By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com The Washington Post released a ranking of 3,111 counties across the United States based on “natural amenities,” or to put in simpler terms, “prettiness.” It was quite…
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Fort Payne loses to Briarwood
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Briarwood 30-Fort Payne 26 Fort Payne’s dream season came to an end Friday night. They lost the first round of the playoffs against Briarwood Christian. …
Fort Payne, Sylvania youth football teams make Super Bowl
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. -- Three DeKalb youth football teams—one team from Fort Payne and two teams from Sylvania— will be Superbowl Bound this weekend. Fort Payne’s…
Fort Payne wins a nailbiter
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Fort Payne 27-Anniston 26 Fort Payne traveled to Anniston for the last game of the regular season. It was a game to keep fans on…
Southern Torch Gameday Report–Playoffs
By Dustin Dobbins Sideline Guru (Playoffs!) Hello again Dekalb County Football Fans. The regular season is over and the playoffs start this week every team has to be on top of their…
DeSoto to host Spookapalooza
FORT PAYNE, Ala.— Grab your costume because it is time for Desoto State Park to host its annual Halloween event, Spookapalooza, Oct. 30-November 1, 2015. Spookapalooza, which is free to the…
Plenty to do in DeKalb on Halloween night
By Karah Wilson karah@southerntorch.com Tomorrow night will be a busy night in DeKalb County as communities and organizations throughout the region host a variety of events for children and adults of…
Region champs and record breakers
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com Fort Payne 38-Southside 14 Not only is Fort Payne perfect in the region, they also have some impressive record breakers this season. Desmon Turner broke…