FORT PAYNE, Ala— DeKalb County Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency, Director Anthony Clifton in conjunction with the DeKalb County VFW Fairgrounds Board of Directors and the DeKalb County Commission has authorized…

FORT PAYNE, Ala— DeKalb County Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency, Director Anthony Clifton in conjunction with the DeKalb County VFW Fairgrounds Board of Directors and the DeKalb County Commission has authorized…
Photo Identification, left to right: John Everett Brewer, formerly of Geraldine, as Nathan Detroit and Megan Mitchell of Rainsville, as Miss Adelaide The Whole Backstage Community Theatre and Season Sponsor Sonny…
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com NORTHEAST ALABAMA-- As temperatures steadily increase, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is asking customers to voluntarily reduce their power usage at certain times of the day. …
Southern Torch Managing Editor, Marla Jones with her dad, E.C. Samples. Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com (This is a Father’s Day tribute from Managing Editor, Mara Jones to her Dad, E.C.…
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- Recently, four generations of the Samples family attended Rainsville Masonic Lodge #911. As far as records for the Lodge go back, this is a…
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com NORTHEAST ALABAMA-- The honey bee population has been on the decline for several years. Bees lay at the heart of our survival. Honey bees pollinate one…