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On August 18, a chemical spill occurred at the intersection of Alabama Highway 75 and Alabama Highway 35.
“After evaluation of the scene, I advised Rainsville Police Chief Michael Edmondson to evacuate 800 feet in every direction of the accident” stated Rainville Fire Chief Williemac Wright. “We set up monitor guns to help control the vapor cloud and to try to keep temperatures cool. We brought in sand and dirt to try to control the water runoff”.
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September 17, Boom Days Heritage - Fort Payne Boom Days Heritage Celebration has a much deeper breadth of events and activities and a much further reach bringing in tourists from August 28, ConferenceParentingRainsville First Baptist Church will be hosting a ConferenceParenting on Sunday, August 28 with Gary Maze from Mississippi leading. The four sessions will start at 9:00; 10:15, 5:00 and 6:15 in the Auditorium. There is no charge for this event. For more information go to com.www.rainsvillefirst.
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to put Food City is PROPERTY!!PRIVATEIbelievethe City Council and the Mayor forget-- They work for US revenuewouldforupgradehaveTAXPAYERS!THEIwouldlovetoTAXPAYERSmypropertyawaterparkthatbringinmoreandtourism winning numerous mathWootenawards.has always loved to read. It was an escape for him as a child. He did not write his first book until he was in his late thirties. Since then he has written award-winningincludingnon-fictioneighteenbooksthe ReternityWiththe Devil’s Help follows Neal’s life in tandem with his grandfather’s. The two narratives meet in what is a IntelligencertheMauricecompaniesandreviewsreceivedrevelation.majorThebookhasstellarfromauthorspublishingalike.A.WilliamsofSeattlePost-statedthe
September 2, DeKalb RetireesEducationAssociation Collinsville Drugs “Caring for you like family” 588 South Valley Ave P.O. Box Collinsville,498AL 35961 (256) 524-2981 Brandon Boswell, PharmD Pharmacist/Owner P.O. Box 218 • Geraldine, AL 35974 (256)659-2138 YOUR FRIEND, YOUR (256)638-6070DRUGSTORE! Rodney Williams PHARMACYSYLVANIARPH Call or Stop By Anytime Give Us Your RX Numbers We Do The Rest! Canyon FestCanyon Fest is an annual celebration of art and nature featuring local art, crafts, live animal shows, music, food and fun for the entire family. Free and open to everyone. Pets welcome on leashes. DeKalb Animal Hospital Joseph K McNew D V.M Linda Galbraith, D V.M. Jessica Jones, D V.M Office: Emergency:(256)845-0046(256)845-3031 125 22nd Street NW Fort Payne, AL 35967 www.dahvets.com Local Author Releases New Novel Celebrating 91! Letter to the Editor On August 20, “Nanny Dukes” turned 91. Last year, she was honored as the oldest member at Victory Baptist Church in Rainsville. She has been a second mom to so many and makes the best banana bread around for all her “kids”. Happy Birthday Nanny!! We sure do love you!! Fort wherePRIVATEforTAXPAYERSlegality’sNOTCityThetaxpayersTaxpayersPayneUniteFortPayneunite!FortPayneCouncilDIDfollowtheforusingmoneyupgradestoPROPERTY!Yes,thepropertytheywant
FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- After fourteen long months, the true story of poverty, mental illness, and murder titled With the Devil’s Help by local author Neal Wooten, will be released on September 6. Neal Wooten grew up on a pig farm on Sand Mountain, in the Blake Community. He is an alum of Sylvania School where he was an outstanding student in math. He was the first person in the history of his family to attend UniversitygraduateWootencollege.wasaofAuburnwithaB.S. in applied mathematics. He became a math teacher and the director of a math school in Milwaukee,
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When EMA truckingbegancommunicationarrived,withthecompany on mitigation efforts for a cleanup. Around seven hours after the incident started, a cleanup crew from Atlanta and Nashville were brought in to clean up the chemical spill. “We had to shut down business in the immediate area. This was a hard thing for us to do. We know this is a small town with a lot of small business owners but for their safety and for customers, we had to do that” stated Rainsville Police Chief strongforasconcentrateThisandconcentratesisgood”.actuallythelookedEdmondson.continuedfrommunicipalitiesdifferentofficersWeweforreroutingwereEdmondson.Michael“Harddecisionsmadeabouttrafficbutsafetyreasons,hadtodothat.hadsomanyfromandtheCounty”“ItprobablychaoticfromoutsidebutitwentprettyOrganicperoxideusedindifferentinmeatpoultryplants.particularisusedheatingofitselfafire.Itisaoxidizerandis
