Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@souttherntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- The DeKalb County Board of Education met on Wednesday, July 13. A federal program that has been providing free meals to students during the…
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Baseball Team Gives Back
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com IDER, Ala.-- Each year the Ider Baseball Team hosts a Dinner Auction as part of their fundraising program. At this year's dinner auction, J.A. Bates won…
Rainsville applies for Sewer Improvement Grant
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled Council meeting on Wednesday, July 6, due to the Fourth of July Holiday falling on the…
INSPIRATIONAL WOMAN WALKS DOWN MEMORY LANE
By Marla Ballard Reporter bamabell62@gmail.com COLLINSVILLE, ALA. --- Brenda Bartley fondly recalls what life was like in DeKalb County back in the 1950s and 60s. She lives in the Shady Grove…
Rainsville Announces Curfew
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- The City of Rainsville has announced a curfew at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum. The Rainsville Police Department stated that trash was left in…
Tax-Free Weekend
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, ALA.-- The 17th annual Alabama Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will begin on Friday, July 15 at 12:01 a.m. and will end on Sunday, July…
DeKalb Receives Road Improvement Funds
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The DeKalb County Commission held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 12. In the absence of…
Request Denied for 6th Dollar General
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- On Tuesday, July 12, the Fort Payne Planning Commission held its regular meeting. On the agenda was a request by The Broadway Group…