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PHOTO: The Farm at Windy Hill, located off Highway 117 in Mentone, will hosts a “Soup and Song” tomorrow! (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com MENTONE, Ala. — On Saturday, March 4th, the Farm at Windy Hill
Give blood on Thursday and enter to win $200!
PHOTO: On Thursday, Skelton Orthodontics in Fort Payne will be hosting a blood drive and giving away $200 to one lucky donor! (Make Your Heart Smile Blood Drive | Facebook.com) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. —
Henagar’s Sommer Gimm wins DeKalb Spelling Bee
PHOTO: Henagar 8th Grader Sommer Gimm will be heading to Alabaster to compete at the state level next month! (Mary Crosby | DeKalb County Schools) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — For approximately one hour on Thursday, February 16th, 13 students
Liberty Tax – Rainsville open for tax season!
PHOTO: The new location is located on Highway 35 in Rainsville, across from the Package store. (Amy Thrash | Southern Torch) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — This past week, Liberty Tax Service officially opened up another
5th Annual ‘Made in DeKalb’ Expo this week!
PHOTO: The ‘Made in DeKalb’ Expo gives students the opportunity to network with local businesses and industries to see what potential jobs await them upon graduation. (File Photo) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Thursday,
PHOTO: The Children’s Advocacy Center in Fort Payne will be hosting it’s annual Dinner Theatre beginning on February 9. (Children’s Advocacy Center) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The Children’s Advocacy Center, located on Alabama Avenue, next to
PHOTO: Students taking part in Moon Lake Elementary’s 21st Century After-School work on their garden, which will be ready in time for Earth Day in April. (Mary Lance | Moon Lake Elementary) By C.Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com MENTONE, Ala. —
PHOTO: In response to the 2011 tornadoes, for one weekend each year citizens can purchase disaster preparedness items tax free. (DeKalb County EMA) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — When the calendar reaches the end of
PHOTO: Brother Gary Hartline and members of the Rainsville Community Church recently returned from mission trips to both Uganda and Kentucky. (Gary Hartline) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — In the Book of Acts, the followers of Christ
‘Alert DeKalb’ provides life-saving information
Signing up for ‘Alert DeKalb’ is easily done through the County EMA’s website. The system alerted those in the path of the storm during the recent tornado. By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — In times of
