By Marla Ballard Reporter On May 30th, the Owen’s family, of Henagar, were so excited when their Rottweiler, Rayna, gave birth to six healthy pups. However, by day two Rayna had…
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RAINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FREEDOM FEST PARKING/EXIT PLAN
PRESS RELEASE 06/24/2022 We at Rainsville Police Department would like to take the time to share the plans for festival parking and the parking lot exit at the end of the…
Commission Approves Six Water Projects
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- The DeKalb County Commission adopted a resolution to allocate funds for water projects in DeKalb County earlier this year. At Tuesday’s DeKalb County…
Rainsville to Update City Hall
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, ALA.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Rainsville City Council held its regular meeting on Monday, June 20. The Council approved the next phase of…
Successful Freedom Run
Race Coordinator Jerry Clifton Awards Presentation Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- The fourteenth Rainsville Freedom Run was held on Saturday, June 18. According to the race coordinator, Jerry Clifton,…
Wall of Fame
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@Southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala.-- DeKalb County Tech School Assistant Director and former Sylvania Agriculture teacher, Joey Haymon was recently inducted into the Alabama FFA Foundation Wall of Fame. …
Summer P-EBT Benefits Coming
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) has received federal approval to distribute Summer Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to an estimated 485,000 children who participate in the National…
Cat Findley to Host Two Exchange Students
By Marla Ballard Reporter bamabell62@gmail.com HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS Cat Findley, of Valley Head, has signed up to host two high school exchange students for the upcoming school semester.…