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By Marla Jones, Reporter RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) Southern Torch was pleased welcome Congressman Robert Aderholt to our office on Monday for a brief interview before his campaign stop at the Tom Bevill Enrichment Center. The Torch Talk duo of Sports Editor Marla Jones and Rainsville Councilmember Marshall Stiefel sat down with Congressman Aderholt to discuss today’s burning issues that face Alabama and his bid for reelection. When asked what he felt was the most pressing issue facing the fourth district, Aderholt replied,
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By Marla Jones, Reporter RAINSVILLE, Ala. — According to the Alabama Department of Transportation, motorists should be advised that work will begin this week to replace the one-lane bridge over Town Creek on Chavies Road in Rainsville with a two-lane bridge. Miller and Miller will be the contractors in charge of the project. The contractor have installed signs for the roadwork and the road will be shut down near the bridge. All through traffic will be detoured to Fortner Road to Old Highway 35 to Alabama 35 back to
Chavies Road. The detour will be in place for one year while the old bridge is demolished and the new bridge is being built. According to Rainsville Councilmember Ricky Byrum, he has received several positive comments from bus drivers that have been forced to go around this bridge for years. He went to state that this is an ALDOT project that should be completed within 180 workdays, which totals to around 10-11 months. Byrum went on to state, “The key benefit to the completion of this project is the availability of emergency services to the citizens in that area, especially when seconds
count.” It’s expected that by early 2019, the last of the ATRIP projects will have been let to bid. When the program wraps up, it will have provided $1 billion toward more than 1,000 local projects, including 379 bridge replacement projects, across Alabama’s 67 counties. The near $2 million project is funded through the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program, which provides 80 perfect of funding for eligible costs on local projects applied for by local sponsors such as cities or counties.
Rainsville adopts subdivision regulations
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RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Website) The Rainsville Planning Commission met on Monday, October 29 to discuss the new subdivision regulations for the City of Rainsville. In the absence of Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt, Councilmember and Committee Liaison Brandon Freeman conducted the meeting. City Attorney Nikki Scott opened the meeting by explaining that these subdivision regulations
were prepared and presented by TARCOG (The Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments) in conjunction with the City of Rainsville. According to the Code of Alabama, this gives the Planning Commission the sole authority to decide to adopt or not. Once voted on by the committee, it will be recorded in the Probate Office and published in the paper. Scott advised that this will maintain uniformity in the City. The Mayor selected the following people to serve on the Rainsville Planning
Commission: Skeeter Logan (chairperson), Carol Laney, Sandy Goff, Kathy Gledhill, Jeffrey Pope, Zane Mitchell, David Snay, and Brandon Freeman. All members, including Mayor Lingerfelt with the exception of Councilmember Freeman, are voting members. Several concerned citizens voiced their questions during the public hearing. Rainsville contractor Trampas Shankles voiced
Unhindered set for Sunday
By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Band. Beta. Basketball. What do these three have in common? First, they all begin with the letter "b." Not very impressive. Secondly, they all involve competition. That's better. Additionally, they all bring joy to a large number of high school students in our county each and every year. That's even better. However, this Sunday night, at the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum, each of these three programs in one local high school will win some big money that will certainly ensure more good times for students. That's the best! Unhindered. This event will take place on one night — November 4, 2018. Passionately, the one
purpose involves coming together as one county, one voice, and one people to extend hope to our very own. Finally, we will gather in one name — the greatest, most powerful, holiest name that exists, the name that sets the captive free and causes the blind to see. Who should attend? While this event has been designed to benefit a local school's students financially, it is not a youth event. Every person through the door age 12 and up will register with the school of his or her choice. At the end of this event, the school with the most people in attendance will secure a total of $15,000. This prize has been specifically designed — $5,000 each to athletics (not just basketball), band and beta.
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