Mary Bailey Due to the caring hearts and working hands of those who volunteer with the Marshall County Chapter of Sleep In Heavenly Peace, there’s a few more children that no…
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Sanders to hold rally in Alabama
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will bring his 2020 presidential campaign to Alabama on Sunday, May 19. Sanders will host a rally in…
Small Earthquakes shake Southeast
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Two small earthquakes shook the Southeastern part of the country on Wednesday morning. Data from the United States Geological Survey stated…
Hope in the Storm
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run,…
Patterson wins Junior Golf Championship
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com GADSDEN, Ala.—Fort Payne junior Ellie Kate Patterson recently won the Alabama Junior Golf Championship at the Gadsden Country Club in Gadsden, Alabama. Patterson shot a…
Family mourns loss of crash victim
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.— Late Wednesday afternoon, the family and friends of Timothy Smith gathered near the intersection of Pack and Sylvania Gap Road (Co. Rd 27) near…
Do Not Sacrifice the Rule for the Exception
DeKalb Sen. Phil Williams weighs in on Obama transgender directive Guest Editorial By Sen. Phil Williams Across our nation there is a deafening debate about the “rights” of those who claim…
Alabama could use an effective governor and chief justice
Opinion/Editorial By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com On Friday, April 13, the U.S. departments of Justice and Education jointly released guidelines regarding the use of bathrooms by students who identify as “transgender” to…