Contributed bySallie Bailey Wright FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Fort Payne Optimists Club President Brian Baine announced at this month's meeting that Optimist International is celebrating 100 years of membership in 2019.…
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FPHS Robotics compete at Rocket City Regional
By Zach Hester, Art Director • zach@southerntorch.com (Submitted Photo) FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Last month, Fort Payne High School's FIRST Robotics team, Gigawatts, competed at the Rocket City Regional in Huntsville.…
LATE TO THE MOVIES: Captain Marvel
By Zach Hester, Art Director • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Walt Disney Studios | Marvel Studios) Since the post-credits scene in last year’s Avengers: Infinity War, superhero fans across the world have…
SAM Foundation to Provide Suicide Prevention Training
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The SAM Foundation will bring its highly educational QPR training program for suicide prevention to Rainsville on April 9. This program is free of…
MAKING RADIO GREAT AGAIN: Jenna Sue joins Southern Torch
By Eloise Smith,General Manager •eloise@southerntorch.com Jenna Sue Payne, of Fort Payne, AL, will be joining the Southern Torch as the new Sales Manager. On Monday, April 1st, Southern Torch acquired FM…
Mission Center to Close Doors in May
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — After 45 years of serving generations across our community, the DeKalb Baptist Child Development Center, also known as the Mission Center,…
LATE TO THE MOVIES: Dumbo
By Zach Hester, Art Director (Photo by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Do you know those songs that pop up every now and then with a really upbeat tempo, but pretty…
Cable Time nominated for DISH Retailer of the Year
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — DISH recently nominated Cable Time as a candidate for the "Retailer of the Yeat Award," the company's highest honor for businesses that demonstrate excellence in…