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Rainsville wasmid-morning,thenothingdecisionsChieftoservicecompany,crew,betweenourchemicalstransportationPayne.holdingtransportedchemicalsmorning,incident.onpersonnelfourteenquicklyfireindustrialwrecks,fromspill.monitorwhilereceivedDepartmentFirealonesixcallscontinuingtothechemicalCallsrangedmedical,andfire.ThewascontrolledandoverfirewerebackthesceneoftheEarlyFridaytheweretoalotinFort“Theofwasoutofhands.ThiswasthecleanupthetruckingandthethathauledFortPayne”statedWright.“ThosehadtodowithCityofRainsville”.Friday,smokedetectedatthe holding site at Fort Payne.“The chemicals built up pressure and gases were released. The area was shut down and need.togetherworksurroundingDeKalbagenciesitunknowncostFriday.Davisstate”transportedchemicalsbeenthewereSESW,12thChiefFortevacuated”businessestwowerestatedPaynePoliceDavis.ChitwoodStreet,StreetSE,13thandLoweStreetinFortPayne,closedduringcleanup.“Thespillhascleared.AllhavebeenoutofreportedChiefat4:50p.m.onWhilethefinalofthespillisatthistime,isclearthatallintheandareasextremelywellinatimeof
HighspentbulkthecheerleaderssheSylvania.AlexandriaDutton,schoolsEnglishbiology,ClassvotedStudentAssociation,Women’sStudentMuofficerBiology.PhysicalconcentratingEducation,aUniversityJacksonvilleofandschoolactive1953SchoolJacksonSpignerPlumaGracenBirminghamhusbandDeermanGrandchildrenRainsvillehusband(deceased)ShawnBeverlyFyffeHallBirminghamandHaydenhusbandSavannahGranddaughter:GardendaleBonhamandJohnofSons:GraysonHallwifeSusanofSpencerandwifeTracyofBartHallandwifeofColumbianaSpignerandDavidof15Grandchildren12GreatSister:NancyGardnerandBillofPrecededindeathHusband:O.B.HallParents:Homer&DeermanDaughter:ShawnJograduatedCountyHighinScottsboroinwhereshewasintheband,thepaper,theFTAFHA.Attheyoungage20,JograduatedStatein1956withB.S.inSecondaryinEducationandShewasclassandactiveinPhiChiScienceClub,Government,AthleticBaptistUnionandwasSophomoreFavoritein1954.JotaughtP.E,scienceandatvariousincludingSection,andAtSection,sponsoredtheandledGleeClub.ButtheofhercareerwasatScottsboroSchoolwhereshe taught P.E. and coached volleyball. Her 1985 squad made it to the state playoffs with an 18/5 record. It is estimated she influenced more than 2700 students over an eighteen-year career at SHS. In 2014, Jo was recognized for 35 years of membership in Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Rho Chapter of Beta State. While teaching, Jo developed many wonderful relationships with both students and colleagues whom she enjoyed and loved well through the years. Another of Jo’s loves was music. On August 5, 2018, she was inducted into the 2018 Class of the Tri-State Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame for contributions and achievements in gospel music. She was a published author of several gospel songs including His Name is Jesus, On the Mountain Top to Stay and Are You Prepared. She sang in the Golden Harvest Quartet and QuartetCommodoresthetraveling the southeast and recording at least nine albums, having shared the stage with The LeFevres Cathedrals,TheThe Speer Family and more. Through the years, Jo directed choirs at New Sardis Baptist Church, Minvale participatedBaptist,inboth the DeKalb County Choir Festival and Sand Mountain Choir Festival. Music was her inspiration people.wellpeoplebunch,SundayorReunion,DeermanClub,theWilks’,travelingfamiliescareerssharejoysShawnGrayson,childrenstep-momHall,wasmelodyunderscoredandtheofherlife.HergreatestjoybeingwifetoO.B.andmomandtoherFaith,Spencer,andBart.Theirwereher’stoastheybeganandhadoftheirown.WhetheritwaswiththegatheringwithHenegarBirthdayattendingtheFamilyplayingRook,anoutingwithherSchoollunchJolovedmanywellandwaslovedbymany
Scottsboro won three awards for its efforts to DaysScottsboroPromotion-categories:thereceivedScottsboroScottsboroofAwardMainCouncilScottsboroScottsboro;DowntownrevitalizetheCityalsowontheStreetHeroforitssupporttheMainStreetprogram.TheMainStreetBoardawardsinfollowingExcellenceinTrade Excellence in Planning & Public Space- Downtown Square Lighting ProjectExcellence in commercialneighborhooddowntownseffortsthedevelopmentEconomiccommunities.Alabama’sandbringingAlabamaCouncilScottsboroPhotoDowntownPreservation-HistoricTrailHeroAward-CityMainStreetfocusesonjobs,dollars,peoplebacktohistoricisatheartoftheirtorevitalizeanddistricts.
