By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.— Fort Payne native and Auburn graduate, Will McCurdy has qualified for the Mackenzie Tour (PGA Tour in Canada). From an early age,…
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Shaping lives through Faith and Fitness
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.—A couple of years ago Coach Shawn Turner posted a picture on Facebook of he and his wife that would ultimately change his…
UPDATED: Fort Payne PD Corrections Officer Cody Wells Yarborough killed in tragic car accident
By Joseph M. Morgan UPDATED: MONNDAY, 9:37 a.m. >> FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Fort Payne PD Corrections Officer Cody Ledale Wells, 23, of Fort Payne was killed in a fatal, single-vehicle car accident…
Fort Payne Main Street program enters new phase
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.—The Fort Payne Main Street Alabama program is entering a new phase next week, kicking off a round of two surveys on Tuesday April…
Abigail's journey
Featured image: Abigail Joy Mizzell By Nathan Cavitt nathan@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala— She was quiet. That was the first thing Barbara Mizzell noticed about her newborn baby. The second was that…
Former Fort Payne Coach Danny Anderson settles in at Hazel Green
By Nathan Cavitt nathan@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.— When former Fort Payne Head Basketball Coach Danny Anderson chose to leave for Hazel Green this offseason, the decision was not so much about…
Fort Payne, Rainsville announce city merger
SOUTHERN TORCH EXCLUSIVE: City officials finalize largest municipal merger in Alabama history By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.— The cities of Fort Payne and Rainsville will soon combine to become…
Fort Payne named as stop on Hank Williams Trail
Beason’s Barber Shop visited by Jett Williams, Alabama Tourism on Tuesday By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Jett Williams, daughter of legendary country music star Hank Williams, visited Beason’s Barber…