PHOTO: (Zach Hester | Southern Torch) By Zach Hester, Reporter DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Voters across Alabama will head to the polls on June 5 to vote in the primary races of statewide…
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Council Changes Hiring Procedures
PHOTO: (Marla Jones | Southern Torch) By Marla Jones, Reporter RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full Videos Below) The Rainsville City Council met on Monday, May 7, 2018 for their regularly scheduled meeting. The…
Senate bill seeks to take the state out of marriage
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala— On March 15, the Senate passed a bill introduced by Senator Greg Albritton (R-Bay Minette) that would abolish marriage licensing laws in Alabama. Senate Bill…
SCOTUS overturns Alabama Supreme Court ruling against lesbian mother
By: Joseph M. Morgan WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on Monday to overturn a previous Alabama Supreme Court ruling that refused to recognize the custody and visitation…
Judge grants Thrash a hearing in front of DeKalb BOE
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com DEKALB CO, Ala.—Ninth Circuit Judge Jeremy Taylor ruled earlier this week that former Fyffe Coach Neal Thrash be granted a hearing before the full board of…
Roy Moore orders halt to same-sex marriage licenses
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Despite a 2015 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that legalized same-sex marriage in America, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore issued an administrative…
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Alabama ruling
By Tyler Pruett tyler@southerntorch.com WASHINGTON, D.C..— The nation’s highest court overturned an Alabama Supreme Court ruling on Monday regarding the validity of a same-sex adoption. The United States Supreme Court on…
New court date set for Thrash vs. DeKalb BOE
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.—Alabama’s 9th Circuit Court has set an official date to hear the case of Neal Thrash v. DeKalb County Board of Education. The case…