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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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…
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…
Gas Tax Increases Today
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — The second increase to Alabama's gas tax goes into effect today, October 1. As previously reported, last year the Alabama Legislature passed and…
Inside The Statehouse with Steve Flowers
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — It has been a month since our mid-July GOP runoffs for the U.S. Senate and two open congressional seats. Since then, numerous publications…
Ivey Extends Safer-At-Home Order
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey announced the extension of her "Safer-At-Home" order, which was put into place in May. The order, which…
Alabama Schools Set Path for Reopening
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by The Shelby County Reporter) ALABAMA — On Friday, State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey announced the “road to reopening” after uncertainty has arisen around…
Let Freedom Ring
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full video at SouthernTorch.com) The Rainsville Council held a special called meeting on Friday to vote on whether or not the…