Featured image: Pictured L to R, back row: Lydia West, Geraldine, Jaden Dismuke, Crossville, Emily Ellis, Fort Payne, Hannah Buffington, Fort Payne Middle row: Lilly Rowell, Geraldine, Livia Cowart, Fyffe, Bella…
Day: July 3, 2016
Spotlight on Coaches: Brian Knapp
VALLEY HEAD, Ala. — The Southern Torch Coach of the Week is Brian Knapp, head coach of the Valley Head varsity football team. Coach Knapp played quarterback, kicker, and punter for…
Teens from Mentone, Rainsville take the stage
Featured image: Courtney Roden of Mentone and Megan Mitchell of Rainsville will appear in a play with Whole Backstage Theatre in Guntersville, "The Fabulous Fifties." By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com GUNTERSVILLE, Ala.—A…
Let's get practical: Prayer, by Lucas Pruett
By Lucas Pruett I love to read. Early on in my professional career, I learned a quote that says “Leaders are readers.” I have a stack of five books on my…
Freedom's cost
By Dr. John E. Morgan Pastor–Collinsville Baptist Church Lexington. My wife and I realized we were near it. I had to see it. Even at ten at night. Lexington is still…
DeKalb hosts travel writers from across the globe
By John Dersham DeKalb County Tourism Director I really had fun last weekend. We had the honor of having a bus full of travel writers spend a weekend here in DeKalb.…