(Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Live Video at the Bottom) The DeKalb County Commission is currently in their regularly meeting for January 23, 2018. The…
Category: Politics
VIDEO: Is Rainsville Open for Business?
PHOTO: Trampas Shankles addresses the Public Hearing on a new subdivision he wants to build near Marshall Road. By Marla Jones, Reporter marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Video of the Workshop and…
VIDEO: Rep. Mo Brooks promotes "right to try" experimental treatments act on House Floor
PHOTO: Rep. Mo Brooks discusses Senate Bill S. 204, the "Right to Try Act" which would give terminally ill patients the right to try experimental treatments and remove the federal bureaucracy.…
Walt Maddox to speak at Fyffe Senior Center in February
PHOTO: Former Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox (D - Tuscaloosa) and candidate for Alabama Governor in 2018 will speak in the Fyffe Senior Center on February 13, 2018. (Contributed Photo) By…
LIVE: Rainsville City Council Meeting, January 15, 2018
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Southern Torch is live again! We now have an HD Camera setup that streams live video to our Facebook Page! We'll embed the video to…
3 DeKalb County Democratic candidates Qualify for 2018
PHOTO: Incumbent Democrats DeWitt Jackson (County Commission, District 4) and Pam Simpson (DeKalb County Circuit Clerk) submit their qualifying paperwork. Susan Scott Hayes submitted her paperwork to challenge incumbent Republican Ronnie…
Hairston, Lloyd, and McCurdy submit paperwork to qualify for Circuit Judge Place 2
PHOTO: Three Republican candidates have filed qualifying paperwork to run on the ballot in 2018 for Circuit Judge, Place 2: (Left to Right) Andrew Hairston, Scott Lloyd, and Jeff McCurdy. By Tyler…
Alabama Forestry Association endorses Senator Livingston (R - Scottsboro) for 2018
PHOTO: AFA Exec. Vice President Chris Isaacson said of Livingston: "Steve is a pro-business guy who knows what it takes to run a business and meet a payroll. He did a…