By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com Feb. 1 marks the first electoral event for the 2016 Presidential Elections. Voters in the Hawkeye state will elect delegates in the first step of a four-step…
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Loomis Bros. Circus performing in Rainsville Tues., Wed.
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala.— The Loomis Bros. Circus will be performing at the Northeast Alabama Agi-Business Center in Rainsville this week on Tuesday, Feb. 2 and Wednesday, Feb. 3 with 4:30…
Plainview wins DeKalb County Tournament
By: Joseph M. Morgan DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.—The Plainview Bears (20-3) defeated the Geraldine Bulldogs (12-6) Thursday night with a final score of 74-69 in the finals of the DeKalb County Tournament…
Southern Torch Valentine’s Day Giveaway!
By Angie Reynoso angie@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.— Southern Torch is awarding dinner and a movie for two! Post a photo of yourself and your Valentine on our facebook page from Feb.1, 2016…
2016 DeKalb County Tournament Championship Tonight!!
By: Joseph M. Morgan RAINSVILLE, Ala.—The Geraldine Bulldogs face the Plainview Bears Thursday night in the varsity boys finals of the 2016 DeKalb County Tournament. Originally scheduled for last Friday and…
Sylvania swears in new mayor
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, AL — On Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 the Sylvania City Council moved to appoint a new mayor in the wake of Emily Wooten’s resignation. Wooten resigned…
Judge grants Thrash a hearing in front of DeKalb BOE
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com DEKALB CO, Ala.—Ninth Circuit Judge Jeremy Taylor ruled earlier this week that former Fyffe Coach Neal Thrash be granted a hearing before the full board of…
Shelby, Sessions and Aderholt respond to State of the Union
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com WASHINGTON, D.C.— DeKalb County’s representatives in Washington D.C.—U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions and U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt—each offered responses to President Obama’s State of…