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Proposed Hazardous Duty Pay for County Workers

Is it time "essential employees" get essential pay?
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“Essential Employee” is a term that we’ve heard countless times during the CODID-19 pandemic.  Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham wants county workers who qualify to receive hazardous duty pay. Sheriff Cunningham proposed the measure at Monday’s Montgomery County Commission meeting. The proposal would include all correction officers and any clerks that have direct contact with inmates. Sheriff’s Deputies would also…

Alabama Tops 5,000 Positive Cases of COVID-19 As Closure Order Nears Ends

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Alabama has topped 5,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus as the state weighs a decision on whether to extend closure orders. The Alabama Department of Public Health said Monday that the state had 5,078 known cases of COVID-19. There had been 113 confirmed deaths and the state was investigating an additional 50 deaths in COVID-19 patients. The state’s current stay home…

Police Searching for Vehicle Stolen from Parking Lot of Andalusia Walmart

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The Andalusia Police Department is currently investigating the theft of an automobile. On April 20, the Andalusia Police Department responded to a stolen vehicle call for service at the Wal-Mart parking lot located on Martin Luther King Expressway. The stolen vehicle is described as a gray on gray 2008 Kia Sorrento. The tag number is 9647AW3. The vehicle has a…

ASU Enacts Pass/Not Pass Grading Option for Spring Semester

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On April 20, the Alabama State University Board of Trustees held a video-meeting of its full board members and voted to enact a new “pass/not pass” grading option for ASU students only for the Spring 2020 semester. President Quinton T. Ross Jr. said that after much deliberation by the campus stakeholders, including officials in the office of Academic Affairs, ASU’s academic deans, the Faculty…

Governor Ivey Urging Congress to Replenish the Paycheck Protection Program

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Governor Ivey released the following statement, urging Congress to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program: “In Alabama, small businesses are the backbone of our economy. COVID-19 has had unavoidable, devastating consequences on our small businesses, but what is also unavoidable is Congress’ duty to protect this important sector of our American economy. My Office and I are staying in conversation with…

Oil Prices Fall to Negative $35.20 per Barrel

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Oil prices plunged below zero on Monday as demand for energy collapses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Traders sought to avoid owning crude oil with nowhere to store it. A barrel of benchmark U.S. oil for May delivery fell to negative $35.20 per barrel. While the foray into negative territory was largely due to technical reasons, prices for other oil contracts…

People Being at Home More Causing Toilet Paper Shortage

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When the coronavirus turned into a pandemic, there was panic buying for food and other items at stores. Many products have returned, but shelves usually filled with paper products remain empty and many stores and some locations continue to limit how much you can purchase. Willy Shih is a professor at Harvard Business School. He explains, “When people see this…

ADOL: $164.5 Million in COVID-19 Related Unemployment Benefits Paid to Over 100,000 Claimants

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Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Monday that ADOL has disbursed more than $164 million in COVID-19 related unemployment compensation benefits. $164,523,955 has been paid to 103,453 claimants over the period covering March 16 – April 18. This represents 227,358 weeks paid. $132,328,900 of those funds are Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), the $600 stimulus benefit added to…

Man Charged with Kidnapping, Murder of 19-Year-Old Aniah Blanchard Charged with Biting Correction Officer

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The man charged with the kidnapping and murder of 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard, Ibraheem Yazeed. Yazeed is charged with kicking a Lee County correctional officer and biting another. The officer bitten was injured. According to a police affidavit, on March 23, Lee County Sheriff’s Department Corrections Officers Carl Key, Christopher Carroll and Steven Barner were attempting to get  Yazeed into his…

Georgia Woman Wanted by Prattville Police on Identity Theft Charges

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The Prattville Police Department has confirmed the identity of a person wanted for Identity Theft. The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Veronica Lashae Hunter, of Georgia. The suspect is not in custody and is still wanted by law enforcement. Investigators say the suspect was identified by an anonymous tip through CrimeStoppers. On Tuesday, March 10, investigators say Hunter used…

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