MONTGOMERY, Ala., — The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) is partnering with the Food Bank of North Alabama, Alabama Farmers Federation, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) and local…
Year: 2015
House Passes Aderholt Amnesty Repeal Language in Department of Homeland Security Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Aderholt Amendment” to defund the President’s amnesty orders within the Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill. “The…
Roger Haynes Resigns as Sylvania's Football Coach
Sylvania Rams head football coach Roger Haynes has resigned. #alpreps — SouthernTorch (@SouthernTorch) January 14, 2015 Haynes was 8-13, with 1 playoff appearance (L at Glencoe, 56-19) at Sylvania. Matt Putnam…
Session 2015: The DeKalb Delegation
The 2014 Election is in the rear view mirror and #Session2015 has OFFICIALLY started! We at Southern Torch believe that the press is the "Fourth Branch" of government and it is…
Legislature Should Consider Repeal of Personnel Board Structure
It’s been said before that for every bill that’s introduced in the legislature, two laws should be repealed. With hundreds of bills considered every year and with thousands of laws already on…
The Importance of Working Together
“You can’t work across party lines when there aren’t many of them. So I’m going to work across Republican Party lines because there are a lot of divisions in the Republican…
Alabama DHR Selected to Receive $41 Million Child Care Grant
MONTGOMERY—Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday announced the Alabama Department of Human Resources, Child Care Services Division(DHR) has been selected to receive an Early Head Start – Child Care Partnership (EHSCCP) grant…
Monday Morning Roundup & IMPACT Team
The Monday Morning Roundup ranks teams and recaps the previous week's action in the area. The Southern Torch IMPACT Team consists of 6 players whose impact is felt across the board…