https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/03/john-roberts-obamacare-vote/ By Kevin Daley (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) A forthcoming biography of Chief Justice John Roberts contains the first account of the Supreme Court’s internal politicking over the 2012 NFIB v. Sebelius decision, in which Roberts…
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — After 40 years with the Collinsville Police Department, Chief Gary Bowen turned in his badge at a retirement party honoring him…
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On January 30, 2019 around 5:52pm, the Rainsville Police Department was dispatched to County Road 505 in reference to a single car fatality accident. Officers from…
By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Teams across DeKalb County are gearing up for the Area Tournament that will be held in various places next week. In…
Special to the Southern Torch RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Get ready to share the magic of the circus with your family, when Loomis Bros. Circus brings their all new 2019 “Circus TraditionsTour” Tour…
By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com Pictured (L to R): Carol Hiett, Robert Elliot, Mark Richards, Monty Darwin, Dr. Eric Mackey, Dr. Jason Barnett and Randy Peppers. RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On…
By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Following the Southern Torch exclusive breaking story concerning misuse of funds at the Northeast Alabama Agri-Business Center (Ag Center), Councilmember Bejan Taheri…
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The brand new E-911 Jimmy Wright Emergency Operations Center is now open for business. On Thursday, the new center welcomed visitors…