Staff Reports DeKalb County will be well represented in the 2024 North Region Volleyball tournament this week in Hoover. Here’s how they made their way to the Super Regional contest: Geraldine…
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Bank offers free shredding
Staff Reports news@times-journal.com In observance of Cybersecurity Month and in service to their community, First Southern State Bank will host Free Community Shred Days this month at multiple locations in DeKalb…
Investing in Mental Health
By Nathaniel Ledbetter In 2018, while I was serving as House Majority Leader, a woman visited my office to share the story of her son. She had done her research and…
Plainview wins fourth straight county tournament
Story by Mark Everett Kelly Mark@southerntorch.com PLAINVIEW - Plainview won their fourth straight DeKalb County Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, defeating Geraldine in the finals, 25-21, 25-18. Aubriella Hairston won tournament MVP. She…
Library is drop-off location
Staff Reports The DeKalb County Public Library is serving as a drop-off location for hurricane relief items. The library is located at 504 Grand Avenue NW in Fort Payne. The library…
Girl Scouts prepare to set world record
Staff Reports The Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama are out to break a tasty world record Sunday – and you can help. At 2 p.m. Sunday, girl scouts will be going…
Chamber honors Women in Business
The Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce's Women in Business honorees are (from left) Amber McPherson, Woman in Management; Clara Washington, Woman in Leadership; and Alice Pettyjohn, Woman Owned Business.
Fort Payne Cross Country shines at Munford
Story by Mark Everett Kelly mark@southerntorch.com Congratulations to the Fort Payne Cross Country team and Head Coach Shana Talley for their exemplary performance at the Munford Invitational on September 21st. In…