Featured image: Henagar Wildcats 9 & 10 Baseball: Bryant Burgess #20, Gavin Chambers #13,Wesley Gothard #10,John Godwin #12, Thomas Hester #15,Thomas Keith #35,Austyn Lindsey #36,Kyle Martin #4,Drew Sanders #7, Joshua Scott #5,…
Day: June 4, 2016
This week in summer baseball
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.— Due to recent changes from the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) several county teams will be playing baseball in the month…
Valley Head is looking for new head coach
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala.—After one year at the helm of the Valley Head Football Team, Coach Sam Graham resigns to take a job at Athens High…
Upcoming events for the week of 6/3
June 3: Relay for Life of Dekalb County - For the American Cancer Society. At the VFW Fairgrounds in Fort Payne from 6pm until midnight. June 4: Dekalb County Fiddlers’ Convention…
McCurdy house receives historical marker
Featured image: Senator Steve Livingston, Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter, Rainsville Mayor Nick Jones and the City council at the marker dedication. By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala — Recently, the historic McCurdy House which…
NACC to host 13th Annual Summer Latino Festival this weekend
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.— Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) will host the 13th annual Summer Latino Festival: A Celebration of Latino Culture on Saturday, June 4, 2016, from…
2016 Relay for Life Survivor Dinner a big hit in DeKalb
By Angie Reynoso angie@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.— DeKalb County Relay for Life hosted the 2016 Survivor Dinner Tuesday night. The Relay for Life Survivor Dinner is held each year to honor…
A Family Disagreement
By Dr. John E. Morgan Pastor–Collinsville Baptist Church Mother. My three sisters made it into a six syllable word. Mooooottthhhher. Followed by an accusation against me. A false accusation. They always…