Marla Ballard Columnist Northeast Alabama Community College Theatre presents the musical Anastasia on April 25-28 and May 2-5. The story of Anastasia Romanoff refers to the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of…
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Lady Bears’ stellar season ends short of title
Story by Shannon Allen shannonl@southerntorch.com BIRMINGHAM — The 2023-24 Plainview girls basketball team will be remembered as the best one in school history, a group that never blinked while playing the…
Lyles, Hiett, Darwin win; Rhodes, Harris face runoff
Story by Donna Thornton • donna@southerntorch.com The DeKalb County Schools’ leadership remains unchanged after the Republican primary vote Tuesday, with Superintendent Wayne Lyles, District 3 board member Carol Hiett, and District…
DeKalb BOE hears about legislation
Story by Donna Thornton donna@southerntorch.com The DeKalb County Board of Education dealt with bids and personnel actions during its regular meeting Thursday, and heard an update on the legislative session during…
Rainsville OKs sewer work
Rainsville – The City of Rainsville is looked at expanding its sewer system, after action at the council’s Jan. 15 meeting. Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt advised the council that there is new…
DeKalb EMA: All DeKalb County roads considered impassable
Staff Reports By 3 a.m. Tuesday morning, DeKalb County officials were cautioning people to stay off the roads, with the following post on social media: “IMPASSABLE TRAVEL ADVISORY: Effective 3 a.m.,…
Downed trees delay progress.
DeKalb County Schools alerted parent that the system will transition to e-learning today because of power outages and downed trees impacting travel. The schools had planned to operate on a two-hour…
Memories of Southern Torch Concluded
Top Stories of 2019 Justice for Amberly By Marla Jones Managing Editor Published on March 19 COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — On Thursday, March 4, DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden announced the arrest…