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Newly-elected District 2 Commissioner Terry Harris, pictured with his wife Teresa, is sworn into his new position by District Judge Steve Whitmire. (Amy Thrash | Southern Torch)

Rainsville Approves First Alcohol Sales

DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission held an organizational meeting to swear-in new commissioners and a regular session to discuss normal county business.

District 1 Commissioner Shane Wootten was sworn-in for another term by DeKalb County Commission President Ricky Harcrow.

Newly-elected District 2 Commissioner Terry Harris was sworn-in by District Judge Steve Whitmire.

DeKalb County Road Superintendent Tom

BOE Honors Richards

Broyles delivered an update on progress on County Road 835, also known as Old Highway 35.

He reported that the job “gets bigger every day� with no date set but it’s “not looking good� for the project to be completed by the end of the year, due to issues that have arisen because of constant rainfall. Broyles stated that excavating will likely occur in sections to accommodate weather conditions.

DeKalb County Engineer Ben Luther asked the Commission to enter a funding agreement with the Alabama Department

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Rainsville Revenue Officer Kennedi Traylor discusses the process of obtaining an alcohol license. (Marla Jones | Southern Torch)

By Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville City Council held a Special Session on Monday, November 9, at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.

Items up for discussion were three (3) Alcohol Application Packets presented by the Alcohol License Review Committee to the Council. There are several other applications being processed to be presented at a future meeting.

Kennedi Traylor, Revenue Officer for the City of Rainsville, explained the process of obtaining the alcohol license to the councilmembers. The application must be approved by the Alabama Beverage Control (ABC) before the Council votes.

The Council approved the following businesses to sell alcohol: Bruce's Foodland, Topher's Wings, and the Northeast Alabama Agri-Business Center.

The Rainsville City Council will hold a regular council meeting on Monday, November 16 at 4:30 p.m. with a work session beginning at 4 p.m.

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Mark Richards (center) was honored for his 18 years of service with the DeKalb County Board of Education at a meeting last week.

Richards is pictured with fellow Board members Robert Elliott, Carol Hiett, and Monty Darwin, and DeKalb County Superintendent Dr. Jason Barnett. (Marla Jones | Southern Torch)

By Marla Jones their appreciation for his The board went into hard work for the Executive Session to have a Managing Editor Student Discipline marla@southerntorch.com administration and students of the DeKalb Hearing. The Board County School System. approved expulsion for the RAINSVILLE, Ala. After a time of gathering student. — The DeKalb County and refreshments, the The Board approved Board of Education held Board went into the the following On the Job their regularly scheduled regular session of the Injury: meeting on November 5. meeting. • Lindsey Wade, During the work session In the regular session Secondary Social Sciences part of the meeting, the of the meeting, the Board Teacher at Geraldine High board honored outgoing recognized the School (0 days) Board Member Mark accomplishments of early The following Richards, for his eighteen Retirements/Resignations graduate Kirstin Slaton of years of service with the DeKalb Board of Education. Ider High School. They also were approved: • Angie Duncan, Several guests came to recognized Tony Callaham who obtained his School tell funny antics about Mr. Bus Mechanic Certification. > BOE, P6 Richards. All expressed

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By B.A. Little Reporter beverlyannette@southerntorch.com SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Highlands Medical Center (HMC) would like to remind everyone to get your flu shot.

Drive-up flu shots are available at Scottsboro Urgent Care seven days a week from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., located at 102 Micah Way, next to Geno’s Pizza.

If you haven’t gotten your flu shot already, the Alabama Department of Public Health, the Medical

Association of the State of Alabama, and the Alabama Hospital Association encourage you to get vaccinated for influenza.

While flu activity is currently low, influenza outbreaks tend to occur during the winter months.

It takes about two weeks for the flu shot to be effective and flu season can last until May. Everyone 6 months of age and older (with rare exceptions) should get the flu vaccine, especially this year when the demands on Alabama’s healthcare system are significant due

to COVID-19. The influenza vaccination will not prevent COVID-19, but it is the best way to minimize the risk of flu.

Flu and COVID-19 disease share many of the same symptoms — fever, headache, sore throat, muscle aches, and fatigue.

However, COVID-19 is caused by infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and flu is caused by infection with influenza viruses. Similar symptoms may make the two illnesses more difficult to diagnose and treat.

Getting a flu vaccine will

reduce the chances of possible misdiagnosis and getting both diseases at the same time.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), vaccination is particularly important for people who are at high risk of serious complications from influenza. The flu vaccination has many important benefits. It can reduce flu illnesses, doctors’ visits, missed work, and school due to flu, as well as prevent flu-related hospitalizations and deaths.

By B.A. Little, Reporter beverlyannette@southerntorch.com

P M SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — The Scottsboro Public Library s has announced new hours of operations.

