Hunter Jones On Monday, the Scottsboro City Council held a council meeting at Scottsboro City Hall. There were nine items on the agenda, with eight of them being voted on and…
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Area SkillsUSA students excel at nationals
Peggy M. Himburg Jackson County students from the Kevin Dukes Career and Innovation Academy brought home gold, silver, and bronze medals from the SkillsUSA National Leadership Skills Championships in Atlanta, Georgia.…
Cooper Garrett is one of several Fort Payne High School athletes representing the school at the AHSSA North-South All-Stars event.
Story by Mark Everett Kelly mark@emilysoutherntorch-com Fort Payne and DeKalb County will be proudly represented when the ASHAA North/South All-Stars square off this week in Montgomery (July 15-19). At the ASHAA…
Bonds OK'ed for projects
Story by Donna Thornton donna@southerntorch.com The Rainsville City Council voted in a special called meeting Wednesday to approve the sale of bonds in an agreement with Raymond James. The council had…
Grace Thrift Store is here to help those in need
Katie Hightower When recently-unemployed Sandra Guin went to a thrift store one day, she didn’t realize she was walking into her calling. While she stood in line to check out her…
BECK: Talking the best teams in Aggies Football history
By TAYLOR BECK Several weeks ago after Albertville City Schools chose to rename its football stadium in honor of legendary head coach Vernon Wells, much research into some of the program’s…
All students will eat free
Peggy M. Himburg Every student attending school in the Jackson County and Scottsboro City School systems will be able to have free breakfast and lunch during the 2024-2025 school year. Both…
DeKalb, Fort Payne students take awards at Skills USA
Staff Reports news@times-journal.com ATLANTA -- Career and technical students in your area were recognized at the 2024 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, on June 26-27. More than 6,000 students competed at…