By Steve Flowers, AL Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — It has been a long hot summer in Montgomery, and I do not mean at the Capitol or Statehouse, but in the…
Day: August 22, 2019
Johnson Receives FFA's Highest Honor
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, Ala. — Kailee Johnson, a Sylvania alumna and current Auburn University student, recently received notification that she had earned the highest honor awarded by…
Inside the Huddle with the Sylvania Rams
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, Ala. — For my latest stop on this season of Inside The Huddle, I was able to return to my old stomping grounds…
Spotlight on Coaches with Sylvania's Matt Putnam!
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com SYLVANIA, Ala. — The Southern Torch Coach of the Week is Matt Putnam, Head Coach of the Sylvania Rams Varsity Football Team. Coach Putnam…
ALGOP Resolution Calls for Omar's Expulsion from Congress
By Staff Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. — State Rep. Tommy Hanes (R-Bryant) plans to introduce a resolution at the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee meeting that calls for the expulsion of…
Rainsville Allocates Gas Tax Funds to Infrastructure
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Resolution 8-19-2019, which allocates money from gas tax funds to the City's bridges and roads, was unanimously passed at Monday's Council meeting. (File…
"Not Your Average Joe"
By Staff Reports SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — In a world full of voices, the ones you should be listening to every weekday morning belong to a tall shiny jokester named Joe and…
Students Show Appreciation to Fort Payne
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 20, 2019.…