By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, October 5. The Council passed the by-laws for the…
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Rooks Re-Elected to Geraldine Council
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com GERALDINE, Ala. — Incumbent Councilman Stanley Rooks fended off a challenge from Joseph "Joey" Satterfield on Tuesday night's runoff in the Town of Geraldine. Rooks…
Fort Payne Decides 2020-24 Administration
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com Pictured (L to R): Fort Payne City Councilmembers for the 2020-24 term Johnny Eberhart, John Smith, Lynn Locklear Brewer, Phillip Smith, and Walter Watson, as…
DeKalb County Runoff Elections
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Citizens in Fort Payne, Geraldine, and Scottsboro returned to the polls today, Tuesday, October 6 to vote in the runoff elections…
Registration Deadline for Nov. Election Almost Here
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — The deadline to register to vote in the November general election is fast approaching. Alabama citizens who wish to vote this fall will…
Inside The Statehouse: Alabama's Budget Year Begins
By Steve Flowers, Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The new fiscal year begins this week for the Alabama government. We have two budgets, a General Fund and an Education Budget. Both…
Ivey Awards $35M to Health, Emergency Personnel
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) awarded $35 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to establish the…
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…