By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Experience a view of Little River’s watershed and how it connects to the rest of Alabama and our oceans. Many species of fish and…
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New fireman joins Rainsville Fire Department
By Karah Wilson RAINSVILLE, Ala.––The City of Rainsville recently brought on a new addition to their fire department. Justin Harper served as a volunteer on the Fyffe Fire Department in 2009…
AHSAA implements high school football practice rule changes
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com AHSAA: Making Sports Safer. That is the theme and emphasis at the Alabama High School Athletic Association this year. And part of making sports safer are…
Fyffe UFO Day
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala.—The Folks at Fyffe are getting ready for out of this world fun on Saturday, Aug. 29. It is time for UFO Day. This will…
Fyffe’s Stiefel signs scholarship with Berry
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com After running for 2,384 yards last season at Fyffe, Austin Stiefel will soon be going another 59.8 miles. That’s 52,629 yards. But he won’t be running…
Rainsville City Council unable to get past “Thin Red Line“
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE—The Rainsville City Council met Monday night to continue a discussion from the previous meeting about scaling back fire department hours and personnel. Councilman Joey Graham’s…
Special session of Alabama Legislature ends without General Fund Budget
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala.— Tensions continue to mount and Alabama legislators seem no closer to finding a solution to filling the $200 million shortfall in the Alabama General…
Grammy Award Winner Norman Blake to Perform During the 2015 Fort Payne Alabama's Boom Days Heritage Celebration
FORT PAYNE, AL – Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Norman Blake is perhaps best known as one of the most prominent acoustic guitar flatpickers in the world. Among the several instruments he plays,…