By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jaxson Bruce, a fifth-grader at Plainview School, recently represented DeKalb County in California at the National Judges Cup. At the…
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Back to His Roots
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor •marla@southerntorch.com HENAGAR, Ala. — Attorney Jeff McCurdy is returning home to Henagar. McCurdy, who has practiced law in Fort Payne for the last decade, moved his…
Top Stories of 2019 (Part Two)
By Southern Torch Staff At the end of each year, we look back and choose our most important stories and narrow the list down to ten. After last week's post on…
Basketball Breakdown
By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Teams across DeKalb County are gearing up for the Area Tournament that will be held in various places next week. In…
The Circus is Coming to Town!
Special to the Southern Torch RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Get ready to share the magic of the circus with your family, when Loomis Bros. Circus brings their all new 2019 “Circus TraditionsTour” Tour…
A Queen Is Coronated
By Eloise Smith, General Manager (Photo by Amy Thrash) DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The Southern Torch family is proud to announce the appointment of Marla Jones as its new Managing Editor. Marla…
Signs Spark Confusion
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Building contractors have expressed concern regarding new code enforcement signs that are popping up in developing subdivisions in the City of Rainsville. …
Fort Payne Battles Downtown Fire
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Orvetta Angelic Patterson) FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Monday night, a blaze broke out in a vacant building in downtown Fort Payne. Firefighters responded…