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…
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Inside The Statehouse
By Steve Flowers The problem of overcrowded prisons is a dilemma that has been facing Alabama for close to a decade. It was not something that Kay Ivey created. She simply…
Ivey Attends Groundbreaking for New Facility
Marla Jones, Mananging Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- On Monday, Governor Kay Ivey, local dignitaries, along with Fort Payne City and School Officials, broke ground on the new Building, Electrical Aviation…
Fort Payne Main Street Honored
Street Honored GADSDEN, Ala.-- At the eighth annual Main Street Awards of Excellence, Fort Payne Main Street received awards for their various projects throughout Fort Payne. Governor Kay Ivey recently…
Alabama ranked high for economic momentum in 2021
By Southern Torch Staff MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Monday, Governor Kay Ivey announced that Alabama ranks among the top states for economic momentum. State Policy Reports, a Washington, D.C.-based publication, ranked…
US opens COVID-19 vaccines to all over 16
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com U.S. — All adults within the United States are now eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccination. According to the new orders, every American over the…
Alabama Senate passes lottery, casino legislation
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Tuesday night, the Alabama Senate passed a constitutional amendment (SB319) to establish a state lottery and allow nine casinos by…
Ivey Expands Vaccine Eligibility to Ages 16 & Up
By Southern Torch Staff • admin@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey during a visit to the Alabama National Guard mobile vaccination clinic in Wilcox County Friday announced that beginning, April…