
Wildcats win in Double OT on Senior Night
Story By Heath Hambrick On Monday night, the Fort Payne Wildcats had to work hard

Lady Lions Finish Undefeated in Area Play
Story By Druw Giamalva The Sardis Lady Lions wrapped up area play on Friday night

Guntersville Schools Name Teachers of the Year
Story By John Mann The Guntersville City School Board met for their first meeting of

Senior Expo connects area seniors with vital community resources
Story By Katie Hightower On Jan. 22, the Jackson County Council on Aging hosted its

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

TopCat is Wise
Story By Heath Hambrick Wise! Wise! Wise! Fort Payne freshman Naomi Wise led the Lady

Fort Payne council discusses road related matters
Staff Reports The Fort Payne City Council was busy at its meeting on January 20th,

Sardis hires Tidwell as next head football coach
Story By Druw Giamalva Sardis has found their next head football coach and his name

Scottsboro Boys Museum opens exhibit honoring Sheriff Matt Wann
Story By Hunter Jones On Friday, the Scottsboro Boys Museum opened an exhibit honoring Sheriff

Sowing Community
Scottsboro Public Library opens new seed library offering free garden seeds to local growers Story

BEAR TRILOGY
Story By Heath Hambrick The varsity girls championship game of the 2026 DeKalb County Tournament

BEARS RULE
Story By Heath Hambrick Friday night at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum, the Plainview Bears

Guntersville Remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.
Story By John Mann The Lakeview Community Civic Organization of Guntersville held their annual MLK

Future Teachers of Alabama at Marshall Tech School
Story By Mary Bailey For the first time in the school’s history the Northeast AL

“Dr. King’s mission is unfinished”
Chassie Hutchins speaks at Martin Luther King Day Luncheon Story By Hunter Jones On Saturday,

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

The Trilogy: Battle of No.1 teams
Story By Sports Editor Heath The most famous trilogy of all time is perhaps Ali

AHSAA RECLASSIFICATION RELEASE
Story By Heath Hambrick The AHSAA Central Board of Control has voted to split championship
Lady Aggies Claim County Title
Story By John Mann The Albertville Lady Aggies basketball team finished out the Marshall County

Superintendent Reviews Construction Progress
Story By John Mann The Marshall County Board of Education met on Thursday evening for

Southern Torch Sound and Scene

Boaz Library Kicks off Fundraising with Hot Chocolate

Whole Backstage Auditions Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Sparks named as new director of IMPACT Learning Center

EYEING THE PRIZE

Plainview sweeps Gadsden City and Madison County

Fort Payne council approves amended fowl ordinance

State Park Welcomes the New Year

Miracle League Spring Registrations Open



Collinsville students attend leadership institute

SK Sets Record in Plainview’s 66-31 Rout of DAR

Eagles, Owls, Hawks and our Lake Guntersville State Park

Donated to “Wigs for Kids”

REGION RECOGNITION

ANNEX RIBBON CUTTING

DeKalb County Tournament bracket set

Sparks looks at another run for office





