By Southern Torch Staff MONTGOMERY, Ala. — To accommodate expected higher traffic volume during the Labor Day Holiday weekend and for the safety of the traveling public and roadway workers, the…
Year: 2020
Bears Shutout the Hornets
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Plainview Bears shutout the Ider Hornets, 40-0 on Friday night. Brody McCurdy made the first touchdown of the 2020 regular…
Sylvania Smacks Sardis
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, Ala. — The Sylvania Rams defeated the Class 5A, Sardis Lions 32-7 on Thursday night. After the kickoff, the Rams defense forced…
Dogs Declaw the Wildcats
By Amy Thrash, Sports Reporter • amy@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — The Geraldine Bulldogs defeated the Westminster Wildcats 30-7 on Friday night. With 5:50 remaining in the opening quarter Geraldines’ Troy Willoughby…
Authorities Capture Federal Fugitive
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Earlier today an operation conducted by the DeKalb County Narcotics Unit, DeKalb County Investigators,…
Neighborly Scuffle
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — The Collinsville Panthers(2-0) defeated the Crossville Lions, 24-6 on Thursday night. The Panthers scored on a 29-yard run by Keaton Deboard…
FPPD: Truck Overturns at Joe's Truck Stop
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum: At 5:40 a.m. this morning (Wednesday, September 2), a transfer truck and trailer overturned at…
Geraldine Council Race Heads to Runoff
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — A tie in last week’s Geraldine Town Council election will result in a runoff between two candidates who tied for the final…