Featured image: The 2016 Rainsville Freedom Fest will be held this Saturday, June 25 at the Rainsville City Park from 1 p.m. until 9 p.m. By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE,…
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DeKalb prepares for Alabama Fan Appreciation Weekend 2016
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Country music fans from DeKalb County and across the U.S. will converge upon the city of Fort Payne this weekend to attend the Alabama…
Let’s Sing: Song of Unfailing Love
By Lucas Pruett This week we are back in Psalms! Join with me and let’s sing. Psalm 6 is absolutely beautiful, but not in the way you think. David is in…
Cleaning your plate
By Dr. John E. Morgan Pastor–Collinsville Baptist Church It was an epic contest. A child against her parents. It was over a crucial issue. A glass of milk. That needed to…
Upcoming events for the week of 6/24
June 25: Rainsville Freedom Fest - At the Rainsville City Park and Tom Bevil Enrichment Center. Admission is free. The festival will conclude shortly after nightfall with a big fireworks show.…
Fort Payne Steel Shooters safely have a blast
Featured image: The Fort Payne Steel Shooters encourage hitting the target and firearms safety. By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — One group of Fort Payne parents and teens are…
Fort Payne Main Street program will host event to reveal business and citywide survey results
By Joseph M. Morgan FORT PAYNE, Ala.—On June 27, 2016 at the DeKalb Theatre in Fort Payne from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. (doors will open at 5 p.m.), the Fort…
Young ladies from Mentone, Rainsville take the stage
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala.—A pair of young ladies from DeKalb County will soon take center stage in the theatre production of The Fabulous Fifties, a stage production by the Whole Backstage theatre in…