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Governor Kay Ivey, declared victory on Tuesday night, and avoided a runoff against several challengers in the Republican Primary.

Her opponents for the Republican nomination were Linda Blanchard, Robert “Lew” Burdette, Stacy George, Tim James, Donald Jones, Dean Odle, Dave Thomas, and Dean Young.

Ivey racked up 55% of the vote (339,600 votes) with more than 80% of precincts reporting when she declared victory. Front runners, former Trump ambassador Lynda Blanchard and Tim James failed to gain 20% of the votes.

Ivey who raised more than 9 million dollars in donations, chose not to debate her challengers and depended on campaign advertisements.

After winning the Republican race, Governor Ivey spoke to her supporters: “We could not have done this

without every single one of you here tonight. Your thoughts, your prayers, your support, and your votes, have lead us to win the republican primary election outright.

Ya’ll have been great supporters and I am so proud to be your governor. This is a hard-fought

campaign. I appreciate my competitors being willing to step forward and lead the state, and I look forward to working with them.

We are going to continue to grow jobs….continue recruiting good businesses to our state. We have the lowest unemployment rate

Lester Black, and Ron Saferite.

They gave their acceptance speech to a crowded courtroom.

“When you are doing the right thing, whose standing with you?

The Lord is guiding you and leading you. I’m telling you what there is a room full of people here and over 10,000 people in this country that believe in what we are standing for and what we are giving out. Praise the Lord for that and thank each and every one of you” stated Sheriff Nick Welden. “ This right here is for Mickey Bowen, Jeff Bain, Melissa Wilkerson, Gary Bowen, and Steve Bobbit.”

In the District Attorney for the

Ninth Judicial Circuit race, Assistant District Attorney Summer Summerford defeated Nick Jones, receiving 69% of the DeKalb vote total.

“Eight months ago, we started this campaign with a two-week-old baby and we knew we were gonna need lots and lots of prayers and we have felt those along the way” stated Summer Summerford. “When we all work together, we can get a lot done, and that’s what I look forward to. Thank you.”

Lester Black, incumbent District 4 Commissioner won over opponent Derek Rosson, by a margin of 52% to 47%.

in the history of our state. For the last 18 months, we’ve had the lowest unemployment rate in the entire Southeast.

We will continue to fight to make Alabama the best place to work, live, raise a family, and yes, play football.

Tonight we celebrate-tomorrow it’s back to work…we cannot let Democrats reverse the progress we’ve made in Alabama. There is no step too high for a high stepper.

The best is yet to come-may God continue to bless you and the great state of Alabama.”- Governor Kay Ivey The race for the Democractic nomination for Governor is headed for a runoff. With 87.6% of the votes counted, Yolanda Flowers, a retired rehabilitation specialist had 56,859 votes or 33.8%. State Sen. Malika Sanders Fortier of Selma, had 54,636 votes of 32.5%. Flowers and Fortier will meet in a runoff on June 21.

The General Election will be held on November 8, 2022.

The Results are In!

By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- The votes have been cast in the Primary Election and the results are in.

DeKalb County Incumbent Sheriff Nick Welden received the majority of votes, which was 10,548, and was declared the winner in the Republican Primary. Opponents Craig White received 1,296 votes and Terry Wadsworth received 442 votes.

Nick Welden made his walk to the Courthouse with his supporters along with Summer Summerford,

“I want to thank everybody who helped on this campaign. Thank you, Lord, it’s over” stated Lester Black. “I started out 4 years ago for everybody, not just a handful of people, and for the people who voted for me, we have done that again and I will represent everyone in my district. I make that promise today.”

Ron Saferite defeated incumbent Chris Kuykendall in the District Three County Commissioner race, 1,405 votes to 1,161 in Tuesday’s election.

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Dog, Passes Away

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Family-owned businesses in Alabama come and go regularly.

