By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala.— On Friday, a group of seniors gathered at DeSoto Falls for what is known as “Senior Skip Day.” The students were spending…
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Dekalb County Softball All-Tournament Team
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.—Eighteen players were named to the All-Tournament Team at the Dekalb County Softball Tournament on Saturday: Annabelle Brown, Tournament MVP (Plainview), Emma Barkley, Collinsville,…
Visit our community parks
Featured image: The pond in Geraldine’s City Park. By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com Spring is officially upon us, and while many will be flocking to the state parks, our coverage area features some…
Valley Head holds annual Duck Race and Earth Day Celebration
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala.— The town of Valley Head and Valley Head School are holding the annual Duck Race in conjunction with their Earth Day celebration on April…
Democrat Bill Monroe kicks off campaign for DeKalb County Superintendent
By Staff Reports VALLEY HEAD, Ala.— Democrat Bill Monroe officially kicked off his campaign for DeKalb County Superintendent of Education this week. Monroe will face Republican Dr. Jason Barnett in the…
Baseball Box Scores
March 3-March 7, 2016 Sardis 11, Collinsville 7 Cedar Bluff 15, Collinsville 1 Collinsville 10, Skyline 0 Crossville 11, Fyffe 5 New Hope 11, Crossville 5 Crossville 8, DAR 7 Crossville…
Super 5 team & All-DeKalb County
Super 5 Team Boys Caleb Haynes, Section Caleb Henshaw, Section Cade White, Geraldine Jay Shirey, Pisgah Jeffery Armstrong, Plainview Coach of the Year: Jamie Pruett, Section Girls Presley Johnson, Pisgah Morgan…
Mentone loses historical tree
Featured image: The tree at the Mentone Inn has greeted visitors at the top of the mountain for the last century By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com MENTONE, Ala— For almost a century,…