The Geraldine council met and approved minutes from previous meetings. The council agreed to make a donation to the Geraldine High School football program in place of buying ads in local…
Category: Community
Going For Her Dreams
BY MARLA BALLARD REPORTER Bamabell62@gmail.com Rainsville, Ala. -- Teryn Patterson has had an at-home business for four years, she bakes cookies. She wanted to stay at home with her children, but…
Flower Farm Offers Smiles
By Marla Ballard Reporter FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Moonflower Farms is a business located on Sand Mountain at 948 County Road 112, Fort Payne. Laura and Eddie Houk are the owners…
Bears are Here to Stay
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on…
Shooting Goes to Grand Jury
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@Southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- The investigation by Fort Payne detectives, DeKalb County District Attorney, and the Jacksonville State University Center for Applied Forensics will be concluded soon…
Free Meals for Students
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…
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…
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…