Featured image: Local resident Carolyn Martin of Fort Payne donated a charter bus to the DeKalb County Commission that will be utilized by both the DeKalb County Schools and EMA DeKalb Schools,…
Category: Community
NACC Student Wins Scholarship from American Welding Society
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Jeremiah Hastings, a student at Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) is the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from the American Welding Society (AWS) Greater Huntsville…
Compassion That Sticks, by Lucas Pruett
By Lucas Pruett You know what is one of the main things we seek in our lives on a daily basis? Compassion. We don’t realize it at all but we want…
The shirt off my back: 1996 Atlanta Olympics, by Dr. John E. Morgan
By Dr. John E. Morgan Pastor–Collinsville Baptist Church Twenty years ago we were all excited about the Summer Olympics. In Atlanta. Gloria, John and I all volunteered. Gloria with gymnastics. John…
Mentone awarded city planning grant from Appalachian Regional Commission
Featured image: The town of Mentone was recently awarded a grant from ARC to develop a long-term plan for the city. By Joseph M. Morgan Editor and Publisher joseph@southerntorch.com MENTONE, Ala.— The…
NACC Mu Alpha Theta Promotes Math Events
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The NACC Mu Alpha Theta math honor society offers several math events for students on the Northeast Alabama Community College campus: induction ceremonies for new…
Simply Original Boutique Ribbon Cutting
Simply Original Boutique and Handmade Consignment in Rainsville recently had their ribbon cutting. Simply Original Boutique is located at 30 Dalton Street in Rainsville beside Ed’s Wholesale. Pictured from L to…
NACC and UAH partner in Joint Admissions Program
Featured image: University of Alabama Huntsville is partnering with NACC to offer dual-enrollment engineering courses By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) and the University of Alabama in…