By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) was announced on Tuesday as one of the speakers at next week's Democratic National Convention (DNC). Jones was…
Category: Politics
Inside The Statehouse with Steve Flowers
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — It has been a month since our mid-July GOP runoffs for the U.S. Senate and two open congressional seats. Since then, numerous publications…
Taylor to Run for Geraldine Council
Submitted by Tony Taylor for Geraldine Council Tony Taylor has announced his campaign for Geraldine Town Council. The election will be held on Tuesday, August 25. Tony has lived in the…
Races Heat Up in Rainsville
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full video on southerntorch.com) On Wednesday, candidates for the Rainsville City Council gathered for a forum at the Tom Bevill Enrichment…
Commission Surpluses Tourism Center
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission met on Tuesday, August 11 for their regularly scheduled meeting. At the meeting, Commission President Ricky…
Ivey Awards $7M to Mental Health Programs
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) announced that she had awarded $7 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES…
Biden Picks Sen. Harris as Running Mate
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images) WILMINGTON, Del. — Months after unofficially securing the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, former Vice President Joe Biden…
Rainsville Fire Receives Grant
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full video at southerntorch.com) The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, August 3. The Rainsville Fire Department…