ST Vol 8 No 37

DeKalb County Passses FY2023 Budgets

DeKalb County Passes $25.5 M Budget

By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com

FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook)

The DeKalb County Commission met on Tuesday, September 13, for their regularly scheduled meeting. The Commission passed its 2023 FY budget of approximately $25.5 million. It includes a 4% COLA for employees. Other highlights of the budget include $9.127,900 for the Sheriff/Jail, $7,729,200 for Roads/ Engineering, $1,049,400 for Rural Public Transportation and other Aging and Rx Grant

9/11:

By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com

FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook)

On Monday, citizens gathered for a remembrance ceremony, at the DeKalb County Courthouse, to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the 9//11 attacks.

Twenty-one years, 2,977 lives were lost at Ground Zero in New York City, the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania in the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil.

Conspirators from the al-Qaida Muslim militant group took control of jets, hitting the trade center’s twin towers and the Pentagon. A plane that was headed toward

Projects, $6,622,400 for all other General Fund and Reappraisal Departments, and $954,100 for various other departments.

The following were hired for the Road Department:

Norman Price( District 3) to replace Steven Guffey Resignation of William King (D3) Jacob Lea (Unit) to replace Tracy Turner

A position was posted for the shop (David Maddox resigned

In Engineering, the following were approved: Project No. ST-025888-022, Resurfacing of

By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com

RAINSVILLE, Ala.--The Dekalb County Board of Education held its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, September 8. Chief School Financial Officer Anthony Cooper presented the second budget hearing of the 2023FY Budget. The Board

approved the FY2023 budget of $118M. The budget includes a 4% state-mandated raise with the board deciding on adding another 1%. A percentage breakdown of expenditures are as follows:

• Instructional -51%

• Instructional support -14%

• Operations and Maintenance -9%

• Transportation-7%

• Child Nutrition- 8%

• General Administrative- 4%

• Capital Outlay- 5%

• Debt Services 1%

• Other (which includes extended day programs, preschool and tutoring) 2%

In other business the Board approved the following resignations:

• Lindsey Cofield - CNP Worker - Geraldine High School - 8/30/22

The following Leaves of Absence were approved:

• Rebecca Guinn - Store Worker - Fyffe High School - 8/1/22-9/12/22 (Extended from 8/26/22)

• Traci Roper - EL Teacher - Sylvania High School - 8/16/22-5/26/23

(Intermittent)

The following On the Job Injury was approved:

• Nicole Travis Green - Pre-K Auxiliary - Fyffe High School - 33 days

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:

• Levi Maness

We will Never Forget

Washington crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania after crew members and passengers tried to storm the cockpit to regain control.

The self-proclaimed mastermind of the attack, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, is awaiting a long-postponed military tribunal.

Our nation banded together for weeks, and years after the attacks. We consoled one another and prayed for strength. Our nation saw a true sense of unity.

At the Remembrance Ceremony, the attendees were asked to remember the unity we all felt as a country following the terrorist attack and to take pride in our Nation. Twenty-one years later, we keep the promise that we made “To Never Forget”.

Photo by Amy West | Southern Torch

Holt & Co. Grand Opening

Scottsboro Bluegrass Festival

western. The term bluegrass wasn’t formally used until the late 50s and did not appear in the Music Index until the 1965.

Submitted

SCOTTSBORO, Ala.-- On Saturday, September 10, Holt & Co. held their Grand Opening. Not only was it to celebrate a dream becoming reality but also to many other local small businesses that call Scottsboro home.

Nicki Holt has been a hair stylist for twenty years. After marrying her husband Zac Holt in 2015, she moved to Scottsboro. She has grown to love this town and the people it’s made of.

Holt is proud to be leasing space from Downtown Renovation

Association. She wants nothing more than to see Scottsboro come back to life. That is why it was important to include so many local businesses in the Holt & Company Grand Opening.

Social Graces did all the preparations and decorating.

Macaroons by Jenny and Riley’s Cookies were served. A mimosa bar was provided by Nichelle Cooper of Downhome Realty. Adair Moody with The Spark Collection as well as Ashley Johnson with Seint Makeup.

Scottsboro Nutrition provided iced coffee

for guest.

There were also giveaways incorporating other businesses including Bells Aesthetics, Southern Grance, Scottsboro Nutrition and Farmasi products were donated by Chelse Cookston. Autographed books by Amanda Preston and even a private workout session with Kim Blaisdell from Sharky’s was included in the giveaways.

“It was truly a remarkable event” stated Nicki Holt. “What made it so special was the love and support of our sweet community.”

By Marla Ballard Reporter

SCOTTSBORO, ALA. – Cool breezes are ushering in autumn air and it’s the perfect time of year to grab the lawn chairs and sit out-of-doors and listen to some tunes. A Bluegrass music benefit for the VFW and American Legion will be held Friday and Saturday, October 14 – 15 at the Veteran’s Fairgrounds in Scottsboro. Friday night music headliner will be Carson Peters & Iron Mountain, Saturday’s headliner is Authentic Unlimited Band.

Friday nights headliner was previously on The Voice, The Grand Ole Opry, and the Steve Harvey Show. Saturday’s headliner is

a newly formed band, but no strangers to the Bluegrass scene. Their reputation is already advertising them as some of the best in the industry. Other bands include; Southern Reign, Heavenly Honey, Billy Wise & Mountain Time, Zion Bluegrass District, Israel Clark, and more.

The two-day festival will feature nearly a dozen bands along with arts and crafts, food vendors, a car show, and activities for children. Camper’s welcome.

Bluegrass music is a category of American roots music that developed in the Appalachian region of the United States in the 1940s. Initially included in the category of folk music, later coming under the heading of country and

The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, Monroe is commonly referred to as the “father of bluegrass.” Bluegrass music also derives its heritage from traditional English, Scottish, and Irish ballads. Settlers from Britain and Ireland arrived in Appalachia during the 18th century and brought with them the musical traditions of their homelands.

Bluegrass emphasizes the off-beat. Notes are anticipated, in contrast with laid back blues where notes are behind the beat, which creates the higher energy characteristic of bluegrass. The style largely developed out old-time string music traditionally played exclusively on acoustic instruments. Greats like Earl Scruggs later in the mid-40s developed the style even further.

The Scottsboro Fairgrounds are located at 220 Cecil Street, Scottsboro. Call Micah McCreary for more information 256-783-7018. Spaces are still available for entertainers and other festival activities.

Inside The Statehouse

By Steve Flowers

Those of us who served a long time in the legislature have a lot of stories. I served 16 years from 1982 to 1998 from my home county of Pike. I chose not to run again in 1998. However, I missed the comradery and friendships of other legislators who became lifelong friends.

It was apparent that those of us who hailed from smaller towns and rural counties knew our constituents better and were better known by our constituents than those from urban areas.

Our name identification was exponentially higher than our big city colleagues for obvious reasons.

Our folks usually knew us. They knew everything about us. They knew when you went to work, when you walked, when and where you ate and what ballgame you attended. In essence, they knew how to find you. It was a full-time job for a small town legislator. The big city boys could simply come to Montgomery and vote and go home to anonymity. We small town legislators were expected to go to every fish fry, barbeque, dinner on the grounds, preacher’s anniversary, homecoming and ballgame in our county.

My availability was exacerbated by the fact that my mama’s and daddy’s families had been

residents of my county for a long time. Many of my constituents had watched me grow up and a good many were kin to me.

When I got elected at age 30, my phone started ringing and it never stopped the entire 16 years. I still get constituent calls today after being out of office 20 years. We had no resident congressman, so I got all of his calls. If a pressing matter was being discussed on the national scene, people called me because they did not distinguish a difference between a state legislator or a national legislator. In fact, they would see me on the street and ask me why I was not in Washington. Most of the congressional calls I got, however,

were for lost Social Security checks. In fact, most of the calls I got were not related to my job as a state legislator. There were calls that pertained to why someone’s garbage had not been picked up, a neighbor’s dog was barking all night, a road needed paving, roadside litter was not being picked up or state workers are lazy and do not work. In my first few years, a trend set in that was especially irritating –some folks thought that since you were a state politician you could get them out of jail.

As you know, Saturday night is a honkytonking, drinking night. Every drunk that got put in jail for drunken behavior would invariably call my

house and ask me to get him out. I finally refused to answer the phone on Saturday night after 8 p.m. Years later, I was so glad to vote for the legislation that mandated that every drunk driver had to stay in jail for 24 hours.

However, prior to that decision, I got an interesting call one Saturday night around 7:00 p.m. It was from a gentleman my parents’ age who was from a large family in the northern part of my county. I could tell he was in a bar because I could hear music in the background. I thought here we go, he’s wanting to get either bailed out or his garbage had not been picked up on time. He began slowly, he was wasn’t

quite drunk, but he was on his way because he was slurring his words. He began, “You know Steve, I’ve known you all your life and we all voted for you up here, and I’ve known your mama and daddy all my life, we all went to school together…. well Steve, I’m out here at the Holiday Inn bar trying to have a quiet drink and all these young people out here are playing this music too loud….. when you get back to Montgomery will you please pass a Bill requiring bars to lower the decibel level for music in certain establishments?”

Bless his heart, at least he was asking me for something that pertained to my job.

See you next week.

Beloved Commissioner Passes

Blalock, Cayde Henagar, Holden Henagar, Cloey (Luke) Wells, Gracey Morgan, Mercer Mitchell, Sawyer Mitchell, Charlsie Mitchell, John Case Patterson, Blakely Patterson, Kenzie Bates and Nate Bates, Great Great GrandchildrenPaisley Wells and Asher Wells.

Rainsville Gives Chemical Spill Update

purchase of a drone for the Rainsville Police Department

• Accepted Project RES-2022-01 for paving Martin, Gala, Rosewood, Willingham, Davis

• Approved a $1,000 sponsorship to Alabama Stock Dog Association

W.C. Buttram age 80 passed away peacefully on September 12, 2022, in his home, surrounded by those he loved.

W.C. was born on January 31, 1942 in Sylvania, AL. W.C. graduated from Sylvania High School in 1961, and married his sweetheart Joyce Buttram in 1962. Together they built a home and family in Sylvania, AL. W.C. began his Furniture business in 1970. He also served 16 years as a member of the DeKalb County Commission, 8 of those he proudly represented them as chairman. He just

received his 50-year pin as a mason in 2022.

W.C. had a love and passion for outdoors. He found joy in his family and especially his grandchildren.

W.C. is survived by his loving Wife, Joyce Buttram, Sister Barbara Fairris, Daughter Haven (Randy) Blalock, Daughter Terri (Kent) Wilborn, Chosen Son Chris Johnson.

GrandchildrenCraig (Bridget)

Blalock, Tasha (Matt) Mitchell, Teryn (Levi)

Patterson, Kendra (Nathaniel) Bates. Great GrandchildrenColetrane Blalock, Carter Blalock, Collin

He was preceded in death by his Father- William Chester Buttram, Mother- Adell Buttram, SiblingsAvonell Anderson, Gene Buttram, Charles Buttram, Don Buttram, Sue Johnson and Waymon Buttram.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 1PM at Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Kent Wilborn, Bro. Nathaniel Bates & Bro. Levi Patterson officiating. Burial will follow in Union Grove Cemetery with Rainsville Funeral Home, Inc. directing, www. rainsvillefuneralhome. com.

Visitation will be Tuesday, September 13th from 5PM-8PM & Wednesday, September 14th from 11AM-1PM

By Marla Jones Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com

RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Rainsville City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, September 7 due to the Labor Day Holiday. Rainsville Fire Chief Willimac Wright addressed the Council regarding the chemical spill that occurred at the intersection of AL-75 and AL-35. Over 43,000 pounds of organic peroxide, which is used in meat and poultry plants, were spilled.

The cleanup lasted nearly 24 hours with numerous agencies responding to help.

Chief Wright stated that he was unsure if this was the first chemical spilled in Rainsville but was certain it was the first of that magnitude.

“It was a long day. Traffic was a nightmare for people but it was a much-needed situation to keep everyone safe” stated Chief Willimac Wright.

In other business, the Council approved the following:

• Ordinance 09-07-2022, which

Collinsville Drugs

September 15, DeKalb County Hospital Association - DeKalb County Hospital Association dba DeKalb Ambulance Service will hold their regularly scheduled board meeting on September 15, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. in the Carson Educational Building at DeKalb Ambulance Service, 208 Airport Road W, Fort Payne, AL. The public is invited to attend.

September 17, Boom Days Heritage Celebration - Fort Payne Boom Days Heritage Celebration has a much deeper breadth of events and activities and

all over the region. It’s a significant cultural event for our city celebrating Fort Payne’s unique beginnings nearly 130 years ago. Boom Days

Heritage Celebration honors Fort Payne’s rich cultural past with events that tie the history to the present, great historical artifacts and clothing at the Fort Payne Depot Museum, a miniature railroad system in the original office of the Coal and Iron Company, music covering all musical genres.