A The library will now be open from Monday to Friday M from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on the following Saturdays S from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: November 21, December 5, and f December 19.

P In correspondence with health guidelines, masks are T required for ages 2 and up. All library visitors must use a hand sanitizer, and no children may be dropped off. t Library cards are required, without one you may bringt your ID and proof of current address to the front desk.

Checkout is limited to five items per card.

All items checked out will be quarantined when C checked in with times varying per item. At this time, the C library's computer lab, printing, and fax services are C closed to the public.

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• Career Tech Scholarship for Non-Traditional Gender Careers: Encourages students to enter non-traditional gender occupations and meet the Non-Traditional Age requirements. Scholarship may only be used for technical courses.

• Underrepresented Student Scholarship: Encourages new students from underrepresented groups to start college or come back to college after a break on a buy-one-get-one model for underrepresented minorities

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November 14, Cornerstone 5K & Fun Run - Cornerstone Christian Academy will host their annual "Soarin' With the Eagles" 5K and Fun Run on Saturday, Novebmer 14 beginning at 8 a.m. at the DeKalb Public Lake.

November 14, Plainview Softball Mattress Fundraiser - Come get a better night's sleep and support the 2nd Annual Plainview Softball Mattress Fundraiser on Saturday, November 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Plainview High School!

This is a ONE-DAY event and all profits will benefit the Plainview Softball teams!

November 14, DeKalb Co. Republican Breakfast Club Meeting - The DeKalb County Republican Breakfast Club will hold their regular meeting on Saturday, November 14 at 7:30 a.m. at the Republican HQ in Fort Payne. Guest speaker will be state Rep. Tommy Hanes. The new headquarters is located at 3700 Gault Ave. N in Fort Payne.

November 14 & 21, Hillbilly Saddle Club Turkey Shoot - The Fyffe Hillbilly Saddle Club will host a turkey shoot on November 14 and November 21 at 12 p.m. with a $25 Foodland gift card given out each round!

Call (256) 623-3276 or (256) 899-4295 for more information!

November 20-21, Vintage Pickin' Christmas Market - Shop the best

antiques, home decor, holiday accents, and more from 50+ top vendors from all over the U.S. right here at the Vintage Pickin' Christmas Market! This event will be located at the VFW Fairgrounds in Fort Payne on Friday, November 20 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, November 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.! For early pickin' hours, visit vintagepickin. com/alabama.

November 20, The Cupboard Open House - The Cupboard will hold a Holiday Open House on Friday, November 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at their location in Fyffe. Come by for a day to get beautiful holiday decor, furniture, that special gift, and so much more! Call (256) 601-6867 for more information.

November 21-22, Little Britches Rodeo The Alabama Little Britches Rodeo will be held on November 21-22 at the Northeast Alabama Agri-Business Center.

November 27, Black Friday Boutique Market The Black Friday Boutique Market will be held on Friday, November 27 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the VFW Fairgrounds in Fort Payne.

November 27, Fisher Rescue Squad Turkey Shoot - The Fisher Rescue Squad will hold their annual turkey shoot on Thanksgiving Day (November 27) from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at 1309 Fisher Road NE, Fort Payne, AL 35967. For more information, please call (256) 845-7910.

NACC Announces Community Scholarship Program

By Zach Hester, Reporter zach@southerntorch.com POWELL, Ala. — Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) has announced the establishment of a Community Scholarship program.

The program, which is funded through NACC tuition waivers and the NACC Foundation, is available for local residents who want to "train for a new career or return to college after an extended break." It was initiated by the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) to assist Alabama residents recovering from the coroanvirus pandemic.

"This is set up for the 2021 Spring Semester only," said NACC President Dr. David Campbell. "It is really a great opportunity for someone to start a certificate, degree program, or to finish a program they had previously started."

The deadline to apply for the program is December 1, 2020.

Standard admission requirements still apply, and applicants are required to complete a 2020-21 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application.

The scholarship is available for a maximum of six (6) credit hours at Northeast.

According to a statement from NACC, in order to obtain a scholarship under this program, you must meet one of the following requirements: • Non-Traditional Age Student: Over 24 years old, new students or students

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DCSO Arrests 47 for Drug Charges

By Southern Torch Staff DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Over the last two (2) months, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, along with local police departments, the Criminal Interdiction Unit, and the ALEA Region F Task Force, have arrested 47 people on narcotic-related charges in several incidents around DeKalb County.

Those arrested include Alexander Gilbert, Phillip Mosley, Marlon Sargent, Tiffany Crocker, Kenny Taylor, Heather Dowdy, Christopher Kelly, Reace Osborn, Henry Franklin Holcomb, Thomas Dakota Johnson, Michael Lee Steele, Tiffany Lynn Moore, Erik Scott Trotman, William Timothy Busby, Sherry Freeman, Sonia Posey, Tyler King, Jessica Bussey, Timothy Brandon lee Richards, Bryon Ray Gentry, Ashley Nichole Hurst, Daniel Cruz, Sylvester Williams Jr., Calvin Williams, Paul Nelson Williams, Mesha Madonna Martin, Kyla Dabbs, Sonya Gonzalez, Marcie Auman, Heath Dixson, Francisco Javier Colunga, Diego Orozco, Diego Garcia, Anthony Phillips, Austin Cuzzort, Sara Lucille Mooneyham, Linda Ramsey, Leslie Susanne Spears, Matthew McAlpin, Angela Bates, Jamie Covington, Benjamin Gary, William Akins, Ashley

Ross, Ramiro Torres, Carlos Flores, and Geraldine Collins.

For a full list of charges on these individuals, please visit southerntorch.com.

"We would like to commend our deputies, investigators, and narcotics agents on working hard and working as a team to fight the war on drugs," said DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden. "This war certainly requires a team effort and an outstanding relationship with the law-abiding citizens of DeKalb County and our great law enforcement agencies. Receiving information is crucial in building these cases and making these arrests."

"We thank you, the great citizens of DeKalb County for putting your faith and trust in the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office to fight the war on drugs here in our county," Welden concluded.

"Politics is a thing of the past. We are here to do a job. That job is ridding DeKalb County of dangerous and illegal drugs."

In the November 6 edition of The Southern Torch, we reported that a Municipal Judge, Public Defender, and City Prosecutor for the City of Rainsville had been appointed. It has come to our attention that this appointment will not be formally made until January.

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ALABAMA — Last week, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has made their plan to distribute a potential COVID-19 vaccine public for the first time.

The plan includes a three-phase implementation that would involve limited doses of a vaccine targeted at those in high-risk categories, first responders, and healthcare workers, followed by education efforts to target critical populations not reached by phase one, and finally, special attention for communities with low-vaccination coverage.

The initial draft of this plan was submitted to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) last month.

"We want to assure the public that there will be equitable distribution of vaccine to all Alabamians, especially to vulnerable populations in rural and urban areas," said State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris.

According to ADPH, several vaccine candidates remain in clinical trials, and will be released only after review by health experts. A COVID-19 will be provided free of charge.

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PICTURED (L to R): The 2020-24 Geraldine Town Council, members Larry Lingerfelt, Stanley Rooks, Mayor Chuck Ables, Tony Taylor, Tim Gilbert, and Scott Tarrant.

• Adopted Ordinance

By Zach Hester, Reporter #20-11-02 setting the time zach@southerntorch.com and place for meetings GERALDINE, Ala. — On (they will remain on the Monday, the Geraldine second Monday of each Town Council met for an month at 5:30 p.m. and organizational meeting to work sessions on the swear-in the Town's new previous Tuesday at 5:30 administration. p.m.)

During the meeting, • Appointed Heath Mayor Chuck Ables Albright to continue as presented outgoing Police Chief and Brandon Councilman Terry Harris, Cunningham to continue who has been elected to as Fire Chief the DeKalb County • Selected Donna Commission, with a plaque Johnson to continue as commending him for his Town Clerk service. Geraldine's other • Voted to continue outgoing Councilman using Liberty Bank as the Jackie Rogers was unable depository for Town to attend the meeting. banking The Council chose • Announced the date Councilman Larry of the Christmas Parade to Lingerfelt to continue on as be held on Saturday, Mayor Pro tempore.

December 12 at 2 p.m. with During the meeting, Seth Maddox as Grand the Council made the Marshall following decisions: For more information, • Suspended the rules please call the Town of to adopt an ordinance at which it is first read Geraldine at 256-659-2122.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At a press conference this morning, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) extended the State of Alabama’s “Safer-at-Home” order, which includes a statewide mask mandate, until Friday, December 11.

The order was previously set to expire on Sunday evening.

Ivey announced she would relax some of the current restrictions of the “Safer-At-Home” order by rolling back restrictions on occupancy rates in stores and restaurants.

Businesses will be able to resume normal rates of traffic in their facilities as long as social distancing and mask guidelines are followed.

“I know you can’t go on forever with a government mandate,” said Ivey. “Sooner rather than later, it’s going to be up to us to do the right thing whether you’re mandated to or not.”

