By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Basketball Tournament kicked off on Monday with the #1 Plainview Varsity Boys defeating the #8 Valley Head Tigers,…
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Geraldine Welcomes New Councilmember
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — (Full video below) On Monday, the Geraldine Town Council voted unanimously to appoint Melissa Farley Gilbert, the wife of late Councilman Tim…
Geraldine Swears In New Leadership
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PICTURED (L to R): The 2020-24 Geraldine Town Council, members Larry Lingerfelt, Stanley Rooks, Mayor Chuck Ables, Tony Taylor, Tim Gilbert, and Scott Tarrant. GERALDINE,…
Red Devils Defeat the Bulldogs
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala. — The Fyffe Red Devils defeated the Geraldine Bulldogs, 51-7 in region play on Friday night. Hunter Gillian brought it in from…
DeKalb County Runoff Elections
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Citizens in Fort Payne, Geraldine, and Scottsboro returned to the polls today, Tuesday, October 6 to vote in the runoff elections…
Bears Attack the Bulldogs
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — The Plainview Bears defeated the Geraldine Bulldogs, 30-16 in Class 3A, Region 7 play on Friday night. After receiving the ball…
Dogs Declaw the Wildcats
By Amy Thrash, Sports Reporter • amy@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — The Geraldine Bulldogs defeated the Westminster Wildcats 30-7 on Friday night. With 5:50 remaining in the opening quarter Geraldines’ Troy Willoughby…
Geraldine Council Race Heads to Runoff
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — A tie in last week’s Geraldine Town Council election will result in a runoff between two candidates who tied for the final…