By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama League of Municipalities executive committee will meet this week to decide whether to ask for a one-year delay of…
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Model Further Lowers COVID-19 Projections for Alabama
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — A model cited by the White House for projecting COVID-19 data has further lowered the projected impact of the novel coronavirus in Alabama. The…
Close Call for Rainsville Residents
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Residents of County Road 560, past the new Chavies Bridge in Rainsville, had quite the scare last night as the floodwaters…
Together In Spirit on Easter
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Sunday morning when Fort Payne First Baptist Pastor Marshall Henderson enters his pulpit to deliver an Easter message, he…
Local Restaurant Gives Back
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com HENAGAR, Ala. — Gabriela and Mario Limon, of Limon’s Mexican Restaurant in Henagar, understand that this is a difficult time in everyone’s life. The…
Commission Holds Special Called Meeting
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full video on our Facebook) The DeKalb County Commission met for a Special Called Meeting on April 7. This meeting…
DeKalb BOE Temporarily Suspends Food Program
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — According to a letter released by DeKalb County Superintendent Dr. Jason Barnett and the DeKalb County Board of Education, the board…
Ivey Issues Stay-at-Home Order
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — On Friday afternoon, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) officially issued a "stay-at-home" order for Alabama residents. The order will go into effect on Saturday…