September 18, 106th Homecoming Service - The 106th Homecoming service for Second Baptist Church, Fort Payne, is scheduled for Sunday, September 18. Rev. Clifton Brown, a former pastor, will be preaching. The service will begin at 10:55 a.m. and a covered dish luncheon will follow. All members, past and present are invited to attend.

September 24, Relay for Life - Located at Caldwell park from 2 - 7pm. Proceeds will benefit Gus and Jennifer Hembree of Pisgah. Live music performances will

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include Muddy Water Band, Cody Cookston, Robert Lee, and Shomons. For more information contact Amanda Crawford at (256)687-0030 or Mathew Anderson at (256)244-2899

October 8, Canyon Half Marathon - Fort Payne, ALJacksonville State University and the Little River Canyon Center is pleased to announce the 9th annual half marathon set to be held on Saturday, October 8th, 2022.

Possibly one of the most scenic half marathons in the country, the certified course loops 13.1 miles on paved roads, starting and

increased Municipal Business License Issuance Fee from $12.00 to $14.00

• Resoultion

09-07-2022 (A) which surplused a 2001 Fire Engine

• Resolution

09-07-2022 (B) which approved the surplus of unused service equipment at the Rainsville Fire Department

• Resolution

09-07-2022 (C) accepting Wiregrass

Construction Bid for paving Boozer Road

Project CRP-RES-2022-034

• Resolution

09-07-2022 (D) regarding Sanitation

Maintenance/Delivery

Fee of $25 for all new customers due to rise in material and equipment prices

• Approved the purchase of supplies for the annual Fire Prevention Month for the Rainsville Fire Department in the amount of $1,600.00

• Empowered Mayor Lingerfelt to sign the JJAG Grant for the Rainsville Police Department which pays 100% of the purchase of an electronic fingerprinting machine

• Empowered

Mayor Lingerfelt to sign the Walmart Grant of $5,000 for the

The City of Rainsville held a budget workshop to discuss the 2022 -2023 fiscal year budget on Monday.

According to City Accountant Betty Holt, the City of Rainsville has an 8% increase in overall budget revenues.

A 3% cost of living wage increase was discussed for City employees.

Other items that were requested to be added to this year’s budget include:

• Purchase of a new generator for the Rainsville Police Department

• Purchase of a patch machine for the Street Department

• Hiring of an additional fireman to have three on each shift Council members also discussed a possible increase in the Rainsville Chamber of Commerce budget. No items were approved during Monday’s budget meeting.

The next Regular Council Meeting will be held on Monday, September 19, 2022 beginning at 4:00 p.m.

ending at the Little River Canyon Center.

Starting at 8:00 am, the first 5 miles of the run will follow the Little River Canyon National Preserve’s scenic and sometimes challenging rim of the canyon, as the remainder winds through gently

LEGALS LEGALS

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY, ALABAMA

CASE NO.: 2022-316

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF BILLY TERRY COLLEY, DECEASED

ADMINISTRATOR’S

NOTICE TO FILE

CLAIMS

TAKE NOTICE

that Letters of Administration having been granted to William Eric Colley, as Administrator Ad Colligendum of the Estate of BILLY TERRY COLLEY. deceased, on the 24 day of Aug, 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.

Said notice to be published September 2, 9, & 16

NOTICE

The Jackson County Commission has openings on the following boards: Department of Human Resources

Please send letters and board applications of interest to the Jackson County Commission Office.

Letters and applications can be hand delivered, mailed, or emailed. Board applications can be located under quick links on our website (jacksoncountyal.

Please address letters and applications to:

Bill Nance Jackson County Commission

Attn: Kacy King 102 E. Laurel St. Suite 47 Scottsboro, AL

Letters can be emailed to commission@jcch. net with the subject heading: Letter of

All letters must be received by Monday, September 12, 2022 by 4:30 PM.

Funeral Homes

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY, ALABAMA

CASE NO.: CV-22900112

HIDDEN LAKE AT LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., PLAINTIFF, VS. LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN RANCHCCC, LLC, DEFENDANT.

NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT TO LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN RANCH – CCC, LLC, TINA MCDONALD, THE REGISTERED AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN RANCH

CLASSIFIED

Tony’s Body Shop in need of an auto body technician. Must have experience with auto body filler. Call Tony at (256)844-6671

Lookout Mountain Ranch – CCC, LLC and Tina McDonald, the registered agent for service of process for Lookout Mountain Ranch – CCC, LLC, take notice that on June 23, 2022 a Complaint was filed in the above-styled case concerning past due HOA dues, late fees, reasonable attorney’s fee and Court costs. The Complaint alleges claims against Lookout Mountain Ranch – CCC, LLC including but not limited to: breach of the terms and conditions of the Declaration of Protective and Restrictive Covenants and Bylaws of the Hidden Lake at Lookout Mountain Subdivision, failure to pay HOA dues, late

fees, and attorney fees, and demands monetary judgment upon the same. You are hereby notified to file a responsive pleading within thirty (30) days after the last publication of the Notice or on or about November 11, 2022. Said Notice being published on September 16, 2022; September 23, 2022; September 30, 2022 and October 7, 2022 in the Southern Torch, and on September 21, 2022; September 28, 2022; October 5, 2022 and October 12, 2022 in the Cherokee County Herald.

CIRCUIT CLERK OF DEKALB COUNTY, ALABAMA

Said notice to be published

September 16, 23, 30, & October 7

$118M FROM PAGE 1

- Business Education Teacher (Leave from 9/6/22-5/26/23)

- Crossville High School (Effective 9/6/22)

• Hannah Paddock McCurdy - Elementary Teacher - Sylvania High School (Effective 9/12/22)

• Alisha KieperItinerant Special Education TeacherIder Special Services Center (Effective 9/6/22)

• Dallas DodsonFamily Consumer Sciences Teacher (Leave from 9/19/2212/16/22) - Valley Head High School (Effective 9/19/22)

Support:

• Carol Goodridge

- Itinerant Special Education Paraprofessional - Ider Special Services Center (Effective 9/9/22)

• Ricky Templeton

- Bus Driver - Crossville Elementary School (Effective 9/6/22)

• Randall Johnson

- Custodian (12 months)

- Geraldine High School (Effective 9/7/22)

The following Volunteer Coaches were approved:

• Ider High School - Cody FeltmanBaseball

• Sylvania High School - Gary Talley - Basketball

• Valley Head High School -Jared Hulgan - Football

The Coaching Supplement for Sylvania High School was approved.

The following Contracts were approved by the Board:

• Luette Benefield - Contracted Band Teacher - Collinsville (Summer, School year)

• Jordan Todd King - CNP Worker (1 hour) - Henagar Jr. High School

The date of the next meeting of the DeKalb County Board of Education will be held on October 18, 2022 A Work Session will begin at 4:30 P.M., and the regular meeting at 5:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room at the Facilities Building.

$25.5M FROM PAGE 1

CR-147 and Various Municipal Streets – Awarded to Rogers Group, Inc. = $548,872.24

• Awarded Annual Bids (multiple vendors for road building materials)

• Road 9076 Resurfacing Proposals – Awarded to TriState TNT Paving = $23,000.00

• Traffic Striping Proposals – Awarded to JC Cheek Contracting = $13,968.75 (on County Roads 78, 97, 505 and Brooks Street in Fyffe)

• Vacated a portion of the undeveloped platted right-of-way within the Gorham Mini Farms, between County Roads 130 & 89)

The following changes were made in Sheriff’s Office:

• Move Tim Rector from SRO at Collinsville to SRO at VH (to replace Lamar Bray) – Both were Part-time employees

• Hire Jairo Castillo to replace Tim Rector as SRO at Collinsville – FT (1/2 of the difference to be paid by BOE)

• Transfer Allie Cowart from PT to FT and transfer Ryan Sauls from FT to PT Dispatch Jail:

• Hire Tiffany Edwards, Justin Bryan, Jessica Johnson, Emmanuel Patters and Shawn Rehm to replace employees that have resigned/ retire

• Promote Nathan Gentry to replace Christopher Zito as Shift Sgt

• Promote Christopher Zito to Staff Sgt to replace Lee Meadows

• Transfer Gary Boulding from Transport to work crew to replace Donald Morgan

• Transfer Charles Young from Admin Asst to Transport

• Transfer Christina

Corona to Admin Asst to replace Charles Young

The shared Use Agreement for the DeKalb County Emergency Management was passed. This is an MOU with Birmingham Emergency Communication District to share P25 infrastructure (the AIRS – the State system). An HVAC Bid tp replace an HVAC Unit at the jail was approved in the amount of $24,860.

The Title VI Resolution was passed. This is a required resolution saying the County has a policy of non-discrimination and that they make an effort not to discriminate for the Rural Public Transportation Department.

The Investment Resolution was passed which is a resolution that would authorize County Administrator Matt Sharp to negotiate for the investment of surplus funds in US Treasuries.

