Story By Donna Thornton The Appalachian Regional Commission last week awarded $2.8 million to 59 local governments and selected 75 nonprofits for training to help participants to address economic needs. The…
Category: The Alabama Economy
Tourism proven to impact county’s economic growth
Story By Katie Hightower The 2024 Alabama Tourism Economic Report, published by the Alabama Tourism Department, showed growth for Jackson County. Tourism increased employment, earnings, revenue and lodging taxes for Jackson…
Mayor reviews city's projects
Story By Anna Kate The City of Fort Payne has invested 70 million into infrastructure, public safety, and quality of life in the past five years, Mayor Brian Baine said during…
DeKalb County Commission amends MOU
Staff Reports The DeKalb County Commission approved a request to amend a Memorandum of Understanding with a local industry regarding the number of new jobs its required to bring to the…
A look at uses of, and need for 7.5 mill tax
Special to The Times-Journal FORT PAYNE -- Fort Payne residents have the opportunity to renew an at least 30-year-old, 7.5 mill property tax that supports the city’s public schools. The Fort…
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…
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…
Gas Prices on the Rise
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Northeast Alabama drivers and motorists across the state will now pay more for gasoline beginning next week as a new tax takes…