Staff Reports Contributed Photo Topspin Pickleball Club is located at 208 Scott Avenue North, Rainsville. RAINSVILLE – Topspin Pickleball Club is set to open this weekend in Rainsville. This family-owned indoor…
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I-59 exit at Hammondville is open to traffic again
Staff Reports A four-mile segment of reconstructed I-59 northbound in DeKalb County opened to traffic Thursday. It includes the northbound Exit 231 ramps at SR-40/SR-117 in Hammondville. Contractor A.G. Peltz Group…
Rainsville promotes two in police department
Story by Donna Thornton Todd Bowen is the new assistant police chief in the City of Rainsville, after action by the council this week. Bowen was promoted to replace Matt Crum…
Thankful for help received
Story by Donna Thornton donna@southerntorch.com Angela Wiggins doesn’t know how to say thanks to all the people who helped and supported her during a frightening time. Last week, her husband Adam…
Cooper Garrett is one of several Fort Payne High School athletes representing the school at the AHSSA North-South All-Stars event.
Story by Mark Everett Kelly mark@emilysoutherntorch-com Fort Payne and DeKalb County will be proudly represented when the ASHAA North/South All-Stars square off this week in Montgomery (July 15-19). At the ASHAA…
DeKalb, Fort Payne students take awards at Skills USA
Staff Reports news@times-journal.com ATLANTA -- Career and technical students in your area were recognized at the 2024 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, on June 26-27. More than 6,000 students competed at…
Rainsville council awards bid for paving roads
Story by Donna Thornton donna@southerntorch.com The Rainsville City Council voted last week to accept a paving bid from Wiregrass Construction for work on several city streets and roads. The council approved…
What to do in DeKalb County: Two events in one weekend offer excellent choices in activities
Marla Ballard Columnist The 2nd annual Blueberry Festival at Blueberry Falls Farm will be held on Saturday, July 13. Entry fee is $5, children ages 12 and younger are free. The…