By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com IDER, Ala. — Last week, students and faculty at Ider High School received the devastating news that their very own principal, Cyrus Frost, had…
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Fyffe Shuts Out the Panthers
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — The Fyffe Red Devils defeated the Collinsville Panthers, 54-0 on Friday night in regional play. Fyffe scored three touchdowns in the…
Fort Payne Honors Stephens
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, September 1. Mayor Larry Chesser presented Charles…
Authorities Capture Federal Fugitive
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Earlier today an operation conducted by the DeKalb County Narcotics Unit, DeKalb County Investigators,…
FPPD: Truck Overturns at Joe's Truck Stop
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to Fort Payne Police Chief Randy Bynum: At 5:40 a.m. this morning (Wednesday, September 2), a transfer truck and trailer overturned at…
Geraldine Council Race Heads to Runoff
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — A tie in last week’s Geraldine Town Council election will result in a runoff between two candidates who tied for the final…
Ivey Extends Mask Order
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo: Stephen Quinn/ABC 3340) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At a press conference on Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) announced the extension of the State of Alabama’s…
Thursday Night Games
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB & JACKSON COUNTIES, Ala. — Due to the possibility of inclement weather, several high school football games in DeKalb and Jackson are moving…