By Amy Thrash, Sports Reporter • amy@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The Fort Payne Wildcats took back the TopCat trophy after a 42-7 win over the Scottsboro Wildcats Friday night. Fort…
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Omar Fires Back at ALGOP
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last month, a resolution was approved by the Alabama Republican Party that called for the expulsion of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for…
Plainview Shocks the Chiefs
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Fans were on the edge of their seats as Plainview defeated the North Jackson Chiefs, in a 36-35 overtime victory on…
DeKalb Band Exhibition Set for September 15
Story & Photo by Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Plainview High School's marching band presented a patriotic show in the 2018 DeKalb County Band Exhibition last year. FORT PAYNE, Ala.…
Deputies Assist Collinsville PD with Saturation
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Last Thursday night, Deputies and Agents with the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics and Criminal Interdiction Unit assisted the Collinsville…
Launch Your Business with NASA Conference
By B.A. Little, Account Executive SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — The Tennessee Valley welcomed Marshall Space Flight Center Associate Director Steve Miley to the Goose Pond Civic Center on August 21 to speak…
Inside The Statehouse: The Summer of 1969
By Steve Flowers, AL Political Columnist As we say goodbye to the summer of 2019, allow me to reminisce with you and indeed commemorate more than likely a summer exactly 50…
Weddings...Optional
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Traditionally, to be legally married in the State of Alabama, you must be married by a judge or an ordained…