Currently, any of our ARPA, Bond or other funds on hand are held in CDs at a rate of 0.25%. Brad Green with Raymond James has said US Treasuries (which are secured and we have the legal right to invest in) are running at about 3.0%. Raymond James would then do bids with various financial institutions to get the best rates for the County.

The next meeting of the DeKalb County Commission will be held on October 11.

KANDIELAND

OBITUARIES

Laura Ann Obenlander - 77, of Fort Payne, passed away September 11, 2022 at Cherokee Health & Rehab. Funeral services will be 3:00pm Sunday, September 18th.

Wilson Burt

Miles Lambert Beaty - passed away on September 6, 2022.

Funeral: Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 3:00 PM. Bryan Lynn Phillips - 55, of Mentone, Alabama, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022. Funeral:

Tuesday, September 13, at 11:00 AM. Charles Ellis Blevins - 83, of Fort Payne, Alabama, passed away on

Monday, September 12, 2022 at DeKalb Regional Medical Center. Funeral:

Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 2:00 PM.

Cornerstone

Robert Wayne Tinker - 82 of Pisgah died Friday, September 9th at his residence. Funeral services are Sunday at 2 PM CT at Corner Stone Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jerry Cornelison officiating.

Kerby

Luna Jeanne Harbin - 60 of Henagar passed away on Tuesday September 06, 2022 at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham. Funeral service is Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 12pm.

Glenda Dale Roden - 74 of Pisgah passed away on Wednesday, September 07, 2022 at her residence. Funeral service is Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 2pm.

George William Smith - 82 of South Carolina, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at his residence in Henagar. Graveside Service is Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 3:00pm.

Rainsville

TW (Tubby)

Letchworth - 92 of Fyffe, AL passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at his residence. Funeral service is Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 2:00PM.

Andrea Pineda Koehler Allen - 54 of Section, Al passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at her residence. Funeral service will be held at

Harmony Baptist church on Friday, September 16, 2022 at 1:00PM.

Joseph Dwight Golden - 65, of Letcher Alabama, passed away on September 4th after a short stay in a Chattanooga hospital. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on September 10, 2022 at 2:00pm.

Lloyd Woosley - 77, passed away Friday at his residence. Funeral Service will be Sunday September 11, 2022 at Scottsboro Funeral Home at 2:00pm.

Jason Daniel Gifford - 40 of Scottsboro, Alabama passed away Friday, September 9, 2022. Funeral service will be held at 12 noon

Monday, Sept 12.

Pamela Ann Campbell - 58 passed away peacefully Saturday, September 10, 2022. Services will be held at 2 p.m.

Wednesday, September 14.

Karen Frayer

Burton - 66 of Hollywood, Alabama passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept 15.

Mary Kate Carter Barclay - 97 passed away September 11, 2022. A graveside service will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery at 3 p.m.

Harold B Kilgore86, of Scottsboro passed away Sunday September 11, 2022.

Graveside Service will

be Thursday September 15, 2022 at 11:00am.

John Horton Brewer - 93 of Estillfork, Alabama passed away Monday, September 12, 2022 at his home. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at Clay Cemetery in Princeton.

John Reeves - 78 of Scottsboro, Alabama passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Thursday, September 15, 2022. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

J.B. Smith - 79 of Scottsboro, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Services will be held by the family at a later date.

Clyde Everett Martin - 87 of Fyffe, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at 3pm on September 11 with burial to follow.

Joe Michael Rogers - 55 of Crossville, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2022. The family will be having a private burial at a later date.

John H. Bolton - made Heaven his eternal home on September 7, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held at 12pm

Eastern/11am Central

on Saturday, September 10.

Elizabeth Ann Neely Holloway - 66 of Section, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022. Visitation will be held from 12pm-4pm on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.

Martha Petty Knight - 76 passed away peacefully on September 8, 2022. Service and celebration of Martha’s life will be held on Thursday, September 15th at 1pm.

Shirley Fay Hall - 75, of Fyffe passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 1pm Saturday, Sept 10.

Dylan Dale Haney - 21 of Fyffe, passed away Friday, September 9, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, September 14.

Michael K. King67 of Crossville passed away, September 10, 2022, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with burial to follow.

Billy Paul Reel - 71, of Fyffe passed away on September 10, 2022. Funeral service will be held at 3pm

Monday, Sept. 12.

