By Southern Torch Staff BOAZ, Ala. — A "new normal" will begin to take shape for Boaz Parks and Recreation as it prepares to reopen facilities next month. According to a…
Year: 2020
Twin City to Give Back in Marshall County
By Southern Torch Staff MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. — On Saturday, May 30, Twin City Used Car Sales will team up with the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce, Cowboy Church, and Miles…
Alabama Sets Free Fishing Day for June 13
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (National Park Service | Neal Herbert) ALABAMA — Alabamians and out-of-state visitors will have the chance to fish for free in most public waters on…
Merrill: Absentee Is The Only Vote-By-Mail Option
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As other states develop plans for expanding vote-by-mail options for the November elections, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed there will…
FP Council revisits election changes
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full video online @ SouthernTorch.com) The Fort Payne City Council held a special called meeting on Friday regarding a recently…
Twin City Feeds First Responders at HMC
By Southern Torch Staff SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Bobby Ledbetter's Twin City Used Car Sales partnered with Rick Roden of the Scottsboro Chamber of Commerce, and GM Tim of Zaxby's in Scottsboro…
Ivey Modifies "Safer-At-Home" Order
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo via Alabama Governor's Office) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Thursday afternoon, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) and State Public Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris delivered an…
Powell Returns to Fyffe
By Marla Jones, Managing/Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FYFFE, Ala. — At last week’s DeKalb County Board of Education meeting, Heather Powell was hired to replace retiring Fyffe Head Girls Basketball Coach…