By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — Alabama ranks high on the list of states where drivers are more likely to hit a deer on the road. According to…
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Inside The Statehouse with Steve Flowers
By Steve Flowers, ST Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Even though there are more Baptists than Methodists in Alabama, historically Methodists have held more of the prominent political posts in the Heart…
NACC to Host Alabama Justice Exhibit
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Northeast Alabama Community College will host Alabama Justice: The Cases and Faces that Changed a Nation beginning on January 21. The exhibit, which…
Inside The Statehouse: It's a Presidential Year
By Steve Flowers, ST Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As the new year begins, so does a Presidential election year. For several decades, in fact, for most of the twentieth century, Alabamians…
Top Stories of 2019 (Part Two)
By Southern Torch Staff At the end of each year, we look back and choose our most important stories and narrow the list down to ten. After last week's post on…
STAR ID Required for Air Travel by Oct. 2020
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PHOTO: The star in the corner of new IDs will be a requirement for those wishing to fly after October 2020. This sample ID was…
Local Parties Announce Qualifying Dates
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The race is about to ramp up as election qualifying for DeKalb County candidates of both parties begin. On Monday, the…
Ivey Announces Lung Cancer Diagnosis
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Jake Crandall | The Montgomery Advertiser) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Last week, Governor Kay Ivey announced her diagnosis with lung cancer. The Governor released…