By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com ALABAMA — An app that will alert citizens if they've been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 will soon be available…
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Lawmakers Pass Ivey's Plan for CARES Act Funds
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On Monday, Alabama lawmakers overwhelmingly approved Governor Kay Ivey's (R-Ala.) executive amendment on how to appropriate the $1.8 billion allocated by the…
Ivey: Stay-At-Home Order Remains in Place
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com (Photo by Mickey Welsh | Montgomery Advertiser) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At a press conference earlier today, Governor Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) reiterated her commitment to Alabama's stay-at-home…
Rainsville Athlete Honored by Ivey
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Aubriella Hairston of Rainsville was honored by Governor Kay Ivey at a special proclamation signing ceremony at the State Capital in Montgomery on January 27. She was honored…
STAR ID Required for Air Travel by Oct. 2020
By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com PHOTO: The star in the corner of new IDs will be a requirement for those wishing to fly after October 2020. This sample ID was…
Alabama AG's Wife Passes Away
PHOTO: (Submitted Photo | Facebook) By Zach Hester, Reporter • zach@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Sympathizers across all of the major social media platforms have showered the family of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall with…
Ivey announces new Facebook data center in Huntsville
PHOTO: A concept design of the new Facebook data center that will be built in Huntsville. (Facebook | Huntsville Data Center) By Staff Reports HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey announced last Thursday…
Ivey Addresses DeKalb GOP
By Marla Jones, Reporter FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Saturday, May 12, 2018 the DeKalb County Republican Party held its regularly scheduled breakfast at Western Sizzlin in Fort Payne. Alabama's 54th Governor,…