By Marla Ballard Reporter JACKSON COUNTY - Jackson County Alabama has more caves per square mile than any county in Aerica, with 3,536 charted caves. Stephens Gap is located in the…
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Memories of Southern Torch
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- Southern Torch has brought DeKalb and Jackson County breaking news, political insight, and revolutionary sports coverage since…
National Play Outside Day
By Marla Ballard Reporter DEKALB COUNTY - National Play Outside Day goes mostly unnoticed, officially it is the first Saturday of every month, so that makes tomorrow - May 6th the…
Local Methodist Churches Leave UMC
Special To Southern Torch Nick Hall On December 10, 2022, the North Alabama Conference of The United Methodist Church (UMC) voted to approve the disaffiliation of 198 of its churches, several…
Santa is Bringing Arctic Weather
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DeKalb and Jackson Co., Ala-- Dekalb and Jackson Counties are bracing for the arctic weather that is forecasted to enter the region over the Christmas holidays. …
In Operation Over 100 Years
By Marla Ballard Reporter DEKALB/JACKSON COUNTIES - In the early 1920s E.F. Akins and his son W.A. came to Dogtown, Alabama where they purchased land and a building, which still stands…
Rainsville man arrested on Production of Porn with Minors
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: June 23, 2022 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Thursday, June 16th, John Devall Burris (66…
Southern Torch Welcomes a New Writer
Southern Torch is pleased to welcome Marla Ballard as a contributing writer. Her weekly columns will feature human interest stories about the residents and businesses of both DeKalb and Jackson Counties.…