Theresa Stevens78 of service.10:00friendsTheChapelIngramAugustbeTheresaFuneralAugustpassedCumming,awayon16th,2022.serviceforStevenswillheldonFriday,19th,2022atFuneralHomeat2:00pm.familywillreceiveonFridayatamuntiltimeof Ed Webb - 84 of Fort Payne, passed away Friday August 19, 2022. servicesFuneralwillbe 2p.m., Sunday, August 21,at the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with burial following. (256)Scottsboro259-2211
Ray Thomas - 73 of Aspel, Alabama passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 25.
Kerby Cornerstone Wilson Hilda Gay Davis - 77, of Huntsville, AL, passed away on August 18, 2022. Visitation will be on Friday, August 26, 2022, from 10am to 11:45am, with a service to follow at 12pm.
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Ralph Jerry Lassetter - 71, of Rainsville passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Funeral services are set for 2pm Friday, August 19, 2022.
Cindy Lynn Johnson - 50 of Trenton, GA. died Wednesday, August 17 at Highland’s Medical Center. follow.atservicesFuneralareSaturday12Noon.Burialwill
Allie Ivey Little - 92, of Fackler, AL, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Sam Junior Wright - 80, of Scottsboro, AL, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. Albert Willoughby Pipes - 98, beFuneralAugustawayRhodeformerlyScottsboro,ofAlabama,ofPawtucket,Island,passedonWednesday,17,2022.serviceswillat11:00August20.
Dewey Amos White - 86 of Ider died Thursday, August 18 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Funeral services are Sunday at 2 PM.
Deborah Annette Cook (Stallings) - 70 of Chattanooga died Friday, August 19 at Signature Health Care of Cleveland. Funeral services are Saturday at 3 PM ET.
Therisa Sisk Sanders - 72, of Woodville, AL passed away Thursday,peacefullyAugust 18,
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2022. Service will be Sunday August 21, at 2:00pm. Roger Dale - 61, of Stevenson passed away Thursday at home. Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Monday August 22, 2022.
Robert Eugene “Uncle Robert” Davis - 65 of Ider died Monday, August 22 at Kindred Hospital. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 27 at 3 PM CT Family will receive friends from 2 PM until service time.
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Linda Gail White Sizemore - 72 of Pisgah passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022 at her residence. Funeral service is Monday, August 22, 2022, at 2pm in Kerby Funeral Home Chapel.
Joseph M. “Joe” Carroll - 72 of Albertville, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022. Memorial Services will be held at 4pm on Sunday, August 21, 2022. Patricia Ann Bolton - 75 of Albertville, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022. The family will have a private service at a later date. Jamie McCoy Ridgeway - 82 of Fyffe, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Monday, August 22, 2022 from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Corinth Cemetery. Milford PendergrassLewis78 of Henagar passed away Monday, August 22, 2022 at his residence. Funeral is 1pmThursday August 25, 2022 at W.T. Wilson Funeral VisitationChapel.is10am till 8pm Wednesday.
