By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Brynn Anderson/AP Photo) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Thursday, former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore announced that he would once again mount a campaign…
Category: DeKalb County
Commission Deals with Damage Claims
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 11 at the…
Sparks Joins Jones' Team
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) recently announced the hiring of former Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks to his team.…
BOE Holds June Meeting
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 10 at…
Bids Open for Boozer Bridge
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by Zach Hester | Southern Torch) RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) At this week’s meeting of the Rainsville City Council,…
Lawmakers Pass Chemical Castration Bill for Sex Offenders
By Zach Hester, Art Director • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A bill that would require sex offenders whose victims were minors to undergo “chemical castration treatment” as a condition of parole…
Lawmakers Approve Teacher Pay Raise
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives approved a 4% pay increase for teachers and other public school employees. The pay…
Governor Ivey Signs Bill lowering DeKalb County Pistol Permits
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: On Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Alabama Senate Bill 284 (House Bill 433)…