In mid-July during a summer spike in new cases of COVID-19, Ivey

Gov. Kay Ivey announced another extension of her mandatory mask mandate that began back in July. (Stephen Quinn | ABC 3340) announced the statewide the order include practical of Thursday morning, the mandate requiring masks necessities defined by the State of Alabama had for Alabamians when you almost 200,000 cases with Alabama Department of are within six feet of 3,026 deaths. 84,471 Public Health, some another person outside Alabamians are labeled as exercise, and voting or your household, a vehicle “presumed recoveries.” In religious worship, though operated by a transportaDeKalb County, 3,790 cases masks are encouraged in tion service, or an outdoor have been reported since all of these scenarios as public space where 10 or March 13 with 31 deaths well. more people are gathered. county-wide.

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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE The Father of Alabama's Republican Party

By Steve Flowers Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Three years ago, Jim Martin passed away in Gadsden at 99 years old.

His beloved wife of 60 years, Pat, was by his side.

He was a true Christian gentleman. Jim was one of the Fathers of the modern Republican Party in the south.

In 1962, John Kennedy was President. Camelot was in full bloom. The Congress was controlled by Democrats only because the south was solidly Democratic. The southern bloc of senators and congressmen were all Democrats. Because of their enormous seniority, they controlled both houses of Congress.

The issue of Civil Rights was a tempest set to blow off the Capitol dome.

Kennedy was under intense pressure to pass major Civil Rights legislation. However, he was up against a stonewall

to get it through the powerful bloc of southern senators.

Race was the only issue in the south, especially in Alabama.

George Wallace was riding the race issue to the Governor’s office for his first term. The white southern voter was determined to stand firm against integration and was poised to cast their vote for the most ardent segregationists on the ballot.

Our Congressional delegation was Democratic, all eight Congressmen and both Senators. Our tandem of John Sparkman and Lister Hill had a combined 40-years of service.

Lister Hill had gone to the U.S. Senate in 1938. He had served four six-year terms and had become a national celebrity in his 24 years in the Senate. He was up for election for his fifth six-year term. It was expected to be a coronation. Senator Hill

was reserved, aristocratic, and almost felt as if he was above campaigning. He was also soft on the race issue. He was a progressive who refused race-bait.

Out of nowhere a handsome, articulate, young Gadsden businessman, Jim Martin, appeared on the scene.

Martin was 42, a decorated World War II officer, who fought with Patton’s 3rd Army in Europe. He entered as a private and became an integral part of Patton’s team, rising to the rank of Major. After the war Martin went to work for Amoco Oil and married a Miss Alabama – Pat Huddleston from Clanton.

They then settled in Gadsden and he bought an oil distributorship and became successful in business. He was a business Republican and became active in the State Chamber of Commerce.

When the State Chamber Board went to Washington to visit the Congressional delegation, they were

treated rudely by our Democratic delegates, who were still voting their progressive New Deal, pro union philosophy.

Martin left Washington and decided that Alabama at least needed a two-party system and that he would be the sacrificial lamb to take on the venerable Lister Hill as the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate. Martin got the nomination in a convention and the David vs. Goliath race was on. By late summer the big city newspapers could feel that Martin had some momentum. He was being perceived as the conservative and Hill as the liberal.

Every Alabama courthouse was Democratic, all sheriffs, Probate Judges, as well as all statewide elected officials. It was hard to imagine that the tradition of voting Democratic would change, but the winds of segregation were strong. When the votes

were counted in November of 1962, Martin had pulled off the biggest upset in the nation. NBC’s team of Huntley and Brinkley reported the phenomenon on the nightly news.

Republican President Eisenhower called Martin to congratulate him.

However, things were happening in rural North Alabama. Martin had won by 6,000 votes but three days later, mysterious boxes appeared with just enough votes to give Hill the belated victory. The entire country and most Alabamians knew that Jim Martin had been counted out.

Jim Martin would have been the first Republican Senator from the south in a century. Some people speculate that he would have been the vice-presidential candidate with Richard Nixon in 1968.

Regardless, Martin was the John the Baptist of the Southern Republican sweep of 1964, and father of the modern Republican

Party in Alabama.

That 1962 Senate race was a precursor of what was to come two years later. Jim Martin was one of five Republicans swept into Congress in the 1964 Goldwater landslide. He probably would have won the U.S. Senate seat of John Sparkman in 1966.

However, Martin chose to run for governor against Lurleen Wallace.

In 1987, Martin became Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. As Commissioner, Martin helped create the Forever Wild land preservation program. Jim Martin has a special place in Alabama political history.

See you next week.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www. steveflowers.us.

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FROM PAGE 1 of Transportation (ALDOT) through High-Risk Rural Roads Program to purchase new signs on County Road 89 from Highway 35 to the entrance of DeSoto State Park. The program purchases signs and posts in the amount of $42,417.85 with the county responsible for installation. The program is a 90-10 match. Vulcan Signs will produce signs for

$4,178.18, but posts will be purchased from annual bids from Traffic Signs in Jacksonville.

