Altadena, Calf.---A single winning ticket for the $2.04 billion Powerball Jackpot was sold in California, lottery officials said Tuesday. The winner is the largest lottery prize winner in history. The ticket…
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Alabama Co-Founder and Country Music Hall of Fame Member Jeff Cook Passes at 73
Nashville, Tenn. (November 8, 2022) — Jeff Cook, founding member and legendary guitarist of the supergroup ALABAMA, has died. Cook, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame,…
Benefield Selected to Sports Hall of Fame
AHSAA Photo FYFFE, ALA.--Fyffe Red Devil Head Football Coach Paul Benefield just completed leading the Red Devils to their 13th undefeated regular season (10-0). On Thursday, Paul Benefield was selected for…
Waterless Flowers Events
By Marla Ballard Reporter While browsing through Boom Town Makers Market in Fort Payne customers will find, sprinkled among the merchandise, various arrangements of flowers that need no water. These lifelike…
Alabama Votes 2022
By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com ALABAMA--Voters will return to the polls on November 8 for the 2022 General election where several major races will be decided. Among the key races…
Students Learn Native American Customs
)*PICTURE- DeKalb County students learned the traditional snake dance Marla Jones| Southern Torch ) RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- The DeKalb County Board of Education held its first Native American Cultural Event on Tuesday,…
In Operation Over 100 Years
By Marla Ballard Reporter DEKALB/JACKSON COUNTIES - In the early 1920s E.F. Akins and his son W.A. came to Dogtown, Alabama where they purchased land and a building, which still stands…
Commission Praises Kuykendall
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) The DeKalb County Commission held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 11. The DeKalb County Commission…