Mark Everett Kelly Mark@southerntorch.com Fort Payne’s basketball teams celebrated their seniors on Thursday night, as the boys and girls both won against Westminster Christian. Girls Sophomore Zimri Craig stole the show…
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Meeting Jan. 30 to talk about Fort Payne Career Academy
Staff Reports The Fort Payne City School System invites parents, students, and community members to learn more about the new Fort Payne Career Academy from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30,…
2025 All-Marshall County Tournament team, varsity boys
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Aderholt, Britt meet with Aggie Band
SPECIAL TO THE REPORTER The Albertville High School Marching Band, numbering approximately 400 members, was supposed to have marched in President Donald Trump’s inaugural parade on Monday, but those plans changed…
REGAINING THE CROWN
JACKSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT: NSM wins first county championship since 2014 Jason Bowen Jeremiah Haynes walked through the door to the North Sand Mountain locker room and was soaked by water-bottle armed…
Payne’s recognized in Top 12 Diners list
Katie Hightower On Jan. 6, Jackson County’s own Payne’s Soda Fountain was recognized in an article by Southern Living magazine as one of the 12 Best Retro Diners in the South.…
Fort Payne Fire (finally) gets new pumper truck
Story by Donna Thornton donna@southerntorch.com The Fort Payne Fire Department’s newest fire truck is in the station now, about three and a half years after it was ordered. Fire Chief Stacy…
Upset: Ider girls claim title over defending champ Plainview
Story by Heath Hambrick Special to the Times-Journal The final girls game of the DeKalb County Tournament was a rematch of the final in last month’s Sand Mountain Tournament – a…