Fort Payne Robotics Instructor, Jamie McClung and four members of the Gigawatts team hosted a class recently at the DeKalb County Library to teach programming skills. The goal of the team…
Year: 2021
School Bells will be Ringing Soon!
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB AND JACKSON COUNTIES, Ala.--School bells will be ringing this week as several school systems will begin their new 2021-2022 year. Cornerstone Christian Academy, Scottsboro City…
Law Enforcement in DeKalb County Stayed Busy During Month of July
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. During the month of July, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Narcotics and Criminal Interdiction Unit, K-9 Units, Fort Payne…
Former Student Swears in New Superintendent
RAINSVILLE, Ala.--The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on July 27. Family and friends gathered before the meeting for a reception honoring newly appointed DeKalb County Superintendent…
AEA Attempts To Censor Local Educator
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- Mary Crosby has been affiliated with the DeKalb County School System since 1996. Crosby has worked in several areas with the school system…
Warrant Roundup Leads to 40 Arrests
FORT PAYNE, Ala. DeKalb County Narcotics and Interdiction Unit, ALEA Region F Task Force, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputies, Investigations Unit, Reserve Unit, Air Unit, Jail and Transport, Fort Payne Police Department,…
Williams Named Guntersville’s Chief Academic Officer
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com GUNTERSVILLE, Ala.-- Guntersville City Schools announced on Monday that Jennifer Williams had accepted a job with the Guntersville City Schools as Chief Academic Officer. “I feel…
Fort Payne Names New Principal
Fort Payne Principal Patrick Barnes with Fort Payne Council member John Michael Smith. Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Alabama-- The Fort Payne Board of Education voted on Thursday to…