By Steve Flowers Those of us who served a long time in the legislature have a lot of stories. I served 16 years from 1982 to 1998 from my home county…
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Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers For decades, losing political candidates in Alabama have been exiled to “Buck’s Pocket.” It is uncertain when or how the colloquialism began, but political insiders have used this…
Britt Makes Campaign Stop in FP
FORT PAYNE, ALA.-- Katie Britt, the Republican nominee for US Senate in the General Election on November 8, will make a campaign stop in Fort Payne. Britt will be the guest…
Steve Flowers: Inside The Statehouse
By Steve Flowers A legend in Alabama newspaper, educational, and political lore, Jim Oakley of Centreville, turned 87 last month. Jim is known statewide as the legendary owner, publisher, and editor…
Candidate Johnny C. Cochran Visits Fort Payne & Gadsden
Submitted / Special to the Torch Johnny C. Cochran is the Libertarian Party candidate in a three-way race for Alabama’s U.S. Congressional District Four. This past weekend he had several stops…
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers The Alabama Legislature will remain super majority Republican for the next quadrennium. As the dust settles from the May/June party primaries, there have been negligible if any party…
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,…
“Democracy”
Submitted Editorial by The Alabama Press Association America’s free press is in crisis. Today, local journalism, which is necessary to maintaining an informed and active citizenry, is on life support. Since…