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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Homecoming Spoiler
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com IDER, Ala. — The Victory Christian Lions spoiled the Ider Hornets Homecoming, with a 14-12 victory. With 5:37 remaining in the second quarter, Ider…
Valley Nailbiter
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (File Photo) VALLEY HEAD, Ala. — Last Friday, the Valley Head Tigers defeated the Ider Hornets, 34-32 in a game that kept fans on…
DeKalb Holds Municipal Elections
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — On Tuesday, citizens around DeKalb County made their voices heard by voting in their respective town’s or city’s municipal elections. For…
LIVE: DeKalb Co. Municipal Election Results
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — As polls close around DeKalb County, Southern Torch is bringing you live, up-to-date election results from each of our local municipalities.…
Ider Baseball Holds Boston Butts Sale
By Southern Torch Staff IDER, Ala. — The 2020 Ider Baseball team will hold a Boston Butts sale beginning last month on July 1, and lasting through the month of August,…
Let the Games Begin
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Municipal elections will be held on Tuesday, August 25. (Anna Miller | Tufts University) DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Qualifying for the 2020 municipal…
Local Band Directors Release Plan for Fall Programs
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Plainview High School's marching band performs at 2018's DeKalb County Exhibition. (Zach Hester | Southern Torch) DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, how…