Tornado shelter in Tuscaloosa – AP Photo Spring is peak severe weather season in Alabama and elsewhere across the South. But as we are being told to avoid public gatherings to stop the spread of coronavirus, should that keep you from going to a tornado shelter? National Weather Service experts in Alabama put that question to the Alabama Department of…
The Marengo County Sheriff’s Office needs your help finding a missing man. 28-year-old Alphonso Johnson, Jr. hasn’t been seen since around 8 p.m. on March 18 at his home on County Road 5 in Gallion. He is described as having brown hair and brown eyes and is 6’4″ and 180-200 pounds. He has a scar on an arm from a…
Victoryland in Shorter has been ordered to close effective immediately due to coronavirus restrictions. Macon County Sheriff Andre’ Brunson closed Macon County Greyhound Park dba Victoryland and Quincy’s 777 on Saturday. Brunson says the decision to close is in due to the recent restrictions imposed by the Alabama Department of Public Health prohibiting gathering of 25 or more people….
The Macon County EMA is warning residents about a scam. People are going door to door claiming to perform authorized testing for the coronavirus. Once inside the victim’s home, the scammer performs a fake test and then charges the homeowner for the test and in some cases, even robbing them. If someone like this comes to your door do not…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Kenny Rogers, who embodied “The Gambler” persona and whose musical career spanned jazz, folk, country and pop, has died at 81. A representative says Rogers died at home in Georgia on Friday night. The Houston-born balladeer with a husky voice had hits like “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream” with Dolly Parton. He sold tens…
Tributes are coming in from across the music and entertainment world for country music superstar Kenny Rogers. His family announced that he died last night at the age of 81. The Rogers family is sad to announce that Kenny Rogers passed away last night at 10:25PM at the age of 81. Rogers passed away peacefully at home from natural causes…
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that the state’s small businesses negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic are now eligible for help from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. The program will help qualified businesses and non-profit groups recover. “Small businesses represent the backbone of Alabama’s economy, and many of them need immediate help in these…
The Medical Association of Alabama, the state’s largest professional organization of physicians, has announced the creation of two web pages — a “one-stop” resource site for physicians and health care personnel and another “one-stop” resource site for the public. “We’ve created these ‘one-stop’ sites where physicians can get the latest information on insurer’s telehealth policies, Alabama coronavirus screening sites, testing…
Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a brief address to the State of Alabama regarding coronavirus. Alabama News Network shared her words on television Friday night. She says that there is a lot of uncertainty and concern regarding the virus and how it has changed our everyday routines. The Governor says that our state is a family and we should come…
The Macon County Emergency Management Agency has issued a warning about a coronavirus-related scam. The EMA says it has been made aware of people going door-to-door in some areas saying they are authorized to do coronavirus/COVID-19 home testing. The EMA says this is not true. It says that if granted permission to come inside a person’s home, these people will…