In other business, the Commission: • Voted to keep meeting times the same as in the previous administration (second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the DeKalb County Activities Building) • Re-elected District 3 Commissioner Chris Kuykendall as President Pro-Tem of the

Commission • Approved a retaining wall project on County Road 85 with federal highway emergency relief funds in the amount of $236,264 • Approved a bid from ConTech for a bridge replacement project on County Road 386 below Aroney in the amount of $70,580 • Tabled discussion on rebuilding a dome to house inmates at the DeKalb County Jail • Approved the purchase of a new van for the DeKalb County Council on Aging from Landers McLarty in the amount of $26,612.50 The next meeting of the Commission will be held on Tuesday, December 8 at 10 a.m.

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FROM PAGE 1 Assistant to the CNP Director at Central Office (Retirement, 1/1/21) • Ronald Robertson, Assistant Custodian (9 months / 4 hour) at Valley Head (Resignation, 12/1/20) • Michael Edmonson, Bus Driver at Crossville (Resignation, 11/4/20) • Bailey Thompson, Pre-K Paraprofessional at Plainview (Resignation, 1/1/21) • Jason Willoughby, Secondary Social Sciences Teacher at Ider (Resignation, 12/31/20) The following Leave of Absence was approved: • Megan Lea, Itinerant Library Media Specialist at Ruhama/Moon Lake (1/4/21-5/27/21) • Kendall Durham, English Language Arts Teacher at Fyffe (9/18/20-2/1/21, extension from 12/18/20) • Dana Kittle, Bus Driver at Crossville (9/16/20-11/12/20, extension from 11/2/20) • Angie Harper, CNP Worker at Crossville (1/9/20-1/4/21) • Molly Martin, PE Teacher at Crossville (11/12/20-1/29/21) • Megan Jones, Business Education

Teacher at Crossville (8/18/20-2/26/21, extension from 9/25/20) • Teresa Ann Word, Elementary Teacher at Crossville (11/2/20-11/30/20) • Ashley Conde, Pre-K Teacher at Plainview (12/7/20-1/15/21) • Dana Willis, CNP Worker at Plainview (9/23/20-11/15/20, extension from 11/2/20) The following Placements were approved: (All placements are made pending a background review meeting suitability criteria and negative, pre-employment drug screen and appropriate certification) Certified • Lindsey Higdon, Elementary Teacher at Ider (Leave only from 11/30/20-3/26/21) • Dustin Brock, Secondary Social Sciences Teacher at Geraldine (Leave only from 11/2/20-12/4/21) Support • Marcia Crump, Bus Driver at Crossville Volunteer Coaches • Ider: Jason Hood (baseball), Jeff R. Whitaker (baseball) • Plainview: John David Willoughby (basketball) • Sylvania: Derek Talley (basketball), Gary Talley (basketball)

Contracts • April Hill, COVID Sanitation at Fyffe • Lorilyn Owen, COVID Sanitation at Collinsville • Gary Talley, P.E. Teacher (11/2/20-5/27/21) at Sylvania • Tammy Richards, Bus Sanitizing at Crossville • Autumn Lorie Fox, Gifted Teacher Assistant Dr. Jason Barnett and the Board discussed the Certified Supplemental Bus Driving Policy. This procedure has been in place for over two years in Collinsville. “I recommend that we make this full procedure throughout the County,â€? stated Barnett. The Board voted to approve the measure.

The Board also recognized Jacob Malone, who was awarded the “Most Outstanding AP US History� teacher award by the Alabama A+ College Ready Program.

Board Member Robert Elliott was also recognized as being granted the Level 3 School Board Member Academy Achievement.

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CRIME

Rainsville Chief & PD Take Care of Business

Austin Shane Medlock (RPD)

Charles W. Corbitt (RPD)

By Southern Torch Staff

RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On Friday, November 6th, members of the Rainsville Police Department conducted a saturation of the City of Rainsville, and Rainsville's Police Jurisdiction of locations believed to be involved in using, selling, and storing of illegal drugs. 15 arrests were made as several locations throughout the city and jurisdiction were searched. Drug Paraphernalia: including pipes, bongs, packaging, rolling papers, and syringes were found in the search. Illegal drugs

Barry Rice (RPD)

Brian Thomas Buckner (RPD)

Chadwick Scott Thompson (RPD)

Matthew Kyle Summerford (RPD)

Michael Wooden (RPD)

Dakota Byrum (RPD)

Jacob Terry Dutton (RPD)

John Whitmire (RPD)

Ocean Phoenix Rice (RPD) including spice, kratom, illicit mushrooms, and meth were also taken. A shotgun was also seized in the search.

Chief Edmonson said of the seizures "I want to thank all the officers involved and the hard work they put in on Friday". "This police department will have a

Rebecca Roberts (RPD) zero-tolerance policy on anyone using, selling, or storing illegal drugs". "If you get caught in our city (Rainsville), you will go to jail".

