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Category: Government

Rainsville Approves Sidewalk Project
July 24, 2022 by Southern Torch
CommunityGovernmentNews

Rainsville Approves Sidewalk Project

Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook) The Rainsville City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, July 18.  Adam Lea, with Ladd Engineering,…

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Brown Named New Collinsville Police Chief
July 2, 2022 by Southern Torch
CommunityGovernment

Brown Named New Collinsville Police Chief

Marla Jones, Manging Editor marla@southerntorch.com COLLINSVILLE, Ala.-- Andy Brown recently was named the new Collinsville Police Chief, after Rex Leath announced his retirement.   Brown started his law enforcement career in 2009,…

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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Former High School Coach
July 1, 2022 by Southern Torch
GovernmentPolitics

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Former High School Coach

David Hall, Reporter david@southerntorch.com In a 6-3 ruling Monday morning, the Supreme Court determined that former Washington state high school football coach Joseph Kennedy had a right to pray on the…

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Summer P-EBT Benefits Coming
June 20, 2022 by Southern Torch
CommunityGovernmentPolitics

Summer P-EBT Benefits Coming

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) has received federal approval to distribute Summer Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to an estimated 485,000 children who participate in the National…

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Inside the Statehouse
May 20, 2022 by Southern Torch
GovernmentPolitics

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers We are down to the last few days in the 2022 Governor’s Race. For the first time in my memory, the governor’s race has been overshadowed by another…

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Dekalb Awarded COVID Funding
June 11, 2021 by Southern Torch
DeKalb CountyNewsPoliticsThe Alabama Economy

Dekalb Awarded COVID Funding

Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey recently announced that she will award almost $2.9 million to help five north Alabama counties recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. This…

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April 22, 2021 by Southern Torch
GovernmentPoliticsThe Alabama Economy

Alabama ranked high for economic momentum in 2021

By Southern Torch Staff MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Monday, Governor Kay Ivey announced that Alabama ranks among the top states for economic momentum. State Policy Reports, a Washington, D.C.-based publication, ranked…

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Barnett Sworn in for Second Term
January 11, 2021 by Southern Torch
GovernmentMain SliderPolitics

Barnett Sworn in for Second Term

By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. —The DeKalb County Board of Education held their regularly scheduled meeting on January 7. Circuit Judge Andrew Hairston administered the oath to…

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