Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com The ACCA Board of Directors has officially endorsed ACCA Past President and DeKalb County Commission President Ricky Harcrow in the upcoming Employees' Retirement System (ERS) Board…
Category: Politics
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers For several years leading up to the 2010 Census count, the national projections were that Alabama would lose one of our seven congressional districts and drop to six.…
Inside The Statehouse
By Steve Flowers The crowded field for governor striving to oust incumbent Governor Kay Ivey includes Tim James. He has run before. In fact, this is his third try for the…
US Senate Confirms Jackson
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The full US Senate voted 53-47, in favor of confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday. Three GOP senators joined…
Geraldine Discuss Improvements to Youth Fields
GERALDINE, Ala.--The Geraldine Town Council met on Tuesday, March 15. Coach Jamie Gilbert from Geraldine School prayed the opening prayer and Mayor Ables led the pledge to the flag. Minutes from…
New Paving Projects in Rainsville
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, ALA.-- (Full video on Southern Torch Facebook Page) The Rainsville City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on March 21. The Council authorized Mayor Lingerfelt…
THE STATE OF OUR NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDICIARY
The Ninth Judicial Circuit consists of five judges, two circuit clerks, and their staffs that handle thousands of cases each calendar year across DeKalb and Cherokee Counties. Everyone that works in…
Ivey Signs Constitutional Carry Bill
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed House Bill 272, known as the constitutional carry bill, into law, defending law-abiding Alabamians’ Second Amendment rights. “Unlike states who are doing everything in…