Chief Edmonson and the Rainsville Police Department recently joined the District Attorney’s Office Major Crimes Unit comprising

Michelle Lynn McCukkough (RPD) of Fort Payne Police Department, Geraldine Police Department, and the District Attorney’s Office Investigators.

Joining this task force provides the city with more tools and manpower when investigating major crimes and drug activity.

Chief Edmonson would also like to thank

Lamar Lisk (RPD) Mayor Roger Lingerfelt and the Rainsville City Council for continuing to provide the police department with the tools needed to do their job.

Those arrested include: Brian Thomas Buckner, Dakota Byrum, Charles W. Corbitt, Jacob Terry Dutton, Lamar Lisk, Michelle Lynn McCukkough, Austin

Mahaley Stanfield (RPD) Shane Medlock, Barry Rice, Ocean Phoenix Rice, Rebecca Roberts, Mahaley Stanfield, Matthew Kyle Summerford, Chadwick Scott Thompson, John Whitmire, and Michael Wooden.

For further information, please contact the Rainsville Police Department at (256) 638-2157.

DEATH NOTICES RAINSVILLE Jimmy Wagner - 73 of Cunningham, Ky. passed away on Wednesday, November 4.

Services and burial on Friday, November 6 at Rainsville Memorial Park.

Jack Hill - 89 of Rainsville, passed away on Thursday, November 5.

Services were held on Saturday, November 7 at Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mountain View Memory Gardens.

Verlon J. Farmer - 85 of Rainsville, passed away on Saturday, November 7. Services were held on Tuesday, November 10 at Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rainsville Memorial Park.

Sherman “Sonny� Hunt - 81 of Pine Ridge, passed away on Tuesday, November 10.

BURT Marie S. Dillenbeck - 79 of

Mentone, passed away on Monday, November 2. Private services will be held at Little River Cemetery.

services were held on Saturday, November 7 at Fort Payne Memory Gardens.

Joanne Powell Locklear - 88 of Fort Payne, passed away on Wednesday, November 4.

Services were held on Saturday, November 14 at Fort Payne FBC with burial in Glenwood Cemetery.

Roy Edward Williams - 88 of LaFayette, Ga., passed away on Monday, November 9. Services will be held on Friday, November 13 at Wilson Funeral Home with interment at Mountain View Memorial Gardens.

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CORNER STONE

James Nelson Burse - 59 of Fort Payne, passed away on Tuesday, November 3. Private services and burial were held in Glenwood Cemetery.

Willie Gene Austin - 89 of Ider, passed away on Sunday, November 8. Services and burial were held on Tuesday, November 10 at Beulah Chapel Cemetery.

Lisa Gilbreath Flores - 54 of Fort Payne, passed away on Wednesday, November 4.

Services were held on Sunday, November 8 at Wilson Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Herman Cemetery.

George Ronald Walker - 81 of Fort Payne, passed away on Thursday, November 5. Private

CROSSVILLE Brenda Graves - 72 of Collinsville,

passed away on Wednesday, November 4.

Services and burial were held on Saturday, November 7 at Copeland Bridge Cemetery.

Clifton Tidwell 58 of Collinsville, passed away on Friday, November 6.

Services were held at Crossville Memorial Chapel on Monday, November 9 with burial in Hunt’s Chapel Cemetery.

Donnie Colvin - 75 of Crossville, passed away on Monday, November 9. Private graveside services will be held by the family.

KERBY Charles Ray Owens - 63 of Henagar, passed

away on Saturday, November 7.

Services were held on Tuesday, November 10 at Kerby Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lacy’s Chapel Cemetery.

W.T. WILSON Donnie Allen Wilborn - 68 of Fort Payne, passed away on Thursday, November 5.

Services were held on Sunday, November 8 at W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery.

Doris Jean Stone - 76 of Fort Payne, passed away on Thursday, November 5. Services were held on Sunday, November 8 at W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with burial in Glenwood Cemetery.

Gerald D. Bynum - 73 of Grove Oak, passed away on Monday, November 9. Services were held on Thursday, November 12 at W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with burial in Green’s Chapel Cemetery.

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SPORTS

Brilliant 43, Valley Head 25 Winfield 40, Sylvania 24 Fyffe 69, Oakman 21 Plainview 41, Vinemont 14 J.B. Pennington 41, Geraldine 14

Scores from NOVEMBER 6!

Westbrook Chr. 42, Section 0 Pickens Co. 33, Woodville 8 NSM 19, Southeastern 0 Good Hope 33, NJ 8 Gardendale 52, Fort Payne 24 Russell Chr. 41, CCA 6

BEARS CAGE THE EAGLES

By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Plainview Bears defeated the Vinemont Eagles, 41-14 in the first round of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) State Playoffs.