However, Payne’s has withstood the test of time. Located on the courthouse square in downtown Scottsboro, Payne’s Soda Fountain & Sandwich Shop might have you believe you have time-traveled back to the ‘50s. This historic institution, now run by motherdaughter duo Lisa Garrett and Jessica Walton, has been in business for 153 years.

Virginia native and Civil War veteran William Henry Payne opened the drug store in 1869, a year before Scottsboro was incorporated. While

quickly becoming famous for its medicine, Payne’s became just as famous for being the first place in Scottsboro to sell Coca-Cola.

Payne moved his business around for a while before eventually settling at its current location, 101 East Laurel St. on the Jackson County Courthouse square. In 1891, Payne’s briefly closed and then reopened exclusively as a restaurant.

After Payne died in 1899, his sons took over the business.

Since then, many owners have passed the business along.

Today, Elizabeth Payne Word, greatgranddaughter of William Henry Payne, owns the building,

while Garrett and Walton own the restaurant.

Garrett and Walton, who moved to the area from Pittsburgh, PA, keep the store thriving by serving classic milkshakes and ice-cream sundaes.

They also serve a wide variety of items such as salads, sandwiches, and their famous red slaw dogs. With a menu as extensive as Payne’s, there is something to satisfy everyone.

Payne’s great service, quality food, affordable prices, and nostalgic feel are what have kept them in business for so long and attracted countless customers from all over the globe.

JACKSON COUNTY, ALA.--On Monday, Roscoe, the campus dog for Northeast Alabama Community College, passed away. This came just days after the college unveiled the new statue of Roscoe and the NACC mascot, Trooper the mustang.

NACC President Dr. David Campbell stated via a Facebook post that Roscoe’s death was caused by calcification on his spine that prohibited his ability to walk or maintain bodily functions. Dr. Campbell also believed Roscoe to be at least 15 years old at the time of his passing.

Dr. Campbell is glad Roscoe was able to live to see his statue unveiling, which took place on May 12. He went on to say, “We were blessed that we had him at Northeast for as long as we did.”

Barbara Kilgore, NACC Associate Dean of Instruction, designed the life-sized statue of Roscoe and Trooper. The statue, which features Roscoe

campaign. The six others seem to not do anything, and nobody really knew who they were.

The six no name candidates were Stacy Lee George, Dean Young, Dean Odle, Donald Trent Jones, Dave Thomas, and Lew Burdette.

When Burdette qualified, he looked like he had the potential to be a viable candidate but he seemed to never get out of the gate. If he was running a getting acquainted race, it was unsuccessful.

He would probably have as much name identification as a baseball player from the 1960s, who had the same name.

As a boy, I had a baseball card of Lou Burdette, who was a pretty good pitcher for the old Milwaukee Braves.

Donald Trent Jones probably was hoping that folks would think he was the golf course

developer for our famous state links.

Dave Thomas was maybe hoping that voters would think he was the Wendy’s hamburgers founder.

Today, what we need in the “also ran” category or what I call “run for the fun of it” candidates is another Shorty Price.

Most of you do not remember Shorty Price. Ole Shorty was the King of run for the fun of it candidates. He ran for governor every time and really didn’t care how many votes he got. He just ran for the fun of it and boy was he fun to watch and visit with.

He brought new meaning to the word colorful.

Shorty was a native of Barbour County, which by the way is George Wallace’s home county. In fact, Wallace and Shorty grew up together as contemporaries around Clio. Shorty would campaign

vehemently and viciously against George Wallace, his nemesis, probably because he was jealous of Wallace’s success as a politician. By the way, Barbour County is called the “Home of Governors” because it has had more governors than any other county in our state’s history.

Shorty was maybe the most colorful political clown to ever appear on the Alabama political stage. He not only ran for governor every time, he also ran for numerous offices every time there was an election. That is how he would make his living. He would travel from townto-town, mostly in southeast Alabama and panhandle for contributions and soon after collecting the few dollars that folks would give him, he would convert his campaign contributions into a purchase of a

and Trooper nose-to-nose, is what Kilgore believes to be a perfect representation of NACC’s mission.

