By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Teams across DeKalb County are gearing up for the Area Tournament that will be held in various places next week. In…
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The Circus is Coming to Town!
Special to the Southern Torch RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Get ready to share the magic of the circus with your family, when Loomis Bros. Circus brings their all new 2019 “Circus TraditionsTour” Tour…
A Queen Is Coronated
By Eloise Smith, General Manager (Photo by Amy Thrash) DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The Southern Torch family is proud to announce the appointment of Marla Jones as its new Managing Editor. Marla…
Signs Spark Confusion
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Building contractors have expressed concern regarding new code enforcement signs that are popping up in developing subdivisions in the City of Rainsville. …
Fort Payne Battles Downtown Fire
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Orvetta Angelic Patterson) FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Monday night, a blaze broke out in a vacant building in downtown Fort Payne. Firefighters responded…
Lions Cage the Bears
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch (Photo by Marla Jones) RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Crossville Lions defeated the Plainview Bears 12-7 for the first time since 2002, when both teams were…
Hornets Swarm the Lions
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Cheryl Boydston) SECTION, Ala. — The Ider Hornets scored their first win of the season with a 28-6 victory over the Section…
Devils Burn the Dogs
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Amy Thrash) FALKVILLE, Ala. — The Valley Head Tigers fell to the Falkville Blue Devils, 55-6 on Friday night. This loss put…