By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Southern Torch requested and has now received financial documents and records from the City of Rainsville and the Public Building Authority (PBA),…
Category: Politics
Commission Honors Judge Randall Cole
By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission honored retiring Judge Randall Cole at their regular meeting this week. At the time of him leaving…
Council Finally Addresses Sound Issues
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, January 21. During the meeting, Councilmember Brandon Freeman brought forth…
Supreme Court Takes Up First Gun Rights Case in a Decade
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/22/supreme-court-second-amendment/ By Kevin Daley | Supreme Court Reporter • (Photo by Rick Gershon, Getty Images) The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear its first gun rights case in almost a decade. The justices will decide whether a New York City ordinance which strictly…
‘DEAD MAN WALKING’: DEMOCRATS WORRY DOUG JONES’S OPPOSITION TO TRUMP’S WALL WILL SINK HIS RE-ELECTION BID
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/18/trump-doug-jones-border-wall/ By Chris White | Energy Reporter Democratic Sen. Doug Jones’s opposition to President Donald Trump’s wall is threatening to torpedo the Alabama lawmaker’s re-election bid in 2020, and Democrats in the state say he’s…
DeKalb Officials Sworn Into Office
By Marla Jones,Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — (Full LIVE Videos on our Facebook) Earlier this week, family and friends gathered for the swearing-in ceremonies of DeKalb County's new…
Eight House Dems Break with Leadership on Wall Funding
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/16/eight-house-dems-break-with-leadership/ By Kerry Pickett, Reporter (Photo by REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque) WASHINGTON—Eight House Democrats broke ranks with their leadership Wednesday when they voted against an amendment within disaster supplemental aid legislation that would…
Election Changes?
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full LIVE Video on Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held their first meeting of the year on Tuesday, January…