By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — The Fyffe Red Devils defeated the Brindlee Mountain Lions 54-6 on Friday night. Less than a minute into the game, Fyffe…
Month: September 2020
A Light in the Darkness
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — Last weekend, Lee County Commissioner and brother to Fort Payne City Council candidate Randall Ham, Robert Ham Jr. made a stop…
Rainsville Approves $4M+ Budget
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville City Council approved a $4,673,400 budget for 2021 at their meeting on Monday, September 21 with permission to amend…
Section man arrested in Powell Burglary
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: A Section man is facing theft and burglary charges related to a break-in that…
Bears Attack the Bulldogs
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — The Plainview Bears defeated the Geraldine Bulldogs, 30-16 in Class 3A, Region 7 play on Friday night. After receiving the ball…
FP Chamber Cancels Halloween Block Party
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce has announced the cancellation of this year's Halloween Block Party. "This was a tough decision,…
FPPD Responds to Wreck at Joe's Truck Stop
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum: At approximately 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 21, a 2014 International Tractor with a box…
Jones, Tuberville Discuss SCOTUS Vacancy
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alabama’s Senate candidates are speaking out after a vacancy on the Supreme Court (SCOTUS), due to the death of Associate Justice Ruth…