By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com Pictured (L to R): Fort Payne City Councilmembers for the 2020-24 term Johnny Eberhart, John Smith, Lynn Locklear Brewer, Phillip Smith, and Walter Watson, as…
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DeKalb County Runoff Elections
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Citizens in Fort Payne, Geraldine, and Scottsboro returned to the polls today, Tuesday, October 6 to vote in the runoff elections…
Kellum Wins Race for Court of Criminal Appeals
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Judge Beth Kellum) ALABAMA — Incumbent Beth Kellum has defeated challenger Will Smith in the race for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place…
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…
Inside The Statehouse: GOP Senate Runoff in Less Than Two Weeks
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Folks, we are less than two weeks away from our election contest for our U.S. Senate Seat. The runoff between former Senator Jeff…
Trump to Campaign for Tuberville in July
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PHOTO: President Donald Trump endorsed former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville ahead of his July 14 runoff against for U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP/AL.com/Joe…
Inside The Statehouse: Senate Runoff Resumes
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Senate runoff between former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was put on hold by…
U.S. Senate Race Heads to Runoff
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — The Republican race for United States Senate in Alabama is (still) on after Tuesday night’s results showed no candidate receiving a majority of…