The Bears attacked first on a 23-yard

touchdown by Andrew Hall with 7:34 remaining in the first quarter. The Bears went for two but were unsuccessful.

With 9:00 remaining in the second quarter, the Bears tacked on another touchdown with a 33-yard, up the middle touchdown

by Marcos Vega. The 2-point conversion failed but gave the Bears the 12-0

advantage. With 3:24 remaining in the second quarter, the Eagles scored on an 8-yard quarterback keeper. The extra-point attempt was good, to make the score 12-7. Plainview scored with :43 remaining in the first half on a 3-yard quarterback sneak by Noah White. The 2-point conversion by Vega was good, to give the Bears the

20-7 advantage, going into halftime.

After a 55-yard run by Vegas, White scored from 1-yard out on a quarterback sneak. The two-point conversion by Sam Crowell gave the Bears the 28-7 lead with 7:14 remaining in the third quarter. The Bears added 7 points on the board with a 33-yard run around the

right end by Brody McCurdy, to make the score 35-7 at the end of the third quarter.

Vinemont started the fourth quarter, scoring on a 3-yard scamper to make the score 35-14. With 9:22 remaining in the game, Noah White stampeded down the field for 44-yards to score for Plainview. The point-after attempt failed

but gave the Bears a 41-14 win over the Vinemont Eagles.

Marcos Vega led the Plainview Bears with 109 yards on ten carries. Noah White had 107 yards on 11 carries.

Plainview (10-1) will travel to take on the Piedmont Bulldogs (10-1) in the second round of the State Football Playoffs.

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Geraldine Gardendale Rams Fall Falls to J.B. Defeats FP to Winfield Pennington (Amy Thrash | Southern Torch)

By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com

BLOUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The J.B. Pennington Tigers defeated the Geraldine Bulldogs 42-14, in the first round of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) State Football Playoffs.

After forcing a Bulldog punt, J.B. Pennington put points on the board first with 8:00 remaining in the first quarter, a 20-yard touchdown. The extra point attempt was good to give the Tigers the 7-0 advantage.

WIth 10:21 remaining in the second quarter, the Bulldogs tied the game 7-7 with a 25-yard stampede into the endzone by Anthony Baldwin. The Tigers answered back with 7:58 remaining in the second quarter to go up 14-7. Seconds later, Caleb Hall sailed down the field 70 yards untouched, for the score. The point-after attempt was good, tying the game 14-14.

WIth :56 remaining in the half, Pennington scored a touchdown. The point-after attempt failed, making the score 20-14. Geraldine fumbled the ball one play later, and the Tigers turned it into a touchdown. The extra point failed but gave J.B. Pennington the 26-14 advantage going into the half.

On the opening drive of the second half, the Tigers scored a touchdown. The successful two-point conversion made the score 34-14, with 9:34 remaining in the third.

The J.B. Pennington Tigers scored one last time with 4:36 remaining in the game, to make the final score 41-14.

By Amy Thrash Sports Reporter amy@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE Ala. — In the first round of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) playoffs, the Gardendale Rockets defeated the Fort Payne Wildcats 52-24.

Gardendale won the toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff. With 10:51 left in the first quarter, the Rockets scored on a 52-yard touchdown pass to give them the early 7-0 lead.

In the second quarter Alex McPherson nailed a 41-yard field goal making the score 7-3 with 8:25 remaining in the first half.

Gardendale hit a 36-yard field goal to extend the lead to 10-3 with 4:54 left in the second quarter.

Gardendale went on to

score two more touchdowns to make the score 24-3 at half time.

J.D. Blalock connected with Sawyer Burt for the touchdown making the score 24-10 with 11:26 remaining in the third quarter. Gardendale answered back with a 15-yard touchdown to make the score 31-10 with 4:01 left in the third.

Blalock scored from 2-yards out to make the score 31-17 with .10 left to play in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Gardendale scored three more touchdowns to make the score 52-17 with 6:57 left in the game. Blalock scored with a 29-yard touchdown run to make the final score 52-24.

“We are very proud of our players for a great season under unusual circumstances," said Head Coach Chris Elmore.

(Kristy Gallagher | AHSAA Photographer)

By Marla Jones, Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com MARION, Ala. — The Winfield Pirates defeated the Sylvania Rams, 40-24 in the first round of the AHSAA State Playoffs.

After a Braiden Thomas interception, Jaxon Andrade put the first points on the board for Sylvania with a 33-yard field goal with 3:03 remaining in the first. Gareth Anderson scored for the Rams on a 1-yard dash into the endzone, to give the Rams the 10-0 lead. Winfield snuck in a touchdown late in the second quarter. Sylvania went into the half with the 10-7 advantage over the Pirates.

