By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Last week, Governor Kay Ivey signed three priority bills into law after legislators passed them quickly during the first two weeks of their session.…
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Ivey Declares State of Emergency for Winter Weather
ALABAMA — Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) has issued a state of emergency for 28 counties as inclement freezing weather moves into the State of Alabama. "At the advice of emergency management…
Inside The Statehouse: Big Issues Facing Alabama's Legislature
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist The 2021 legislative session has begun. It will be a monumental and difficult session. Due to COVID restrictions, the logistics of just meeting will be a…
Commission Keeps Health Incentives
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, February 9. At the meeting, County Administrator Matt Sharp…
Opinion: This Is Who Could Replace Richard Shelby
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Robert Sutton | Tuscaloosa News) ALABAMA — On January 3, 2023, Alabama will experience something it hasn’t in more than four decades. It…
Aderholt Has "No Current Plans" to Run for U.S. Senate
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (AP Photo | Andrew Harnik) ALABAMA — U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) has "no current plans" to run for the Alabama's newly open Senate seat…
FP Raises Sewer & Sanitation Rates
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, February 2 via the Zoom platform. The Council…
Rainsville Approves Sanitation Rate Increase
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PHOTO: At Monday night's meeting, the Rainsville City Council voted to raise sanitation rates for the first time since September 6, 2005. (Zach Hester…