By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Municipal elections will be held on Tuesday, August 25. (Anna Miller | Tufts University) DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Qualifying for the 2020 municipal…
Year: 2020
Stiefel Seeks Re-Election to Rainsville Council
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Rainsville City Councilmember Marshall Stiefel has announced his bid for re-election to the Council. Stiefel is currently serving in his first term. …
Taheri Tantrums Continue
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Video at southerntorch.com) The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, July 20. In the regular session of…
Horn Announces Bid for Valley Head Council
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com VALLEY HEAD, Ala. — Anna Mae Horn has announced her candidacy for Valley Head Town Council. Horn is a lifelong resident of Northeast Alabama. She…
Alabama Schools Receive $170M for Coronavirus Relief
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — Alabama schools will see more than $170 million spread across the state for remote learning devices and health care support this fall. The…
Liberty Bank Re-Closes Lobby
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — Amidst a growing number of COVID-19 cases across Alabama, a local bank has elected to re-close its lobby to the public. Liberty…
NACC Announces Plan for Fall 2020
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com POWELL, Ala. — Ahead of the start of its fall semester, Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) has announced a plan for safely reopening amidst the developing…
50 Arrested in Round-Up Operation
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: On Wednesday (July 15, 2020) Law Enforcement in DeKalb County conducted a narcotics round…