The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) has confirmed today that an inmate at Elba Community Based Facility (Elba) in Elba, Alabama, has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the fourth confirmed and third active case of COVID-19 among the inmate population. Following the results of the positive test, the inmate was relocated to Easterling Correctional Facility and placed in an…
Brandon Hardin is a nurse that answered New York City’s call for help with the Coronavirus pandemic. Brandon is in charge of a 147 person nursing unit that works specifically with Coronavirus patients. In a phone call last week, Brandon’s life long friend and Youth Minister at Dalraida Church of Christ Will Tucker says Brandon expressed to him the shortage…
Wilcox County Health Department will be offering drive-in COVID-19 testing clinics. The testing will be held at 107 Union Street, Camden, on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For an appointment, you are to call (334) 682-451 to preregister A physician referral is preferred. To be tested, individuals must be 10 years old or older and meet…
UPDATE: Wetumpka police have notified CrimeStoppers that Daniel Hendricks visited the Wetumpka Police Department in reference to an investigation into the fraudulent use of a debit card. After speaking with investigators, police say Hendricks is no longer a suspect. Investigators say they told Hendricks that he was initially listed as a suspect due to a timestamp error on the victim’s…
Alabama State University’s Class of 2020 graduates will be recognized in a virtual commencement ceremony on Friday, May 1, at noon (CST). The ceremony will recognize all undergraduate and graduate candidates, as well as the Golden Class of 1970. President Quinton T. Ross Jr. made the video announcement to the Spring Class of 2020. “One of the greatest honors that…
Along with most of the River Region, Macon County is preparing for another severe weather day on Thursday, April 23. In preparation for the severe thunderstorms, hail, and damaging winds that are expected, the county is sanitizing shelters and making plans to open several new safe places. The Macon County Emergency Management Agency, says the COVID-19 Pandemic has prompted the…
Airline traffic is down 95% from what it was a year ago. Airlines are paying out more in refunds than they are taking in from new ticket sales. No one knows how long it will be before most people feel safe about flying again, but expectations are fading for a quick rebound in travel. (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All…
Governor Kay Ivey released the following statement on the passing of Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins: This past weekend, Alabama lost one of its finest veterans to the COVID-19 virus — retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins. Sgt. Maj. Adkins, a native of Waurika, Oklahoma, served more than 20 years in the U.S. Army with over 13…
On Wednesday, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced emergency benefit increases have reached $2.0 billion per month for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households across all 50 states and 3 territories to increase food security during the coronavirus national emergency. These emergency benefits represent a 40% increase in overall monthly SNAP benefits, significantly increasing food purchasing power for…
Due to the threat of bad weather, the one-day “drive-through” COVID-19 testing clinic at the Lowndes County Health Department in Hayneville is being rescheduled to Friday, April 24. Patients who meet the testing criteria should call for an appointment at (334) 548-2564. The drive-through clinic will be held: ·Friday, April 24, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., Lowndes County Health Department, 507…