Lonam Franklin Wigley - 90, of Rainsville passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Funeral services are set for 1pm Saturday, September 17, 2022.

Scottsboro

W.T. Wilson

Football Finals for September 8 & 9, 2022

Sand Rock 35, Section 6

Piedmont 34, Plainview 21

Geraldine 23, Hokes Bluff 2

Fyffe 49, Whitesburg Christian 6

Pisgah 40, Collinsville 28

Sylvania 42, Ohatcee 14

Tuscaloosa Chrisitan 16, Cornerstone Christian 0 Boaz 55, Crossville 0

Gadsden City @ Fort Payne NSM @ Ider

North Jackson @ Randolph (Scottsboro had a bye this week)

Sylvania Rumbles to Victory Wildcats Fall Against Titans

By Roger Scott Sports Reporter roger@southerntorch.com

SYLVANIA, Ala.

-- Sylvania used balanced offense and a stout defense to overwhelm Ohatchee 42-14 in a 3A, Region 6 matchup Friday night.

The Rams piled up the points and yardage while building a quick lead over the Indians in the first half.

Sylvania’s first drive covered 70 yards in just over 2:30. Aiden Parham found running room behind the Rams’ line three times and caught a 22-yard pass from Jaxon Smith before punching it in from three yards out with just under 9:30 left in the first quarter.

Conner Andrade’s PAT was good to give Sylvania the 7-0 lead.

The Rams’ defense forced a three-and-out on Ohatchee’s first possession.

On Sylvania’s next drive, freshman Landon Watkins gained seven yards around right end before Parham took it to the house on a 76-yard scamper. Andrade made the score 14-0 with 6:33 left in the first quarter.

After the kickoff, Sylvania’s defense went to work again as sophomore safety Josh Scott intercepted a pass from Ohatchee quarterback Bryce Noah and returned it to the 3-yard line. Two plays later Smith found Watkins for the touchdown with 4:50 left in the first quarter.

After the PAT, the Rams led 21-0.

“Overall, we graded fairly well on the offensive side of the football up front, a lot of guys executed well and finished blocks up front,” said Sylvania head coach Tyler Vann.

“Our backs did a good job running the ball well... I felt like the things we did early kept [Ohatchee] off balance.”

“Defensively, our guys played pretty well. We stopped the run early and got up 21-0,” Vann said.

On its next drive,

Ohatchee gained multiple first downs on the ground behind Noah and senior running back Devin Howell. Noah then bounced outside for a 20-yard gain early in the second quarter to move the ball to the Sylvania 9-yard line. Nathan Jones drove it in to give the Indians’ its first score with 8:09 left in the second quarter. The PAT was no good.

“The double teams did get to us late in the first quarter and second quarter and they were moving us up front a little more than we would have liked.”

“We’ve got to do a better job keeping the intensity the entire game on defense no matter the score and get to the ball and tackle better,” Vann said.

Behind Parham and sophomore receiver Roman McKeehan, the Rams moved the ball into the Indians’ territory. Parham then scored his third touchdown of the night on a 23-yard run with 5:50 left in the second quarter.

Andrade’s PAT gave Sylvania the 28-6 lead.

Ohatchee punted on its next possession with 3:00 left in the half, and Smith completed passes to Watkins, senior tight end Brant Kittle and McKeehan to move the ball to the Ohatchee 27-yard line. Scott hauled in a pass from Smith with :09 seconds left, but the touchdown was negated by a blindside block penalty. Sylvania had a 28-6 cushion at halftime.

Ohatchee couldn’t move the ball into scoring position and turned the ball over on downs on its opening possession of the second half. Sylvania couldn’t capitalize on the good field position, however, as Noah picked off Smith’s pass with 4:25 in the third quarter.

“We have to do a better job taking care of the football; we threw one interception on fourth down and we

fumbled one in the end zone that Ky [Shankles] was able to jump on,” Vann said.

The Rams’ defense was solid again and forced another Ohatchee punt.

Watkins then took a short pass from Smith and sprinted 49-yards to the Ohatchee 5-yard line. Parham finished the drive with a touchdown, and Sylvania led 35-6 at the end of the third quarter.

“Special teams were really good. Andrade was a bright spot; he kicked the ball well. We lost contain one time on kickoff and we were perfect on extra points,” Vann said.

Ohatchee moved the ball in the fourth quarter and added their next score with 7:38 left in the game on a pass from Noah to Howell. Noah added the two-point conversion for the 35-14 score.