The memory of Roscoe will forever live on through past and present NACC students and faculty.

Former NACC student Nathan Hall said, “Obviously Northeast’s official mascot is the mustang, but Roscoe always felt like the living embodiment of what Northeast stands for.

He didn’t care who you were or where you

came from. He was always happy to see you.”

Another former NACC student Natalie Hitchcock said, “Roscoe was always a nice face to see between classes. He seemed like he was smiling at the students as they passed by him.

He was a happy, cheerful dog who loved the students and made the campus feel more welcoming.”

According to Dr. Campbell, Roscoe will be buried near the campus walking trail.

Budweiser beer.

In fact, one of his campaign slogans was “Smoke Tampa Nugget cigars, drink Budweiser beer and vote for Shorty Price.”

In one of Shorty’s campaigns for governor, his campaign speech contained this line, “If elected governor, I will reduce the governor’s tenure from four years to two years. If you can’t steal enough to last you the rest of your life in two years, you ain’t got enough sense to have the office in the first place.”

Shorty would use recycled campaign signs to save money.

He would just change the name of the office he was running for that year.

Ole Shorty usually got about two percent of the vote and usually finished last. He was really kind of proud of his usual last place finish. Indeed, one time the venerable

political columnist, Bob Ingram, mistakenly stated that Shorty finished 13th out of 14th in a particular governor’s race. Shorty blasted Ingram and said, “That’s a blasphemous lie, I finished 14th out of 14.”

As stated, Shorty hated George Wallace. One year he was one of many candidates running against Wallace.

Shorty coined the slogan, “Shorty, Shorty he’s our man, George Wallace belongs in a garbage can.”

None of these six “also ran” gubernatorial candidates were nearly as good as Shorty. I bet if Shorty were still alive and running today, he would have beaten all six of them. I wish ole Shorty were alive and running in this governor’s race.

This governor’s race would have been a lot more fun to watch.

Inside The Statehouse

By Steve Flowers

The governor’s races of bygone years were a lot more fun and colorful than todays.

We would have 10 to 15 candidates. There would be three or four favorites, but we would have 10 others that would make an effort to crisscross the state and have fun and cut up a little bit to garner publicity. The “also rans” could not afford the expensive country music stars from Nashville like the George Wallace, Big Jim Folsom, Jimmy Faulkner frontrunners could to draw a crowd.

This year’s gubernatorial race has not been interesting because a popular incumbent governor was running for reelection. Although Kay Ivey did attract eight opponents.

However, only two, Lindy Blanchard and Tim James really mounted a

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Lockwood Receives Battle of the Badges Distinguished Award

Submitted Article Fort Payne, AL – Buddy Lockwood, President and Chief Executive Officer of Artemis Shielding LLC, has been selected as the 2022 Veteran Entrepreneur of the Year by The Catalyst Center for Business and Entrepreneurship.

Buddy was selected from a long list of distinguished veteran business people from across the region as this year’s recipient.

“I am humbled and honored to be selected for this prestigious award. It’s exciting to see that so

many men and women who have served our nation in the Armed Forces have gone on to become successful leaders in the civilian business community.”, said Lockwood.

Director of Sales and Marketing Randall Ham added, “Buddy is the consummate leader. He leads from the front while allowing each member of our team the freedom to handle our individual areas of responsibility as we see best for the company.”

Artemis Shielding, headquartered in Fort Payne, was launched in 2016 with a vision to

protect people and the world from the harmful effects of radiation.

Using their patented Nanotek™ lead-free technology, they are also able to accomplish their mission without traditional lead-based products which create a hazard to both people and the environment.

The Catalyst Center for Business and Entrepreneurship is a Huntsville Alabama based 501 (C) (3) non-profit that proudly serves entrepreneurs and small business owners in every stage of business.

