It’s possible that a small amount of coronavirus cases may be the result of false positive test. Health officials say a false positive is rare, and false negatives are more likely. A person who test positive for coronavirus is recommended to isolate for at least 10 days, or when fever is absent for 24 hours. Unless a person is a…
Alabama’s election’s chief says a group’s offer to pay churches $6 for every person they help to vote early this year does not violate any law. The “New South Souls to the Polls Initiative” is offering to pay churches a $6 contribution for each documented early vote. Former state Sen. Hank Sanders is an organizer of the effort. He says…
Rotary clubs in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee are banding together in a new way to fight polio. They’re doing it by selling special doughnuts. Members of the Montgomery and Dothan Rotary clubs spent the afternoon unloading, frosting and packing more than 1,000 boxes of doughnuts, which were donated by Dunkin’ Donuts. Each doughnut was topped with purple icing, which represents…
As Election Day quickly approaches, organizations are urging citizens to have their voices heard by voting. The #VoteWithUs tour bus made a stop in Montgomery on Monday. The #VoteWithUs tour bus is rolling across America encouraging people about the power of the vote. #VoteWithUs movement hopes to turn out the largest early vote America has ever seen. They say by…
If the coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19 shutdowns continue to affect your health and well-being, you may have already tried downloading an app to relieve anxiety and stress and help you sleep. There are dozens, maybe even hundreds to choose from in the app stores. Most play ambient sounds or white noise for meditation or falling asleep. If you’ve tried several…
Prattville Fire Department responded to a 3-alarm apartment fire early Saturday morning, displacing all residents who lived there. All fire units in the city were dispatched to The Woods apartments on 6th Street. Off-duty personnel were also called to assist. Crews were able to evacuate all 26 families and extinguish the fire in just under one hour. The Emergency Management …
The state of Alabama says a planned expansion by a European auto supplier will add more than 180 new jobs in two cities. The governor’s office announced $56 million in projects by International Automotive Components Group North America Inc. on Monday. The company plans a roughly $34 million expansion and 119 new jobs in Cottondale, where it will make door…
U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin has announced that former Montgomery doctor Richard Stehl has been sentenced to 15 years. The sentence follows his conviction last year on 94 counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances, two counts of health care fraud and five counts of money laundering. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, evidence showed that from 2010 through 2018, Stehl operated…
Auburn police announced an investigation into a shooting in the 500 block of Shelton Mill Road. The shooting occurred Sunday, October 18 around 1:22 am. Officers responded to a call of two people shot. At a convenience store in the 2000 block of East University Drive, police found a 19-year-old male and 16-year-old juvenile suffering from a gunshot wound. Both…
Macon East announces they will do virtual learning for 7th to 12 grade. They will do virtual this week only. The change comes due to a number of teachers and parents of students in 7th through 12th grade testing positive for COVID-19. The school system says they do not have any teachers or parents that they know with positive tests…
