SPECIAL TO THE REPORTER NASHVILLE — Late last year, multi-platinum selling country band ALABAMA announced June Jam XVIII, set to take place in Fort Payne, AL at the VFW Fairgrounds on…
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Celebrating a Life and a Legacy
The late Jeff Cook, Co-Founder of Alabama, to be Remembered in Service Saturday By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com Before the bands take the stage, fans, friends, and family will remember…
June Jam History
By Marla Ballard Reporter June Jam ran from 1982 to 1997, the event has never been just a musical performance. The occasion is about bringing people together, supporting those in need,…
June Jam 2023
Better Sounds and Security By Donna Thornton editor@times-journal.com Tony Conway, manager of the band Alabama, is a busy man – and he has been since the revival of June Jam was…
Play me that Mountain Music
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Fort Payne natives and all-around country icons of Alabama have announced their 2022 Fan Appreciation Week schedule. Alabama hosted the first June…
Alabama embarks on anniversary tour
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by P. Casey Daley | The Tennessean) DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Fort Payne natives and all around country icons Alabama will embark on a brand new tour…
DeKalb prepares for Alabama Fan Appreciation Weekend 2016
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Country music fans from DeKalb County and across the U.S. will converge upon the city of Fort Payne this weekend to attend the Alabama…