By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The recent passage of the Rebuild Alabama Act has stirred controversy across the State of Alabama and in DeKalb County.…
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Crossville Added to College Readiness/AP Program
By Staff Reports CROSSVILLE, Ala. – Beginning next fall, Crossville High School will join 178 other Alabama high schools in offering Advanced Placement (AP) courses and other resources to help students…
BOE Searches for Solutions at Valley Head
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — At Tuesday’s DeKalb County Board of Education workshop, Valley Head Athletic Club President and concerned parent Dave Vest addressed the…
Alabama Passes Gas Tax Increase
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Mike Cason | al.com) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday, after passage through the Alabama House of Representatives and the State Senate, Governor Kay…
Ivey Signs Gas Tax Bill
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday, after passage through the Alabama House of Representatives and the State Senate, Governor Kay Ivey signed the Rebuild Alabama…
Senate Approves Gas Tax, Heads to Ivey’s Desk
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Rebuild Alabama Act passed the Alabama State Senate today by a margin of 28-6. The bill, which was passed by…
Crossville Man Charged with Murder
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Early Saturday morning, the DeKalb Ambulance Service (DAS) and DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a home…
Ledbetter Leading the State House to Historic Tax Increase
By Staff Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Friday, the Alabama House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Rebuild Alabama Act by a margin of 83-20. Before becoming law, the Act must be…