Virgil L. Rowell - 61 of Crossville passed away AugustWednesday,17,2022at his home. His funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Crossville Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow. Audie Jo Deerman Hall - 85 of Rainsville, Alabama passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be Monday, August 22, 2022 at 5:00PM. Burial will follow in Mountain View Gardens.Memory
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Robert Earl Lockhart - 73 of Scottsboro, Alabama passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 1 24,Wednesday,p.m.August2022
Dawn Delise Wichman - born on December 21, 1967 in Chattanooga, TN and was called Home to be with her Lord and Savior on the day of August 17, 2022. There will be a memorial this Sunday August 21, at 12:30CST.
Robert McSpaddenHowell79 of Henagar Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at CenterRegionalDekalbMedicalsurrounded by his family. Funeral Service is Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 2:00pm.
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Bymarla@southerntorch.comEditorPRICEVILLE,Ala.--ThePricevilleBulldogsdefeatedthePlainviewBears,20-8onFridaynight.ThefirstquarterofthegamebetweentheBearsandtheBulldogswasscoreless.Pricevilleputthefirstpointsontheboardwitha1-yardquarterbackkeepersprintintotheendzone.Theextrapointattemptwasgood,givingtheBulldogsthe7-0leadwith8:33remaininginthefirsthalf.TheBearsmovedtheballintotheBulldogs’20
quarter. After stopping the ground,thirdBulldogsthe33-0givingextrasecondremainingtoconnectionmade26-0Geraldinewashalf.remainingtheonscoredthewithBulldogsfailed2-pointtouchdown.yardstheCarlosConquerors,Mannreturnedpuntbackfor87andaBulldogTheconversionbutgavethethe19-0lead,2:06remaininginfirstquarter.JaxonColvinfortheBulldogsa3-yarddashintoendzonewith7:13inthefirstTheextrapointgood,givingtheBulldogsthelead.Colvinthe33-yardpasswithMannscorewith4:10inthequarter.Thepointwasgood,theBulldogstheleadgoingintohalf.TheGeraldinecontrolledthequarteronthekeepingthe remaining in the game, the Priceville Bulldogs scored on a 2-yard dash into the endzone. The extra point attempt was good, making the final score 20-8.Priceville had a total of 305 yards. Plainview had 136 yards for the night. The Southern Torch Standouts of the night were Sam Crowell and Dylan McCullough. Crowell had 39 yards on 14 attempts. McCullough has 37 yards on 10 attempts.Plainview has a bye this week. The Bears will host Geraldine puttingSeptemberon2.theball out the back of the endzone for a Hornet safety, giving Ider the 8-6 lead.With 1:01 remaining in the game, the Hornets come up short and turn over on downs. Crossville started on their own 25. With :14 remaining in the game, the Lions turned over the ball on downs. Ider took a knee in formation,victorywinning a hard-fought battle against the Lions. For battling until the bitter end, the Ider Hornets received the Southern Torch Team of the Week. Ider will host Asbury on Friday. Crossville will face the Collinsville Panthers on Saturday. ball around 8:00 minutes.With remaining9:45inthe game, Moses successfullyGarciakicked a field goal from 35 yards out to give the Geraldine Bulldogs the 36-0 lead. Coosa Christian put their only points on the board with a touchdown76-yardrun. The extra point was good, making the final score of the night, 36-7. Jaxon Colvin is the Southern Torch Standout of the night. He finished the night with 81 yards rushing and one touchdown.rushingHe had 108 passing yards with three passes.touchdownGeraldinewill host the Fyffe Red Devils for a rival game on Friday night.
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Senior #8 Lucas Hale on the carry to the end zone for the CCA Eagles. The Cornerstone Eagles shutout Trinity 48-0 to win their 2022 season opener. Kayla Fortner | Southern Torch
Cornerstone Christian Academy Homecoming Hornets Named ST Team of the Week Homecoming Victory Football Finals for Week Zero August 19, 2022 Fort Payne 20, Scottsboro 6 Decatur Heritage 24, Section 22 Priceville 20, Plainview 8 Valley Head 45, NSM 33 Geraldine 36, Coosa Christian 27 Cornerstone 48, Trinity 0 Ider 8, Crossville 6 Jamborees: Collinsville 28, Pleasant View 7 Pisgah 54, Glencoe 14 Fyffe 14, Piedmont 14 (Varsity)
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marla@southerntorch.comEditorIDER,Ala.--TheIderHornetsdefeatedtheCrossvilleLionsinanail-bitergame,8-6,Saturdaynight.Sometimestherearemoreimportantthingsonafield,thanthescoreboard.WhenCalebCauseyoftheCrossvilleLions,wasinjured,somethinghappenedthatimpressedmany.DylanGrant,ofIder,walkedCauseytoCrossville’ssideandmadesurehereceivedthehelpheneededfromthetrainers.Hethenranbacktohishomeside,toreceiveinstructionsfromhisCoach.
