By Lucas Pruett You know what all of us are better at then we would think we are? Being actors. It’s true. Most days we all put on a performance that…

By Lucas Pruett You know what all of us are better at then we would think we are? Being actors. It’s true. Most days we all put on a performance that…
By Dr. John E. Morgan Pastor–Collinsville Baptist Church Three years ago my family was on Anna Maria Island on the Gulf below Saint Petersburg. Gloria and I have seen our family…
Featured image: The Collinsville Historical Association hosted a lighting ceremony to celebrate the recent restoration of the marquee sign at the Cricket Theatre in Collinsville. Visit www.SouthernTorch.com for the full report and…
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com Fort Payne, Ala.—Two of North Alabama’s leading banking institutions completed the final phases of a merger recently when First State Bank of DeKalb County put the…
Featured image: Participants of the Youth Football Camp Photos courtesy Kristy Gallagher Sports & More Photography Sylvania Varsity Football held a Youth Fundamentals Football Camp on July 11-12, 2016. Players learned the…
Featured image: The Mountaineers 9 and 10-year-old All-Stars were one of the only teams from DeKalb County to advance to Dixie Youth Substate. The team fell to Russellville 11-10 after extra innings.…
Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, Ala.—The Southern Torch Coach of the Week is Matt Putnam, Head Coach of the Sylvania Rams Varsity Football team. Coach Putnam graduated from Sylvania High School…
Featured image: Caleb Roebuck shows off the skills. By Marla Jones marla@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, Ala.— Football is a way of life for people in Sylvania. We begin talking about next year's season as…