PHOTO: John Baker at Doug Jones' rally late last year in Fyffe. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Yesterday was the final day…
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Scofield’s Proposal to Expand Rural Broadband approved by the State Senate
("Broadband Network" | Wikimedia.org) By Staff Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. – This afternoon the Alabama State Senate took a major step toward broadband expansion in rural Alabama by passing Senator Clay Scofield’s…
Candidates release statements after ballot challenge
PHOTO: Candidate for DeKalb County Sheriff Michael Edmondson released a statement, accusing his opponent Nick Welden of trying to keep him off the Republican ballot. Welden responded this afternoon. (Tyler Pruett…
Williams announces he will seek re-election to DeKalb Board of Education
PHOTO: District 3 DeKalb County Board of Education Member Jeff Williams has announced he will be seeking re-election in 2018. District 3 includes Plainview, Ruhama, and the DeKalb County Technology Center.…
Centre Police Chief Kirk Blankenship challenging Sheriff Shaver in 2018
PHOTO: Centre Police Chief Kirk Blankenship and his family. Blankenship will be challenging Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver in the June 2018 Republican Primary. (Contributed Photo) By Staff Reports CENTRE, Ala. — Announced…
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…
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…