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By Marla Jones Sports received20-6ScottsboroWildcatsAla.--marla@southerntorch.comEditorSCOTTSBORO,TheFortPaynedefeatedtheWildcatsonFridaynight.FortPaynethekickoff
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By Marla Jones Sports narrowedwasRobinson.8-yardthewithlead.gavebytwo-pointJoshuaonansweredquarter,remaining7-6Valleywas14-yardEianremainingadvantage.BisonkickPoore.Landonconnection46-yardscoreboardpointsMountain45-33SanddefeatedValleymarla@southerntorch.comEditorHIGDON,Ala.--TheHeadTigerstheNorthMountainBison,onFridaynight.NorthSandputthefirstonthewithapassfromKellertoNyleThepoint-afterfailedbutgavethethe6-0With5:29inthefirst,Bainscoredonarun.Thekickgood,givingtheHeadTigersthelead.With1:55inthefirsttheBisonbackscoringa19-yardrunbyFarmer.TheconversionFarmerfailedbuttheBisonthe14-7TheTigersscored9:22remaininginsecondonanrunbyHunterThepointafterkicknogoodbuttheBison
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lead to 14-13. With 7:56 remaining in the second, NSM scored on a 2-yard run by Farmer. point-afterThekick failed. The Tigers tied the game on a 35-yard completion from Eian Baine to Noah Hulgan. The conversiontwo-pointby Bain was good, making the score 21-21 with 5:51 remaining in the first half. With only :35 remaining in the first half, Keller connected on a 10-yard pass to Blake Hill for the touchdown. The point after kick failed but gave North Sand Mountain the 27-21 advantage going into the Valleyhalf. Head scored on a 13-yard run by The Valley Head Tigers ran into town, taking no prisoners with a 45-33 win over the NSM Bison. Valerie Chappell | Southern Torch Eian Bain with 4:02 remaining in the third quarter. Bain brought in the conversiontwo-pointtotake the 29-27Thelead.Tigers kicked off the fourth quarter, with yet another Bain touchdown from 6 yards out. The two-point conversion by Nate Bain was good, making the score 37-27 with 10:10 remaining in the game. North Sand Mountain answered back with a 60-yard completionpassfrom Keller to Poore. The two-point conversion failed, making the score 37-33 with 8:54 remaining in the game. With 2:59 remaining in the game, Eian Baine ran it in from 5 yards. The Tigers went for two but were stopped by the Bison, making the final score 45-33. The Valley Head Tigers finished with 402 yards. North Sand Mountain finished with 356Eianyards.Bain went 3-for-3 and had 86 passing yards for Valley Head. He also had 196 yards on 33 attempts. Hunter Robinson had 89 yards on 9
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With remaining8:35inthe third quarter, Kaden Dubose added touchdownanothertothe Fort Payne Wildcats tally, with a 21-yard run, to give the Fort Payne Wildcats the 20-0 advantage. and bulldozed their way down the field to score. A bobbled miscue on the extra point attempt, made the score 6-0 with 6:12 remaining in the first quarter.Ontheir next possession, Fort Payne stampeded back down As Fort Payne took out their WildcatsremainingMitchemendzone1-yardtheScottsborostarters,avoidedshutout,withadashintothebyPorterwithonly:02inthegame.TheFortPayneimproved the field for the touchdown by Alex Akins. The Wildcats took the 13-0 lead with 1:56 remaining in the first 13-0WildcatswithquarterThequarter.secondwasscorelesstheFortPaynetakingtheleadintothehalf. their record in the rivalry Scottsboroagainstto 54-3-3. Fort Payne will host Etowah for their first home game of the 2022 Scottsboroseason.will travel to take on North Jackson.
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