Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The 67th annual DeKalb County VFW Fair, returned this week. The fair will run through Saturday, October 1. This year, the fair…
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Panthers Cage the Bulldogs
Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com GADSDEN, Ala.– The Collinsville Panthers defeated Gaston, 48-12 on the night the Bulldogs celebrated Homecoming and 100 years of football. Collinsville scored touchdowns on its first…
Sand Mountain Showdown
Photo by Cheryl Boydston | Southern Torch Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.--The Fyffe Red Devils defeated the Plainview Bears, 56-13 in the Sand Mountain Showdown on Friday night. Logan…
Helping Those in Need
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- Marked For Life Ministries Hope Center held a “Lunch and Learn” event on Tuesday, September 20 at Alice Circle, in Fort Payne. The…
She Doesn’t See Herself As Handicapped
By Marla Ballard Reporter NORTHEAST, ALA. - In 1965 ReJeana Leeth was born with spina bifida, a birth defect in which a developing baby’s spinal cord fails to develop properly. The…
Rainsville Approves $5.3M Budget
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@ southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.--The Rainsville City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, September 19. The Council passed the City of Rainsville’s 2022-2023 FY Budget (Resolution…
Burglary in Collinsville over the weekend and Chase on Monday, keeps Law Enforcement busy
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Selma man was arrested for burglarizing storage units in Collinsville on Sunday. A piece of Hwy 75…
Not a Dry Eye
CROSSVILLE, Ala.— On Friday night, the Crossville Lions celebrated their Homecoming against Southeastern. What happened at Homecoming is a story of character and unselfishness at Crossville High School. Senior Juleydi Franco…