By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com

FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- Fort Payne emergency responders are facing off for a lifesaving cause and would like you to join in the fun.

The first-ever Fort Payne Battle of the Badges blood drive will be held on Thursday, June 2, from 8 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Fort Payne Fire Station

#1. The station is located at 200 14th St NE Fort Payne.

The competition encourages community members to give blood and vote for their favorite, the police department or the fire department.

To schedule an appointment, visit www.bloodassurance. org/battlebadges0602.

Those who donate will receive a Battle of the Badge t-shirt.

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May 28, Bowl Making Class at Orbix Hot Glass 9:00 am - 10:00 am Orbix Hot Glass 3869 County Road 275.

Bowl Making Class is our newest class offering at Orbix. In this small “suck” bowl, participants will work with a teammate to blow, suck and craft a small concave bowl with colors of their choice. Our artists are there to step in and lend a hand or guide you as you shape the glass. Each class is about one hour in length with a minimum of two people. COST $85/each.

May 28, Art in the Alley - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Boom

Town Makers Market 324 Gault avenue N Fort Payne, Alabama 35967. Pop-up Art Market at Boom Town Makers Market – Inside our lovely gallery, the artists studio STUDIO 324 and outdoors in our parking area!

June 4, 110th DeKalb County Fiddlers’ Convention - Landmarks of DeKalb County is reviving this time-honored folk tradition in the 133 year old Fort Payne Opera House. Featuring 12 categories for competition and over $5,600 in prizes, contestants can register for a single category for $10 and $5 for each additional category. 10:00 am 3:00 pm Fort Payne Opera House 510

Gault Ave N June 11, Airplane Rides - WEATHER PERMITTING, There will be free airplane rides for children and teens from ages 8 through 17 on June 11, 2022 from 9 AM to 12 noon. Parents or gurdians must sign the application.

Applications will be available the day of flight, or you may pick one up at the Fort Payne Airport prior to that date. Pilots and ground crew members of the Experimental Aircraft Association #890 in Oshkosh, Wisc. Parents may view take-off and landing and take pictures. Bad weather will cancel all flights.

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of July Celebration - 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Fort Payne’s annual Independence Day celebration brings together the community for an evening of fellowship, great music, good food, and fireworks.

The town gathers together to enjoy complimentary peanuts, popcorn and drinks. Food and drinks will also be available from local vendors, for additional cost.

As the evening turns to dusk the crowd is treated to a concert featuring our talented local musicians. The night culminates with ooh’s and ah’s as a spectacular fireworks display lights up the night.

August 13, Northeast Alabama Gospel Music Jubilee - General Admission – $30 each. Artist Circle – 35$ each (First five rows guaranteed) Church groups of 10 or more people please contact us to get a group rate discount –Doors open at 5 pm.

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CASE NO.: 2022-172 ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS TAKE NOTICE that Letters of Administration having been granted to ROBIN LYNN HENDERSON, as Administrator of the Estate of LARRY WALTER HENDERSON, deceased, on the 5 day of May,2022 by the Honorable Ronnie Osborn, Probate Judge.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JULIA ANN MARTIN, DECEASED CASE NO.: 2022-173

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: SHIRLEY JEAN ALLEN. Case Number: 2022125 EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN RE: THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY JEAN ALLEN

Letters of Testamentary on the Estate of JULIA ANN MARTIN, Deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 3rd day of May, 2022, by the Judge of Probate of said county, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate, are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.

LETTERS TESTAMENTARY AS EXECUTRIX OF THE WILL OF SHIRLEY JEAN ALLEN, DECEASED, having been granted unto the undersigned on the 3 day of May, 2022, by the Honorable Ronnie Osborn, Judge of Probate of said county, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.