Scott recovered Ohatchee’s onside kick attempt, and Smith completed a 21-yard pass to Watkins to move Sylvania into scoring position. Parham got hit while crossing the goal line, and junior Ky Shankles jumped on the ball for the final Sylvania touchdown with 5:38 left in the game.

Sylvania’s defense forced another punt and the Rams ran out the clock on offense.

Sylvania finished with more than 450 yards of offense, with 249 coming on the ground. Smith finished 12-15 for 204 yards with one touchdown and one interception, Parham rumbled to 161 yards on 16 carries and four touchdowns, and Watkins had 97 yards receiving and a touchdown.

This week, Sylvania visits Geraldine in a key region game, while Ohatchee hosts Piedmont.

By Amy Thrash Sports Reporter amy@southerntorch.com

The Fort Payne Wildcats were defeated by the Gadsden City Titans, 18-0 in region play, Friday night. In the first quarter, Gadsden City picked off a pass and returned it for a touchdown. The extra point was blocked giving the

Titans the 6-0 lead with 6:27 left in the first. Gadsden City held Fort Payne three and out on their next two possessions.

In the second quarte,r Gadsden City scored from 8-yards out, the extra point was no good,making the score 12-0 at the half.

In the second half the Fort Payne

Wildcats had their chance, getting the ball inside the 5 twice but were unable to punch it in. Gadsden City blocked a field goal attempt and returned it for a touchdown, making the final score 18-0.

Thrash Receives Honor

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN

-- The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that Heath Thrash has been recognized by the NIAAA as a Certified Athletic Administrator.

To earn this

distinction, Heath Thrash has demonstrated the highest level of knowledge and expertise in the field of interscholastic athletic administration. The voluntary certification process included a thorough evaluation of the candidate’s educational background,

After a bye week, the Fort Payne Wildcats will take on the Arab Knights, on September 23. experience, and professional contributions, as well as a rigorous, comprehensive written examination.

Heath Thrash is one of an elite group of interscholastic athletic administrators nationwide to attain this level of professionalism.

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Team of the Week Pisgah Eagles

By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com

PISGAH, Ala.--

The Pisgah Eagles defeated the Collinsville Panthers 40-28 in region play on Friday night.

It was a constant battle between both teams all night.

Collinsville scored two touchdowns at the beginning of the half to take a 28-20 lead halfway through the third quarter.

Pisgah’s Fox Tinker returned the

ensuing kickoff 92 yards to bring the score to 28-26.

Pisgah held on the next possession and then went on a 15play, 86-yard drive to grab a 34-28 lead with less than ten minutes left in the game. Collinsville

responded with a 10-play drive that died on the 29-yard line. Pisgah added another touchdown to make the final score 40-28.

Pisgah quarterback Mason Holcomb passed for 247 yards and ran

for 21 yards. Jacob Kirby had over 100 yards receiving and three touchdowns. Legion McCrary ran for 127 yards an a touchdown.

Keaton DeBoard has 22 rushes for 175 yards and two touchdowns for

Plainview Homecoming Fyffe Homecoming

Peek Receives UFC Contract

By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com

LAS VEGAS, Nevado--Trevor

Peek received his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, Tuesday night. The fight against Malik Lewis was featured on ESPN+.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is an American mixed martial arts promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Trevor Peek is a

hometown boy from Pisgah, Alabama. For years he has been using his talent in mixed martial arts in local venues but with this contract, he is now a professional fighter. He boasts a 7-0 record.

“Everything I’ve been through in life has brought me to this moment. All the hardships. All the trials and tribulations.

Every good and bad decision I’ve made has led me here.

Some I regret, but ultimately I’m right where I belong. This is my moment, and I will own it. This isn’t just a passion. This is

what I was put here for. This is my gift from God. Little over 5 years ago I had absolutely no hope. Jesus Christ gave me hope, a plan, and a purpose” stated Trevor Peek.

“ Thanks to all of my coaches, family, friends, teammates, fans, management team, and sponsors. I wouldn’t be who I am without the support that I have. Most importantly thank God for giving me the abilities He has, and for loving me when I hated myself” continued Peek.

Lauren Jimmerson 10th, Zanna Ferguson 11th, Marisa Hiett, Abby McGee, Lily Bowell 12th, Charlie Richey 9th

Collinsville. Mason McAteer hit 14-of30 passes for 121 yards and twon touchdowns. Collinsville will travel to take on Sand Rock this week. Pisgah will be on the road as they face the Ider Hornets.

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