By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Chris Hawkins, Amkus representative, and Fort Payne firefighters Eric Middlebrooks, Stacey Smith, Ron Saferite, and Scot Westbrook. FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The Fort…
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Ivey to end COVID-19 health order, state of emergency
By Southern Torch Staff MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that Alabama’s COVID-19 public health order will end Monday, May 31, 2021, and the state of emergency will end…
Alabama to allow night hunting of coyotes, feral hogs
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — The hunting of coyotes and feral hogs just became easier in the State of Alabama. Last month, Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill…
ADPH recommends resumption of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine use
By Southern Torch Staff (Photo by Science Source | Juan Gaertner) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has received final guidance from the Centers for Disease Control…