By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala.-- In a preseason Jamboree, the Piedmont Bulldogs defeated the Geraldine Bulldogs, 26-7. The Piedmont Bulldogs could not make any headway with their…
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Wildcats lose in a Nailbiter
Darrell Prater stampedes down the field against the Athens Golden Eagles. Jake Pinholster| Warrior Images Amy Thrash, Sports Reporter amy@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.--The Fort Payne Wildcats were defeated by the Athens…
Letter to the Editor
This is a community petition asking the Fort Payne City School system to make masking OPTIONAL for all students, teachers, staff, and visitors in our city school buildings. Wearing a mask…
Roadwork Needed for Buses
RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- (Video on Southern Torch Facebook) The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on August 5, 2021. In the work session of the meeting, DeKalb County…
Free food coming to North East Alabama
The Food Bank of North Alabama in partnership with DeKalb County EMA and the Council on Aging will be distributing boxes of food first come, first serve at the following locations…
State supreme court candidate visits DeKalb Co. Republican Women
By Southern Torch Staff • admin@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Birmingham attorney Gregory Cook is running for a seat on the Supreme Court of Alabama next year. (Gittings Photography) FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Veteran…
Mayberry Returns to Valley Head
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala. — After being canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Town of Valley Head is planning to revive their annual…
DeKalb Gives Back
On Tuesday, the DeKalb County Commission, along with the DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency, donated 16,000 masks for the Fort Payne City and DeKalb County school systems. The masks will be…