossville mayor resigns, cites personal reasons
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com CROSSVILLE, Ala.— Roger “Dino” Richards resigned his position as mayor of Crossville last week citing personal reasons. Mayor Pro Tempore Vicki Stone will serve as interim…
DeKalb Co. All Tournament Team Boys
Joshua Bailey-Crossville Tyler Blakely-Collinsville Hunter Hill-Sylvania Tate Richey-GHS Justin Murphy-GHS Colby Lee Mincey-GHS Cade White-GHS Will Kirk-PHS Cade Millican-PHS Clay Cooper-PHS MVP-Jeffery Armstrong-PHS
Dekalb County All Tournament Team, Girls
Keeston Bobo-Crossville Cassie McDaniel-Crossville Brittany Rivera-Collinsville Aryelle Joins-Collinsville Jacey Bell-PHS Morgan Frazier-SHS Lauren King-SHS Jenny Sweeting-SHS Makenzie Hughes-IHS Elizabeth Hughes-IHS MVP-Hannah Culpepper-IHS
Ider Lady Hornets eye county championship
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Ider 47-Crossville 37 RAINSVILLE, Ala.— The Ider Hornets and the Crossville Lions faced each other in the semifinals of the Dekalb County Tournament last Thursday…