By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday, after passage through the Alabama House of Representatives and the State Senate, Governor Kay Ivey signed the Rebuild Alabama…
Year: 2019
Senate Approves Gas Tax, Heads to Ivey’s Desk
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Rebuild Alabama Act passed the Alabama State Senate today by a margin of 28-6. The bill, which was passed by…
Rainsville PD searching for forgers
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — At approximately 11:08am on March 11, the Rainsville Police Department received a call from First Southern State Bank in Rainsville. The bank reported a customer…
Ledbetter Confronted at GOP Breakfast
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — At this month’s DeKalb County Republican Breakfast, state legislators addressed fellow Republicans on the controversial gas tax that passed the…
Crossville Man Charged with Murder
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Early Saturday morning, the DeKalb Ambulance Service (DAS) and DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a home…
Arrest Made After Home Burglary
By Staff Reports On Saturday March 9th at 11:30 pm at 105 13th Street NW Apartment # 45 a home invasion occurred Chief Randy Bynum stated. Witnesses reported that a while…
Ledbetter Leading the State House to Historic Tax Increase
By Staff Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Friday, the Alabama House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Rebuild Alabama Act by a margin of 83-20. Before becoming law, the Act must be…
Big Week for Drug Arrests
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Last week was a productive one for the DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit.…