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Little River Canyon and Jacksonville State University Field School are set to host the annual Canyon Camp this summer. Children ages 5 through 8 will attend camp from June 14 to 17, while children in grades 5 and 6 will attend from July 12 to July 15.

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Campers will get live interactions with amphibians in their natural habitats as well as in the classroom. Campers will also get the opportunity to learn

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Registration for each camp is $150 with a limit of 12 children per camp.

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against his opponent Don Strout.

In the DeKalb County Board of Education District 5 race, Incumbent Robert Elliot defeated Joseph Lee by less than 15 votes. Reports were made that incorrect ballots were given at a polling precinct, which raises questions that this race may be challenged The voting turnout for DeKalb was 28.7% of the county’s 45,063 registered voters, with 12,912 votes cast.

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“First off I want to thank Chris for the job he has done. I appreciate his service to the community.

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Willie Hunt, Jr. 72, of Fort Payne, passed away Monday, May 23, 2022 at his home. He was born on September 25, 1949 to the late Willie Sr. and Gertrude Burt Hunt in Buffalo, NY. He was a retired Army Veteran.

There are no services planned at this time.

Donna Jane Johnston - 76, passed away on May 16, 2022.

A retired state employee, she lived and worked for nearly 30 years in Tuscaloosa as a medical records technician, before retiring to her hometown of Crossville, where she enjoyed growing beautiful flowers. The Family has chosen cremation at this time no services have been planned.

Ruby Inez Jolley 92 of Crossville passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Shepherds Cove Hospice. Her Funeral Service will be 11 a.m.

Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Crossville Memorial Chapel with burial to follow at Dekalb Memorial Gardens. Rev. Justin Joiner, Rev. Stan Moore and Rev. Shane Umphrey will be officiating.

Burt Mattie L. Smith Jones - 82, of LaFayette, Georgia, passed away at her residence on Friday, May 20, 2022. Date of Funeral: Sunday, May 22, 2022. Funeral Location: Burt ChapelValley Head. Funeral Time: 3:00 PM CST.

Cornerstone Gayle Marie Bryant Romans - 74, of Higdon Alabama went home to be with the Lord and her late husband, Bill, on May 18th, 2022, surrounded by her family. The family will receive friends on May 20th, from 4:00-8:00 pm CT at Corner Stone Funeral Chapel.

Funeral services will be held Saturday May 21, 2022 at 12:00pm in the funeral home chapel.

Rainsville David Murdock 57 of Albertville, AL passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2022. at Marshall Medical Center South.

Memorial service is Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 2:00 pm in

Piney Grove Church (Grove Oak) Betty Ruth Bouldin - 89 of Rainsville, AL passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022 at her residence.

Graveside services will be held Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 2:00PM at Glenwood Cemetery with Bro. Labron Williams officiating.

Joyce Williams - 77 of Rainsville, Alabama passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at DeKalb Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be held Monday, May 23, 2022 at 2PM in Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Heath McCutchen & Bro. Donnie Johnston officiating. Burial will follow in Harmony Cemetery.

Scottsboro Anthony Cornell (Bo) Owens - 73, passed away at his home in Murfreesboro, TN, on Monday May 16, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at Big Cove Holiness Church at 1:00 pm Sunday May 22. Burial will follow the service at Green Valley Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12- 8 pm Saturday May 21, at Big Cove Holiness Church.

Thelma Gant Wright - Heavens flower garden needed a master gardener so God called home Thelma Gant Wright aka Susie aka Mini Duck on Friday, May 20, 2022 at Grandview Medical Center In Birmingham, Al.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m.

Monday, May 23, 2022 at the Chapel of Scottsboro Funeral Home with Rev. Duaine Griggs officiating.

Mary Catherine Woodall - 82 of Scottsboro, Alabama passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Highlands Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held at 12 p.m.

Monday, May 23, 2022 at Prince Cemetery with Dr. Dustin Henshaw officiating.

