McKoyler Thach - Reporter FilePhotos   As January arrives, the Trojan basketball teams, as well as their fans, are pumped up to play against the Dyer County Choctaws at the Terry Glover Gymnasium.   With the rivalry between the Dyersburg Trojans and Dyer County Choctaws being sensational throughout the fall sports season, this week’s basketball game is expected to be thrilling for both schools.   Every year, the Trojans vs. Choctaw game typically attracts lots of members fr

Trojan Torch reporter Lillian Davis highlights different Christmas drinks- from a delicious Sprite to an energizing Alani, Davis covers all sorts of "holiday-approved" drinks!

Sarah Martinez - Reporter Photo by Sarah Martinez    We have all been there, an assignment due at 11:59 with the Google Doc staring back by 11:58. There was “no time” to do it before, or maybe there was, but your brain decided otherwise. Days turn into hours until the deadline is finally here. Of course, the assignment stays, and it is still 11:58 going on 11:59.     “In my brain, the due date is when it needs to be started, not when it should be turned in. Until the day of

Tera Hepler - Reporter There are albums people admire, and then there are albums that stay with people. Grace by Jeff Buckley was released in 1994 and is a collection that floats between folk, rock, blues, and alternative genres. The album itself is timeless and, after three decades, still has something new to reveal with its mix of beauty and pain that refuses to fade away.      In a decade dominated by grunge and angst, Grace  was released. Grace  is one of those records

Alyssa Odle - Reporter Photos by Alyssa Odle As the days grow shorter and the air turns colder, many students notice a quiet change within themselves. It becomes harder to wake up in the morning, harder to focus, and harder to feel motivated for things that once came easily. It is not just you—and it is not just laziness. What you are feeling might be something known as seasonal depression, or Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Seasonal depression happens when shifts i

Sarah Martinez - Reporter Photos by Sarah Martinez     Today's children have grown up with phones in their hands. Brainrot resurfaces every year, from crazy frog to skibidi toilet. With screen times averaging 7.5 hours for children between the ages of 8-18, two questions arise. What are the implications of this? What are the lasting effects?     Parents often do not manage their children’s screen time and are left unaware of what their children access on the internet. In