By State Senator Steve Livingston On July 7 in Dallas, a heavily armed sniper shot and killed five police officers who were protecting a Black Lives Matter protest. The Dallas shootings…
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Sand Mountain Electric sends personnel to help with hurricane
PHOTO: Eight personnel from Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative, who were originally bound for Florida, arrived in South Carolina on Sunday to help with damage caused by Hurricane Matthew. (Tyler Pruett |…
County Livestock Producers may qualify for drought assistance
County livestock producers may qualify for Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). (wikipedia.org | “Grass Fed beef”) By Staff Reports Submitted by the Rainsville USDA Office RAINSVILLE, Ala. — October 5, 2016…
A Moment with Megan: Shoo fly don't bother me!
By Megan Blansit, Southern Torch Faith Contributor megan@southerntorch.com Hi everyone! I am so happy to be back! As a little background, I took a season off from writing to focus on completing…
Rainsville to begin engineering work on Chavies Bridge (VIDEO)
The Rainsville Council and Mayor Nick Jones approved payment to CDG Engineering to begin work on Chavies Bridge. (Southern Torch | Tyler Pruett) By C. Campbell, Staff Writer cody@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala.…
Rainsville Police seizes 208 grams of meth during August
The Rainsville Police Department has recently moved to three officers per shift, and seized 208 grams of meth off the streets. (Southern Torch | Tyler Pruett) By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala.…
The Southern Torch, Vol. 2, No. 39
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Be sure to check out this week's edition of the Southern Torch for print-only content such as a schedule of all the fair events and…
Are terror attacks the new norm?
PHOTO: Immediate aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing. By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — This past weekend, most of us were glued to the television watching college…