By Southern Torch Staff ALABAMA — The Alabama congressional delegation have begun to deliver their recommendations to Governor Kay Ivey's (R-Ala.) economic recovery task force. On Tuesday, Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)…
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75 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases at Wayne Farms
By Marla Jones, Reporter • marla@southerntorch.com ALBERTVILLE, Ala. – Wayne Farms, a producer and processor of poultry in Albertville, is reporting several cases of COVID-19 in their Albertville plant, which employs…
Ivey: Stay-At-Home Order Remains in Place
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Mickey Welsh | Montgomery Advertiser) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At a press conference earlier today, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) reiterated her commitment to Alabama's stay-at-home…
Council on Aging Still Here for Seniors
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — At a time when people across the world are adjusting to a new normal, the DeKalb County Council on Aging is still…
ADPH: More Than 1,000 COVID-19 Recoveries in Alabama
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — According to preliminary data released by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), approximately 1,200 Alabamians have recovered from the novel coronavirus. In…
STAR ID Requirements Delayed Until 2021
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — REAL ID deadlines have been extended to Oct. 1, 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Alabama's version of the federal REAL ID program,…
Large Amount of Narcotics seized in Rainsville
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. —From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Last Tuesday (April 7, 2020) the DCSO seized a large amount of illegal narcotics in…
Access Denied?
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo via Town of Crossville on Facebook) CROSSVILLE, Ala. — As severe weather rolled into Northeast Alabama on Easter Sunday, many sought shelter at…