By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com GADSDEN, Ala.—Fort Payne junior Ellie Kate Patterson recently won the Alabama Junior Golf Championship at the Gadsden Country Club in Gadsden, Alabama. Patterson shot a…
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Council approves ordinance for $1.97 million USDA loan
Featured image: Rainsville City Council approved ordinance for $1.97 million Monday night By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — By means of a roll call vote on the second reading, the…
Team of the Week-Bama All-Stars
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala.— The Southern Torch Team of the Week is the Bama All-Stars 10 and Under League. The team consists of players from Fyffe and…
Upcoming events for the week of 6/3
June 3: Relay for Life of Dekalb County - For the American Cancer Society. At the VFW Fairgrounds in Fort Payne from 6pm until midnight. June 4: Dekalb County Fiddlers’ Convention…
The Dekalb County Public Lake to reopen
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, Ala.—Many people around the Dekalb County area have been missing the breathtaking views from the Dekalb County Public Fishing Lake since its closure in…
Upcoming events for the week of 5/27
May 28-29: Northeast Alabama Cutting Horse Association Competition - At Northeast Alabama Agri-Business Center in Rainsville. May 28: CF Car Show - Saturday May 28th at Broadway Baptist Church in Rainsville…
Big Sur Birthday
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.—Chances are if you have been traveling on Highway 35, you have seen “Jerry’s Crazies.” The “Crazies” are a group of local runners who…
Community shows love for Savannah
Featured image: Savannah Willingham, Plainview High School, Class of 2016 By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.— In the face of a tragic accident, the Rainsville community and Dekalb County citizens have…