Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com TOKYO, Japan-- The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, which were delayed by the pandemic last year, came to a close on Sunday night. The Summer Olympics featured…
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Free food coming to North East Alabama
The Food Bank of North Alabama in partnership with DeKalb County EMA and the Council on Aging will be distributing boxes of food first come, first serve at the following locations…
Get Your Hook Wet!
QUAD CITY, ILLINOIS -- Last week, Max Plemmons, a 12-year old from Plainview, and Wynston Keith, a 13-year old from Henagar, traveled to Illinois to represent the Sylvania Fishing Team in…
Hwy 55 to Open in FP
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- At the Fort Payne City Council meeting, on August 3, Mayor Brian Baine announced that Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes, and Fries would open a new location in the…
Rainsville To Apply For Sewer Grants
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, ALA.-- (FULL VIDEO ON SOUTHERN TORCH FACEBOOK ) The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on August 2. A public hearing was…
Gigawatts Give Back
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…
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…
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…