By Marla Jones, Sports Reporter marla@southerntorch.com Plainview 26-Section 0 “The Defense, as a whole, stepped up.” —Coach Dustin Goodwin Plainview played host to Section Friday night, for their Homecoming. The offense…
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Season spoiler for Wildcats
By Marla Jones, Sports Reporter marla@southerntorch.com Hazel Green 21-Fort Payne 17 “I was proud of our players and coaches, even in defeat” —Fort Payne Head Coach Paul Ellis All bets were…
Ider bounces back
By Amy Thrash, Sports Reporter Image provided by Micky Gilbert Ider 9-North Sand Mountain 7 Ider bounces back after a loss to defending State Champions, Fyffe last week. The Ider/North Sand Mountain…
Perfection Versus Excellence
By Senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City) As I write this opinion, I am a few days removed from the final round of Alabama’s budgeting melee. It was a thorough and exhausting…
The War on Cops… Blue Lives Matter!
By District Attorney Mike O’Dell “Today, in the United States, more than 900,000 law enforcement officers put their lives on the line for the safety and protection of others. They serve…
A Moment with Megan: Don’t Hang Up
By Megan Blansit Founder of The Beautiful Movement - a youth ministry for high school girls. For more information, visit The Beautiful Movement’s Facebook page, where I post the time, place,…
What You Need Is a Good Tent
By Dr. John E. Morgan Pastor–Collinsville Baptist Church “Let’s build a tent.” My four boys loved to build tents. They would drag every quilt and sheet and anything else into the…
Crickets for a cause
By Karah Wilson karah@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala—Rev. Ronnie Murdock has been the pastor of Rainbow Chapel of Mountain Lakes Resort in Guntersville for the past six years. Back in 2004, Murdock was…