Featured image: A groundbreaking ceremony will be held next week to begin construction of the Rainsville Veterans’ Memorial. By Tyler Pruett Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Rainsville resident Derek Rosson first…
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1996 Atlanta Olympics—As Good as Gold
By Dr. John E. Morgan Pastor–Collinsville Baptist Church Twenty years ago we were all excited about the Olympics being in our back yard in Atlanta. As I worked at the Olympic…
New restaurant in Rainsville, Roadside Que, hosts ribbon cutting
Roadside 'Que, a new restaurant at 2842 Main Street East in Rainsville hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony this week. The restaurant is near Highway 35 and OLD Hwy 35 in Rainsville…
Fort Payne resident donates charter bus to DeKalb County
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,…
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…