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.…
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Cooling Stations Now Open
FORT PAYNE, Ala— DeKalb County Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency, Director Anthony Clifton in conjunction with the DeKalb County VFW Fairgrounds Board of Directors and the DeKalb County Commission has authorized…
WBS Guys & Dolls Leads DeKalb
Photo Identification, left to right: John Everett Brewer, formerly of Geraldine, as Nathan Detroit and Megan Mitchell of Rainsville, as Miss Adelaide The Whole Backstage Community Theatre and Season Sponsor Sonny…
TVA Asks for Reduced Power Usage
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com NORTHEAST ALABAMA-- As temperatures steadily increase, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is asking customers to voluntarily reduce their power usage at certain times of the day. …
Get all that schoolhouse you can get- a Father's Day Tribute
Southern Torch Managing Editor, Marla Jones with her dad, E.C. Samples. Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com (This is a Father’s Day tribute from Managing Editor, Mara Jones to her Dad, E.C.…
Four Generations Strong
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- Recently, four generations of the Samples family attended Rainsville Masonic Lodge #911. As far as records for the Lodge go back, this is a…
Help Save the Bee Population
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com NORTHEAST ALABAMA-- The honey bee population has been on the decline for several years. Bees lay at the heart of our survival. Honey bees pollinate one…
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, ALA-- The DeKalb County Commission held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 14. Tom Broyles of the DeKalb County Road Department gave an…