Sylvania Band Director Cindy Stephens has been placed on administrative leave with pay. The reason? Her outrageous reaction to an odorous Senior prank. Following graduation on Tuesday night, four Sylvania students…
Day: May 22, 2015
Fort Payne & Rainsville City Council Quick Hitters
Fort Payne City Council Meeting: Tuesday, May 19 The Fort Payne Boys Soccer Team received a Mayoral Proclamation congratulating them on winning the 6A Soccer State Championship. The City applied for…
German Giants Eye DeKalb County
The DeKalb County Technology Center and Volkswagen have entered into a historical partnership that could change the economic landscape of the region. "This industry partnership with a Global Automotive Powerhouse like…
The 2014-2015 Southern Torch Sports Review
August 28 - Southern Torch releases the Preseason Power Rankings: Fyffe Plainview Geraldine Collinsville Sylvania Valley Head Crossville Ider August 29 - Fyffe (1-0) hammers Geraldine in the season opener, 38-7.…
Montgomery's Attack on Democracy
Slowly but surely our legislative leadership is nibbling away at the very foundation of how Alabama government has worked for nearly 200 years. Like this great country itself, Alabama is a…
Bill to Strengthen Gun Ownership Rights Passes Senate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Alabama Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R-Cottondale) to strengthen the 2nd Amendment rights of Alabama citizens. It will allow law-abiding citizens to carry…
API Editorial: If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority
As the debate over Alabama's General Fund budget shortfall continues, four schools of thought have emerged on how to solve this problem: a) tax increases, b) gambling revenue, c) unearmarking, d)…
NACC Revives "The Foreigner"
In the summer of 2006, Northeast Alabama Community College Theatre produced The Foreigner for the first time. Since then, regulars of the theatre have almost unanimously crowned it as the most…