"The World Games is an 11-day international multi-sport event organized with the support of the International Olympic Committee. Held the year following the Summer Olympic Games, The World Games 2022 will…
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USA LED MEDAL COUNT IN OLYMPICS!
Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com TOKYO, Japan-- The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, which were delayed by the pandemic last year, came to a close on Sunday night. The Summer Olympics featured…
Another Successful Year
PHOTO: Runners from across the world came together at Broadway Baptist on Saturday. (just4running.com) By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — It was another successful year for the Rainsville Freedom Run as…
10th Annual Freedom Run This Weekend!
PHOTO: The 10th Annual Rainsville Freedom Run will be held on June 16, 2018. (Submitted Photo) By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Saturday, June 16, 2018, the City of…
Walls Is An Overcomer
PHOTO: (Marla Jones | Southern Torch) By Marla Jones, Sports Editor CROSSVILLE, Ala. — William Arthur Ward said, “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” It’s this mentality that encompasses everything…
The Lights Went Out in Georgia 1996 Atlanta Olympics
By Dr. John E. Morgan Pastor–Collinsville Baptist Church It was a great family night in the middle of the celebration known as the Olympics. My wife and I and two of…
1996 Atlanta Olympics—As Good as Gold
By Dr. John E. Morgan Pastor–Collinsville Baptist Church Twenty years ago we were all excited about the Olympics being in our back yard in Atlanta. As I worked at the Olympic…