A Camden Nursing Facility employee tested positive for COVID-19. Upon learning of the test results on March 31, the facility implemented additional precautions for its residents and staff. On April 2, the facility was notified that three additional employees tested positive for COVID-19. They are receiving appropriate medical care and have not worked since exhibiting symptoms. At this time, no…
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the launch of a COVID-19 search engine tool that enhances the state’s official resource site, altogetheralabama.org. Through a public-private partnership between Yext and the state of Alabama, this innovative platform will provide real-time answers to questions about everything from the virus itself, through a symptom checker that was developed at UAB, to upcoming COVID-19 testing…
With 6.6 million people seeking unemployment benefits last week, more than one in 10 U.S. workers have lost their jobs in just the past three weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak. The numbers show that this is the largest and fastest string of job losses in records dating to 1948. By contrast, during the Great Recession it took about 10…
The State of Alabama has now started giving people receiving unemployment benefits an extra $600 a week. That money was approved in the passage of the federal CARES Act late last month. The extra money is officially called the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefit. The Alabama Department of Labor began paying the benefits on April 8. People whose claims…
TODAY-SATURDAY: The rain and storm threat ends early today as a drier, cooler air mass settles into Alabama. Today will feature a clearing sky with highs in the lower 80s. Friday will start off cooler with lows in the 50s, but expected a sunny day with highs around 70°. Friday night will be our coldest night with a mainly clear…
The Town Of Fort Deposit has issued an “Order of The State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to the Risk of the Infection by COVID-19” and, also passed a resolution “Declaring The Town of Fort Deposit State of Emergency.” A curfew from 10 p.m-5 a.m has also been issued. Anyone violating this curfew will face the following fines: 1….
By now you’ve spent three weeks or more in home isolation and you’re starting to climb the walls. You’ve watched what you wanted on Netflix, cleaned the house and maybe even tackled those projects you never got around to before. If you’re looking for something fun to do one afternoon, here’s a project to help preserve memories: Grab a box…
The Rural Health Medical Program in Selma will be receiving a CARES Act grant of $719,960. The announcement was made by Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Alabama). The money is part of $4,227,190 in funding for community health centers in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District as part of the funding allocated by the CARES Act. The CARES Act, Congress’ third COVID-19 response bill,…
First Responders are facing unique challenges when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic and they are going the extra mile to unsure their safety, and public safety. Firefighters, law enforcement, and EMT’s have adopted new approaches to service calls. Most notably, first responders are now screening people before making contact. “The dispatch office is asking questions at their level when…
The U.S Department of Health and Human Services says Alabama agreed to remove old ventilator triage guidelines that advocates said discriminated against the elderly and disabled. The state said the decade-old document was outdated and no longer applied, but federal officials expressed unclear concern. Alabama on Wednesday had more than 2,400 Coronavirus cases and 66 reported deaths. (Copyright 2020 The…
