By Marla Jones marla@southerntorch.com Oxford 53-Fort Payne 52 FORT PAYNE, Ala.—The Oxford Yellow Jackets and the Fort Payne Wildcats met Monday night in what will go down as one of the…
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The Lady Wildcats fall to Oxford
By Marla Jones marla@southerntorch.com Oxford 63-Fort Payne 62 FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Fort Payne was the place to be for great basketball games, Monday night. The Fort Payne Lady Wildcats faced the Oxford…
Fort Payne takes green to a new level
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Last week the city of Fort Payne was designated a Valley Sustainable Silver Community by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) after the city completed a number…
Donate your soles for those in need
By Karah Wilson karah@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Residents in DeKalb County now have an opportunity to help out families that are in poverty around the world. Auburn University sophomore Tyler Fraebel has…
Fort Payne featured in music video
By Karah Wilson karah@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Scottsboro native Andolyn Parrish has taken the local music scene by storm and has featured Fort Payne in a major way. Parrish has teamed up…
DeKalb County Detention Center shares Christmas with inmates
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.— The 200 plus inmates at the DeKalb County Jail received a surprise blessing from the 40 members of the Nazareth Baptist Church choir…
Fort Payne to name Main Street Alabama Director
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Fort Payne will make a final decision this week on whom to hire as the director of the city’s Main Street Alabama program. The…
Brock announces candidacy for DeKalb BOE
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com MENTONE, Ala.—Republican Don Brock announced this week his candidacy for the DeKalb County Board of Education, Place 5. The BOE seat represents the communities of Ider,…