By Laura Glover Pruitt, Sports Columnist It’s 4:30 a.m. and his alarm clock starts blaring from the right side of the bed. It’s Friday; game day. A full week of preparation…
Year: 2020
Wildcats Maul the Panthers
By Amy Thrash, Sports Reporter • amy@southerntorch.com PELL CITY Ala. — The Fort Payne Wildcats defeated the Pell City Panthers 41-20, on Friday Night. Alex McPherson nailed a 20-yard field goal…
Fighters Come in All Sizes
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Monday, the Rainsville City Council signed a Proclamation that designated October as Dwarfism Awareness and Acceptance Month. Dwarfism is short…
Alabama Reports Census Results
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — Last week, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) announced the final participation results of the 2020 U.S. Census in the State of Alabama. The census…
Too Much Blue
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, Ala. — The Plainview Bears defeated the Sylvania Rams, 29-20 in Class 3A action on Friday night. The Rams scored first on a…
Fyffe Volleyball Advances to Regionals
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PICTURED (Front, L to R): Emily Webb, Summer Anderson, and Jade Benefield. (Back, L to R): Jade Johnson, Livia Cowart, Kirby Coots, Libby White,…
Collinsville Dominates Asbury
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — The Collinsville Panthers defeated the Asbury Rams, 40-19 on Friday night. Collinsville came out strong and controlled the first half. The…
Westbrook Bids Farewell to Commission
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 13. Since this meeting was the last meeting…