Contributed by Jennifer McCurdy • Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Woody and Holly Caldwell opened Woody's Steakhouse in July of 2017. Woody was raised in the restaurant business.…
Year: 2018
Fyffe Represents at JSU
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala. — Two Fyffe Red Devils will represent DeKalb County as they cheer on the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks in their upcoming season. Isabelle Blackwell and…
2018 CCS Winners Selected
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Ten Coaches' Children Scholarship winners for 2017-18 have been selected by the Scholarship Committee of the Alabama High School Athletic Director & Coaches…
2018 All-County Softball Honors
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Twenty-six local athletes received All-County Softball Honors. Plainview: Bailey Smart (Overall MVP), Kenzi Traylor (County MVP), Krimson Kidd, Ava Jacobs, Elaine Puckett, Kennedi Traylor…
Arrest for Criminal Mischief and Arson
By Staff Reports DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office: On the morning of June 6, SRO Greeson was notified of a fire that was started in the…
The Big Race Is On
PHOTO: Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox (photo by Ben Flanagan | al.com) will face incumbent Kay Ivey (Kay Ivey | Facebook) this November. By Zach Hester • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The general election to…
GOP Decides Committee Members
By Zach Hester • zach@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — In the Republican Executive Committee races, Jack Stiefel fought off Royce Lader, 6229 votes to 3004 votes to maintain his position on the State…
BOE Races Head to Runoff
By Marla Jones • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — On Tuesday night, DeKalb County voters cast ballots for two different races for the DeKalb County Board of Education. In one of…