Christmas lights across parts of Jackson County Katie Hightower Residents don’t need to drive far to see pretty Christmas lights this year. Cities and towns across the county have light shows…
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Fort Payne is the “cats meow” in sweeping Scottsboro
Story by Mark Everett Kelly mark@southerntorch.com Girls Amiaya O'Neal scored all seven of her points in the final quarter, leading Fort Payne to a 52-45 victory over Scottsboro on Tuesday. The…
Rainsville council gives city employees a raise
Story by Donna Thornton donna@southerntorch.com The Rainsville City Council voted Wednesday to give city employees a 3% raise. The raise will go into effect Jan. 1, 2025. The council also talked…
Celebrating a century
By MARY BAILEY The Reporter Back when eggs were 47 cents, and a brand-new car was only $265 Calvin Duke made his appearance into the world. Duke was born in Horton…
Greeting new DCEDA director
Story by Donna Thornton donna@southerntorch.com The DeKalb County Economic Development Authority’s “Jingle and Mingle” Holiday Open House Monday provided an opportunity to meet the authority’s new executive director, Dr. Brett Johnson.…
Scottsboro wrestling wins Hoover’s Turkey Duals event
Wildcats go 5-0 en route to tournament title Jason Bowen The Scottsboro wrestling team will headed into the Thanksgiving holiday by adding a tournament title to its 2024-25 season resume. Scottsboro,…
Local youth rodeo star to compete in the Vegas Tuffest Jr. World Championship
SPECIAL TO THE REPORTER Harper Bright, 7, of Horton will be one of over 1,300 entries from 31 different states and three provinces in Canada competing Dec. 4-10 at the Mike…
United Way Celebrity Bagging event
By DRUW GIAMALVA The Reporter Food City in Albertville and United Way of Marshall County teamed up on Tuesday for the annual Celebrity Bagging event to raise money for United Way.…