James Christopher Putman - 49 of Scottsboro, Alabama passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022. He was a Boilermaker for many years. A Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Scottsboro Funeral Home. The visitation will be Monday from 5:00pm till 8:00pm at the funeral home. The burial will be at Prince Cemetery.

W.T. Wilson Denise Humphries - 62, of Pell City passed away at UAB in Birmingham on May 18, 2022. A graveside service will be held on May 25, 2022 at 2:30pm at Blue Eye Baptist Church in Lincoln, AL. Denise was born in Talladega, AL, to Evelyn Faye Garrett and Otis Leon Franklin on June 8, 1959. Denise loved life and spending time with her twin daughters, grandchildren, and family. She had a light

inside her that shined so bright.

Martha Evelyn Parham Mitchell - 86 of Fort Payne, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Saturday, May 21, 2022 from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Pine Grove Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 11am-2pm, prior to the service, on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at the funeral home. Officiating are Bro. Donny Cobble, and Bro. Ryan Johnson, and Eulogy Ian Swafford.

Shelia Sue Cason - 73 of Albertville passed away Friday, May 20, 2022 in Huntsville Hospital.

FUNERAL 11am Monday May 23, 2022 W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel. VISITATION 10 till 11am Monday.

Mike Whitaker - 57 of Ider passed away Friday, May 20, 2022 at his residence.

FUNERAL 2pm Monday. May 23, 2022 W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel. MINISTER Rev. Chris Guinn BURIAL Fuller Cemetery.

Cynthia Ann Croft - 63 of Rome, GA and formerly of this area, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at 1pm on Friday, May 27,

2022 from W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Green’s Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5pm-8pm on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at the funeral home. Officiating is Bro. Ladon Baldwin.

Karen Jenell Pruitt - 49 of Collinsville passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 in Dekalb Regional Hospital. VISITATION 6 till 8pm Monday W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel.

James Ray Garmany - 70 of Fyffe, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 from the graveside of Unity Cemetery @ Sylvania with burial to follow.

Officiating is Rev. Jason Bell.

Loyd Wendell Gargus - 66 of Crossville, passed away Monday, May 23, 2022. Cremation services provided by W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel.

Charles Alonzo Gibbs - 80 of Guntersville, passed away Monday, May 23, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at 3pm on Saturday, May 28, 2022 from the graveside of AltoonaWalnut Grove Cemetery with burial to follow.

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By Marla Jones Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

FORT PAYNE, ALA.--The Fort Payne Track and Cross Country teams have six athletes that have signed scholarships to compete at the college level.

• Patrick Sherrill will continue to compete in Jumps at the University of Montevallo • Javier Soto will

run on the Cross Country team for Gadsden State • Marcella Sebastian will throw discus for Marion Military Institute • Lennon Ibsen who ranked No. 1 at State in pole Vault will continue the tradition at Jacksonville State University • Malik Turner will high jump for UAH • Shaq Hawkins

will high jump at Birmingham Southern.

According to Coach Penton, this is the largest number to sign in one class.

Fort Payne set seven new school records this year.

Fort Payne’s girls have been a constant top ten finisher in Class 6A, at the state meet for the last eleven years.

That included 5, third-place finishes

Ider Softball Exits Double Ot Loss For Tournament Early Crossville Soccer

By David Hall Reporter david@southerntorch.com

The Ider Hornets entered the 2022 AHSAA State Softball Tournament after defeating the ASWA No. 2 ranked Pisgah

Eagles in the Class 2A East Softball Regional. However, Ider Softball’s state tournament run did not last long.

The tournament took place over two days in Oxford, AL. Ider began the

tournament Friday morning, May 20, with an 8-0 loss to Hatton. That afternoon, Ider softball’s 2022 season ended when they fell 6-1 to Luverne in the losers’ bracket.

