by Emily Wooten
SIX PACK: Lady Bears win sixth area title in a row
Story By Eli Sampson The Plainview Lady Bears captured the 4A Area 16 championship with a dominant 69–29 victory over…
by Emily Wooten
DAWGS 3-PEAT
Story By Heath Hambrick Tuesday night, history was made for the Geraldine Bulldogs. For the first time in the rich…
by Emily Wooten
BEAR DOMINANCE: Plainview wins another area title
Story By Eli Sampson The Bears win their ninth area title in the last ten years with a 62-42 victory…
by Emily Wooten
FP pursues criminal charge against local businessman
Story By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, AL - Since the spring of 2021, Southern Torch has been a…
by Emily Wooten
Albertville Recognizes Teachers of the Year
Story By John Mann The Albertville Chamber of Commerce and Albertville City School Board came together on Friday morning at…
by Emily Wooten
Coming Home Champions
Story By Mary Bailey Two of our local high school cheer teams are coming back home with “white jackets.” A…
by Emily Wooten
‘Senior Night’ Success
WRESTLING: Scottsboro closes regular season with dominant win over SJPIII Story By Jason Bowen The Scottsboro wrestling program celebrated “Senior…
by Emily Wooten
NSM dedicates ‘Glen Hicks Gymnasium’ in honor of former head coach
Story By Jason Bowen Glen Hicks stood in the pathway between the bleachers leading to the North Sand Mountain boys…
by Emily Wooten
Commissioner Tommy Barnes makes it official
Special to the Times-Journal Recently I qualified to become our new incoming United States Congress Representative Alabama District 4. After…
by Emily Wooten
Wildcats win in Double OT on Senior Night
Story By Heath Hambrick On Monday night, the Fort Payne Wildcats had to work hard to get a victory on…
by Emily Wooten
Lady Lions Finish Undefeated in Area Play
Story By Druw Giamalva The Sardis Lady Lions wrapped up area play on Friday night as they defeated the Boaz…
by Emily Wooten
Guntersville Schools Name Teachers of the Year
Story By John Mann The Guntersville City School Board met for their first meeting of 2026 on Monday where five…
by Emily Wooten
Senior Expo connects area seniors with vital community resources
Story By Katie Hightower On Jan. 22, the Jackson County Council on Aging hosted its 18th annual Senior Expo at…
by Emily Wooten
Scottsboro wins Class 1A-5A Girls North Bowling Regional title
SHS boys post runner-up regional finish Story By Jason Bowen Defending AHSAA Class 1A-5A Girls Bowling state champion Scottsboro is…
by Emily Wooten
TopCat is Wise
Story By Heath Hambrick Wise! Wise! Wise! Fort Payne freshman Naomi Wise led the Lady Wildcats to a 65-56 victory…
by Emily Wooten
Fort Payne council discusses road related matters
Staff Reports The Fort Payne City Council was busy at its meeting on January 20th, accepting an offer from state…
by Emily Wooten
Sardis hires Tidwell as next head football coach
Story By Druw Giamalva Sardis has found their next head football coach and his name is Wes Tidwell. Tidwell coached…
by Emily Wooten
Scottsboro Boys Museum opens exhibit honoring Sheriff Matt Wann
Story By Hunter Jones On Friday, the Scottsboro Boys Museum opened an exhibit honoring Sheriff Matt Wann, who famously ensured…
by Emily Wooten
Sowing Community
Scottsboro Public Library opens new seed library offering free garden seeds to local growers Story By Katie Hightower Last week,…
by Emily Wooten
BEAR TRILOGY
Story By Heath Hambrick The varsity girls championship game of the 2026 DeKalb County Tournament featured part three of a…
by Emily Wooten
BEARS RULE
Story By Heath Hambrick Friday night at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum, the Plainview Bears defeated the Geraldine Bulldogs 70-42…
by Emily Wooten
Future Teachers of Alabama at Marshall Tech School
Story By Mary Bailey For the first time in the school’s history the Northeast AL Regional Future Teachers of Alabama…
by Emily Wooten
“Dr. King’s mission is unfinished”
Chassie Hutchins speaks at Martin Luther King Day Luncheon Story By Hunter Jones On Saturday, the Jackson County Voters League…
by Emily Wooten
JACKSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT: Top seeds NSM, Pisgah girls set for finals rematch
Story By Jason Bowen The top seeds in the Jackson County Tournament’s varsity boys division will play for the championship.…
by Emily Wooten
The Trilogy: Battle of No.1 teams
Story By Sports Editor Heath The most famous trilogy of all time is perhaps Ali vs. Frazier, which took place…





























