By Steve Flowers, AL Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — It has been a long hot summer in Montgomery, and I do not mean at the Capitol or Statehouse, but in the…
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ALGOP Resolution Calls for Omar's Expulsion from Congress
By Staff Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. — State Rep. Tommy Hanes (R-Bryant) plans to introduce a resolution at the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee meeting that calls for the expulsion of…
Rainsville Allocates Gas Tax Funds to Infrastructure
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com PHOTO: Resolution 8-19-2019, which allocates money from gas tax funds to the City's bridges and roads, was unanimously passed at Monday's Council meeting. (File…
Students Show Appreciation to Fort Payne
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 20, 2019.…
Commission Honors Fort Payne Couple
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The DeKalb County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 13. To start the meeting, the Commission proclaimed…
Ivey Signs Bill to Require CDL Human Trafficking Training
By Staff Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. – August 13, 2019 Governor Kay Ivey ceremoniously signed HB261 into law on Monday, which makes Alabama the 9th state to pass a law mandating human…
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: The Phenix City Story
By Steve Flowers, AL Political Columnist PHOTO: Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. …
FP Council: Tourism On The Rise
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) At this week’s meeting of the Fort Payne City Council, DeKalb Tourism Director John Dersham updated…