By Staff Reports (Photo by DeKalb County Sheriff's Office) FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office:At 12:01 am, January 1, 2019, Nick Welden was sworn-in as DeKalb County’s new Sheriff. Welden was officially appointed by…
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Panthers Pound the Lions
By Amy Thrash, Sports Reporter • amy@southerntorch.com (Photo by Marla Jones) SOUTHSIDE, Ala. — The Crossville Lions were defeated by the Southside Panthers 54-21 on friday night. To start the first quarter,…
Commission honors Retired Educators
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Janice Luther) DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — (Full LIVE Video on our Facebook) The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday,…
Homecoming Victory
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Amy Thrash) GERALDINE, Ala. — The Geraldine Bulldogs celebrated Homecoming with a 28-7 region win over Susan Moore and were crowned the Class…
Council approves Ag Board placements
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Marla Jones) RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Website) The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, October 15.…
Cats Bag the Bucks
By Amy Thrash, Sports Reporter • amy@southerntorch.com (Photo by Amy Thrash) FORT PAYNE, Ala. —The Fort Payne Wildcats defeated the Buckhorn Bucks, 17-0 on Friday night. Fort Payne is now 4-0…
McPherson named SEC Freshman of the Week
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Kristy Gallagher) GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Fort Payne native Evan McPherson has been named SEC Freshman of the Week. The Florida Gators kicker was…
Powell Wreck Results in Death
Submitted by Powell Police Dept. POWELL, Ala. — On Tuesday, October 2 at approximately 4:45pm, there was one vehicle accident on Highway 35 south bound in Powell, north of the crossing. Only…