By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Mr. Hollis White, 81 of Rainsville, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. He is survived by his daughter Deana…
Category: Community
School Bells ring for Employees
RAINSVILLE, Ala.—Employees of the DeKalb County School System gathered this morning (August 1) for an Employee Institute at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum. They will be joined at 10 am by…
BAMA BOUND
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PICTURED (L to R): (Bottom): Kaitlyn Veal, Bailee Bruce, Sarah Patton, Kelsey Schutza. (Standing): DeKalb County Bama Club President, Steve Eberhart, Ganon Pointer, Rufus…
BACK TO SCHOOL
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor FORT PAYNE, Ala. — As the first day of school approaches, many parents face the financial burden of purchasing school supplies for their children. At the…
In God We Trust
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Members of the DeKalb County Republican Women presented DeKalb County Superintendent Dr. Jason Barnett with the first poster with DeKalb County Schools' motto "In God…
LATE TO THE MOVIES: The Lion King
By Zach Hester, Art Director • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Walt Disney Studios) Anytime it comes up in conversation, I’m quick to interject that my favorite movie of all time is The…
A Man on the Moon
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PHOTO: (Universal History Archive/UIG/SH) USA -— If you ask anyone around my age (mid-twenties) "What year did we go to the moon?," I can almost…
NACC Hosts FEMA Readiness Exercise
By Staff Reports PHOTO: Dr. David Campbell, President of Northeast Alabama Community College (center) and Brenda Stringer, Executive Assistant to the President, welcome FEMA Region 4 IMAT to Northeast Alabama Community…