By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — DeKalb County is labeled under the "very high risk" for contracting and spreading COVID-19 for the second week in a row. The…
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CCA Extends Fall Break Due to COVID-19
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — According to a statement made to Southern Torch by Cornerstone Christian Academy (CCA) Principal Angela Smith, the school has closed for…
Ivey Awards $35M to Health, Emergency Personnel
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) awarded $35 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to establish the…
Vulcraft Donates to DeKalb Schools
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com Pictured (L to R): Parental Engagement Specialist Tara Kirby, Vulcraft HR Supervisor Payton Lewis, and Vulcraft Controller Stefanie Reeves (Submitted Photo) DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.…
ADPH Reports 35K+ COVID-19 Recoveries
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — More than one-third of Alabama’s coronavirus recoveries are reported to be recovered, according to numbers from the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). …
Ivey Extends “Safer-At-Home” Order, Mask Mandate
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At a press conference on Wednesday, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) extended the State of Alabama’s “Safer-at-Home” order, which includes a statewide mask…
Free COVID-19 Testing Tomorrow in FP
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to the DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency and the Alabama Department of Public Health, a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic will…
Tuberville Defeats Sessions
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — On Tuesday night, former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville was declared the victor over former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the…