With 8:42 remaining in the third quarter, Winfield scored to take the 14-10 lead. Sylvania kicked a field goal to go up 17-14 with 2:59 remaining in the third. With 5.9 remaining in the third, Winfield went up 20-17.

Sylvania went up 24-20 with 7:34 left to play in the game. Winfield took the lead with 4:19 to play in the game. They then added two more touchdowns to win the game 40-24.

Braiden Thomas led the Rams with 154 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns for the night.

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SPORTS

FYFFE DOMINATES OAKMAN

By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com

FYFFE, Ala. — The Fyffe Red Devils defeated the Oakman Wildcats, 69-21 in the first round of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) State playoffs.

The Red Devils found themselves in unfamiliar territory as they trailed 6-0 when the Wildcats put the first points on the board with 10:11 remaining in the first quarter. With 9:51 remaining in the first, Ike Rowell took it 61 yards for the touchdown. The point-after attempt failed, tying the game 6-6.

Oakman scored with 6:03 remaining in the first, and went for two, making the score 14-6 at the end of

(Cheryl Boydston | Southern Torch) one.

With 11:56 remaining in the second, Rowell sailed over the top of several defenders to score. The two-point conversion by Justin Stiefel was good to tie the game 14-14. With 9:01 in the second, Hunter

Gillilan took it 47 yards for the touchdown. The point-after attempt failed but gave Fyffe the 20-14 lead. With 4:28 remaining in the second quarter, Rowell brought it in from 9-yards out to score.

Rowell also brought in the

two-point conversion to give Fyffe the 28-14 advantage. With 1:56 remaining in the first half, Rowell struck again with a 48-yard stampede into the endzone. Rowell connected with Gillian for the extra two points.

Oakman snuck in a touchdown, making the score Fyffe 42, Oakman 21 going into the half.

With 8:41 in the third, Rowell scored on a 6-yard run. The point-after attempt gave the Red Devils the 49-21 lead.

Rowell scored for Fyffe with 5:38 remaining in the third, to give the Red Devils a 55-21 advantage. Brodie Hicks bulldozed his way down the field for 25 yards to pad the Fyffe lead to 62-21.

Fyffe sealed the nails on the coffin for Oakman with a 6-yard dash into the endzone by Hunter Machen to make the final score, 69-21. “I thought we started the game like we hadn’t played in three weeks,� stated Fyffe Head Coach Paul Benefield. “We shook out the cobwebs and played good. It was also good to get Ike back on the field again.�

Fyffe will host the Walter Welborn Panthers for the second round of the State Playoffs on Friday.

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TIGER FIGHT AUCTIONS UNITED

By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala. — In the first round of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) playoffs, the Brilliant Tigers defeated the Valley Head Tigers, 43-25.

Brilliant won the toss and went on offense first.

Brilliant converted on fourth to keep their opening drive alive. After a 13-play drive, Valley Head made a goal-line stand and forced a field goal attempt.

The field goal by Brilliant was unsuccessful. Valley Head’s offense had no trouble moving the ball down the field 90-yards on a 6-play drive. Bryson Morgan brought it in from 18-yards out for the score.

The point-after attempt failed but gave the Valley Head Tigers the 6-0 advantage. Valley Head’s

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(Marla Jones | Southern Torch) defense held Brilliant and forced them to turn over on downs as the first quarter ended.

Jordan Burt took it in from 25-yards out to start the second quarter. The Valley Head Tigers went for two but were unsuccessful, but gave the Valley Head Tigers the 12-0 advantage.

Brilliant made the 50-yard touchdown connection to score. The point-after attempt was good, making the score 12-7. Valley Head turned the ball over on downs. With 2:07 remaining in the first half, Brilliant marched down the field for 99 yards for the touchdown, to make the score 14-12. One minute on the time clock was more than enough for Brilliant’s passing game, to give them the 21-12 advantage going into the half.

Valley Head took the opening drive of the second half, the distance.

Burt connected with Pacey

Cooper on an 8-yard touchdown pass. The Tigers went for two but failed, making the score 21-18. Valley Head scored another touchdown to end the third quarter, with the 25-21 advantage.

In 1:08 of playing time, Brilliant’s offense scored 22 points. On 4th and 10, Brilliant fumbled the ball, scrambled around before picking it up, and made the 25-yard touchdown connection, to make the score 28-25. Brilliant successfully kicked an onside kick to regain possession and add another touchdown, making the score 35-25 with 9:17 remaining in the ballgame. Valley Head had three turnovers on three straight plays. Brilliant scored their final touchdown of the night, with 8:00 remaining in play. The Tigers went for two to make the final score of the night, 43-25.

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