By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to the Fort Payne Police Department: On May 10 at approximately 8:50pm a home invasion occurred at a residence on the west side of town. The…
Day: May 11, 2018
UPDATE: Fort Payne Soccer falls in State Championship
By Staff Reports UPDATE (May 14, 2018): Fort Payne falls to Homewood in the State Championship Homewood scored two goals in a two-minute stretch late in the second half to seal a…
2018 All-County Baseball Honors
PHOTO: Cade Willingham was named the All-DeKalb County Most Valuable Player (MVP) for 2018. (Marla Jones | Southern Torch) By Marla Jones, Sports Editor DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Twenty-seven local athletes were…
By Staff Reports CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ala. — It’s grown to the point of becoming a crisis across the nation – law enforcement officials are finding themselves in a position where they are…
A Virtuous Woman
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. My mother, Annie Lee Samples was such a woman. On Mother’s Day, I…
Burke heads to Calhoun
By Zach Hester, Reporter MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Joe Burke, vice president and dean of instruction at Northeast Alabama Community College, will move to become the new interim president of Calhoun Community College.…
Upcoming Events in DeKalb County!
Every Monday, By His Hands Outreach Ministry -The By His Hands Outreach Ministry will host a soup kitchen beginning on Mondays at 6pm. The Clothes Closet will be open Monday through…
Thank Your Teachers!
PHOTO: (Southern Torch) By Zach Hester, Reporter DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — It seems like every day or week, we simply pass over another *insert job/person here* week without so much as a glance.…