Shine Like a Diamond

Photo by Marvin Gentry| AHSAA Photographer

Russellville 3, Crossville 2 (2 0T) Submitted Article HUNTSVILLE – Russellville High School junior midfielder Yamilson Velasquez drilled a kick into the corner of the net in the second overtime to lift the Golden Tigers to a 3-2 win over Crossville in the AHSAA Class 4A/5A boys’ soccer

semifinals here at John Hunt Soccer Complex Thursday night.

Velaquez’s powerful kick signaled the end of one of the bestplayed matches in recent AHSAA state soccer tourney history. Crossville (16-3-0), coached by Isaac Dismuke, took a 1-0 lead early when Rodolfo Balcazar scored on an assist from Alan Balcazar at

24:25 of the first half to take a 1-0 lead.

Russellville (19-2-1) tied the match 11 minutes into the second half on the first of two goals by senior forward Juan Cano. Both goals came two minutes apart to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.

Rogelio Ramirez tied the match on a penalty kick at the 60:31 mark and the match moved into overtime.

The Collinsville 8U Girls Softball Team boost a 33-5 record L-R Front Row - Ali Potter, Adalyn Smith, Ayla Daugherty, Izzy Coker, Rachel Jennings, Marlee Colvin L-R Second Row - Karli McAteer, Paisley Howell, Kinsley Godhall, Ellie Cherry, Elianna Ramirez, Isabella Basurto L-R- Back Row - Israel Basurto, Andy Daugherty, Todd Cherry, Cody McAteer, Tyler Coker Collinsville Lady Panthers 12U Post-Season Champs Coaches: Nic Burt, Jacob Petty-Head Coach, Tim Harline, Nick Barkley Back Row L-R: Paulette Gallegos, Emily Petty, Bella Wills, Jemma Smith, Mia Justice, Chloe Deboard Front Row L-R: Lexi Burt, Maelee Barkley, Chloe Burt, Halle Peek, Emma Hartline, Myra Jones, Brayleigh Smith

Tickets for the 2022 DeKalb County Sports HOF banquet are on sale. Banquet is June 25, 2022 at 6:00PM at DeKalb Schools Coliseum. Tickets are $30. Contact any HOF Board Member or call C.M. Sanford (256)996-0513

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Refunds on the Way

By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com

RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) The DeKalb County Board of Education met on May 19 for their regularly scheduled meeting.

DeKalb County Superintendent Wayne Lyles stated that band parents who paid money for bandtrips that were cancelled due to COVID-19 will be receiving a refund soon. Once amounts that were paid are verified by each school, reimbursements will be made by the DeKalb County Board of Education, until a settlement is reached in court.

Also at the meeting, it was approved by the Board the transfer of Nick Ledbetter, from Plainview High School Varsity Football Coach and Drivers Education Teacher, to the open position of Ider High School Assistant Principal.

The following non-renewals were

made: • Autumn Fox Elementary Teacher Geraldine High School - 5/27/22 • Terry Taylor Social Science Teacher - Sylvania High School - 5/27/22 • Greg Carreker - Social Science Teacher - Valley Head High School - 5/27/22 • Brynn Hayes Stevens - English Language Arts Teacher - Ider High School 5/27/22 • Cassidy Romans Scott - Itinerant Special Education Teacher Ider High School - 5/27/22 The following retirements were approved: • Rebecca McClendon - Bus Driver - Geraldine High School - 6/1/22 The following resignations were granted: • Jamie McCain - Literacy Instructional Coach (10-month) District 6/20/22 • Jessica Munger - Secondary English Language Arts Teacher - Ider High School 5/27/22 • Casey Isbell Head Softball Coaching Duties Geraldine High School

