PHOTO: Arizona Governor George W.P. Hunt, right, protecting himself during the flu pandemic. (Photo by Don Taylor) In this special column, Managing Editor Marla Jones compares the pandemic of 2020 to…
Day: October 1, 2020
ADPH Hosts Flu Shot Clinics in DeKalb County
By Southern Torch Staff (Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters) DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Public Health will be hosting six drive-thru flu shot clinics in DeKalb County this October.…
Rainsville Nutrition Opens Doors
Rainsville Nutrition held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, September 30. PICTURED (L to R): Sandy Goff, Carol Hiett, Ruth Dukes, Ina Lloyd, Rodger Lingerfelt, Marshall Stiefel, Danilla Quintana (owner), Diana Acosta,…
Inside The Statehouse: Alabama's Budget Year Begins
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The new fiscal year begins this week for the Alabama government. We have two budgets, a General Fund and an Education Budget. Both…
Fyffe Conquers Clarke County
Clarke County By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala. — The Fyffe Red Devils defeated the Clarke County Bulldogs, 21-0 on Friday night. After a scoreless first quarter, Ike…
Bears Claw the Lions
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Plainview Bears defeated the Crossville Lions, 34-20 on Friday night. On the first play of the game, Jathan Underwood galloped down…
Ivey Awards $35M to Health, Emergency Personnel
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) awarded $35 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to establish the…
Rams Attack the Broncos
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com HOLLY POND, Ala. — The Sylvania Rams defeated the Holly Pond Broncos, 42-12 on Friday night. The Rams brutally attacked the Broncos, scoring five…