FORT PAYNE, Ala.--Fort Payne High School senior Maddie Goggans signed to play soccer with Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama in the fall. Goggans was awarded the Walter Knabe Scholarship (full tuition…
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FPHS Seniors Win Congressional App Challenge
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.--Congressman Robert Aderholt recently announced that two Fort Payne High School Seniors have won Alabama’s 4th Congressional District, Congressional App Challenge, This is the…
Stolp Chosen for All-Star Soccer Team
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY – The North-South All-Star Girls’ and Boys’ Soccer Teams have been selected for the 2022 AHSAA North-South All-Star Sports Week, announced Brandon Dean, Director of…
Running Off to College
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, ALA.--The Fort Payne Track and Cross Country teams have six athletes that have signed scholarships to compete at the college level. Patrick Sherrill will…
Write your Own Story
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- Graduation…. There is no script, you have to write your own story. The graduates of 2022 have had quite a story. The COVID-19…
Saferite Announces Candidacy for Commission
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- Ron Saferite has announced his candidacy for District 3 Commissioner of DeKalb County. Saferite has lived in DeKalb County, high atop Lookout Mountain…
FP Wrestlers Head to State
Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-- The Fort Payne Wildcats Wrestling Team competed in the AHSAA Super-Sectional Wrestling Championships, last weekend. Fort Payne finished 6th out of 32 in Class…
Fort Payne Honors Hometown Hero
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- Fort Payne, known for being Wildcat Country, is turning orange and black in preparation for the Super Bowl on Sunday. Local businesses…