By Hunter Jones The Jackson County Voters League celebrated its 14th annual Martin Luther King, Jr./Coretta Scott King Memorial Day on Jan . 13 at the Scottsboro Recreation Center with the…
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Primary Runoff 2022
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com ALABAMA-- On Tuesday, June 21, voters will cast their ballots in the runoff election. The votes will determine who will represent each party in the November…
Alabama Senate passes lottery, casino legislation
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday night, the Alabama Senate passed a constitutional amendment (SB319) to establish a state lottery and allow nine casinos by…
Voters Reject Amendment One
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — On Tuesday, Alabama voters vehemently rejected a proposed statewide amendment that would have ceded the election of state school board members to appointments…
Write-in votes to be counted, Poll says Moore should concede
(Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill ordered all counties in the state to count the write-in votes…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Why I support Roy Moore for U.S. Senate
(Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) The following letter was submitted to the Editor by DeKalb County Citizen Robert Crumley on Wednesday, November 29, 2017. If you have a letter to the…
Doug Jones to speak in Fyffe on November 7
PHOTO: Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Doug Jones, will be speaking at a rally in Fyffe on November 7. (Contributed Photo) Contributed by Reita Grant, Secretary, DeKalb Co. Democratic Executive Committee FYFFE, Ala. —…
Moore responds to opponent's 'Embarrassment' comment
PHOTO: Moore speaking at a Baptist Church. On Thursday, Moore issued a scathing response to Democratic Nominee Doug Jones' comment that Alabama is an, "embarrassment." (Wikimedia Commons) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor…