By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Robert Sutton | Tuscaloosa News) ALABAMA — On January 3, 2023, Alabama will experience something it hasn’t in more than four decades. It…
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The Top Stories of 2020
By Southern Torch Staff DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — At the end of each year, the Southern Torch Staff looks back on the previous year and chooses our most important stories. 2020…
JONES: Biden Is The Leader We Need Right Now
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Mark Wallheiser | Getty Images) ALABAMA — During his virtual address to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Monday night, U.S. Sen. Doug…
Jones Introduces Bill to Strengthen Telemedicine
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Butch Gill | AP Photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing a…
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…
POLL: A Close Race for Alabama Senate
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — A new poll shows a tight race between the Republican candidates seeking to defeat Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) in November. The poll was…
Jones Will Vote to Convict Trump
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a statement released on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) announced his decision to vote to convict President Donald Trump on…
Sessions to Stop in DeKalb County
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will make a campaign stop on Friday, December 20 in Fort Payne. Sessions, who is…