- 5/27/22 • Michelle Kincer CNP Manager Henagar Jr. High School - 6/1/22 • Deborah Young - Elementary Teacher - Valley Head High School - 6/1/22 The following leave of absence was approved: • Suzanne Hunt - Mathematics Teacher - Crossville Middle School - 8/1/22-5/26/23 • Timothy Elijah White - P.E. Aide Plainview High School - 8/1/22-12/16/22 • Crystal Gladden - Itinerant Special Education Teacher Collinsville High School - 4/26/225/27/22 (Intermittent) The following On the Job Injury was approved: • Amanda McKee - CNP Worker - Fyffe High School - Return to work 4/6/22 The following transfers were made: • Pam Knight from Instructional Coach to Secondary Science Teacher (TEAMS) at Crossville High School (2022-027) (Effective 8/1/22) • Sicily Mitchell

from Pre-K Paraprofessional to Itinerant Special Education Paraprofessional at Plainview High School (2022-030) (Effective 8/1/22) • Chris King from Shop Foreman / Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor at the Bus garage to Automotive Teacher (10-month) at the DeKalb County Technology Center (Effective 7/1/22) • Zane Dalton from Maintenance Worker to Building Construction Teacher (10-month) at the DeKalb County Technology Center (Effective 7/1/22) • Nick Ledbetter from P.E. / Drivers Education Teacher at Plainview High School to Assistant Principal (10.5-month) at Ider High School (Effective 6/1/22) • Whitney Tinker from Itinerant Speech-Language Pathologist at Geraldine High School to Ider High School (Effective 8/1/22) • Brittany Sears from Elementary Teacher to Itinerant ARI Instructional Coach for the District - Fyffe High School (Effective 8/1/22) • Mallory Jones from Pre-K Teacher to Elementary Teacher at Henagar Jr. High School (Effective 8/1/22) • Samantha Flaherty from Elementary Teacher at Crossville Elementary School to Elementary Teacher at Geraldine High School (Effective 8/1/22) • Terrie Stanford from Secondary

English Language Arts Teacher at Ider High School to Itinerant Secondary Instructional Coach - Literacy (10-month) for the District (Effective 7/1/22) • Leslie Sisk Secretary (9-month) to Special Education Services Departmental Secretary (12-month) (Effective 6/1/22) • Crystal Taylor from Pre-K Teacher at Ider High School to Pre-K Teacher at Henagar Jr. High School (Effective 8/1/22) • Lisa Oliver from Pre-K Auxiliary at Collinsville High School to Pre-K Auxiliary at Geraldine High School (Effective 8/1/22) The following Placements were made: (All placements are made pending a background review meeting suitability criteria and negative, pre-employment drug screen and appropriate certification) Certified • Dillon Cambron Agri-Science Teacher (10-month) - Geraldine High School (Effective 7/1/22) • Sherry Noles Secondary English Language Arts Teacher - Fyffe High School (Effective 8/1/22) • Alaina Welden - Elementary Teacher - Sylvania High School (Effective 8/1/22) • Angie Smith - Pre-K Teacher Geraldine High School (Effective 8/1/22) • Morgan Dunn Elementary Teacher Crossville Elementary School (Effective

8/1/22) • Harley Cambron - Elementary Teacher - Geraldine High School (Effective 8/1/22) Amanda Bearden Kirkland - Library Media Specialist Crossville High School (Effective 8/1/22) Support • Jonathan Greeson Maintenance Employee - Facilities Building (Effective 6/1/22) • Keith Britton - Custodian (12-month) - Crossville High School (Effective 6/1/22) • Austin Brown Bus Driver - Geraldine High School (Effective 8/1/22) The Board took time to congratulate local teams that had participated in the State Playoffs. The Crossville Lions and Collinsville Panthes, were State Runner Up in Soccer. The Board also congrautulated the Plainview Softball Team for making the Final Four at the StateTournament and wished the Ider Softball Team good luck in the state tournament games held on Friday.

The Board congratulated the DeKalb County graduates of the Class of 2022 and wished them the best of luck in all their future endevaros.

The date of the next meeting of the DeKalb County Board of Education will be June 3. The work session will begin at 8:45 A.M. in the Meeting Room at the Facilities Building.

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