WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday. Roughly 26 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the five weeks since the coronavirus outbreak began forcing millions of employers to close their doors….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Wednesday the creation of a state-federal task force to investigate financial crimes related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The task force, which is made up of more than a dozen state and federal agencies, will be a subcommittee of the Economic Crime Alliance of Alabama (ECAA), and will investigate a broad range of crimes arising…
Mayor Steven L. Reed has announced a new City of Montgomery project called MGM Frontline Heroes to honor Montgomery’s local heroes working on the front lines of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. “While most of us are staying home to stop the spread, many of our neighbors have been called into action on the front lines of the pandemic,” Mayor Reed…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– COVID-19 has hit a Wilcox County nursing home really hard. Dozens of people who live and work at Camden Nursing Facility have come down with the disease. Three weeks ago — one employee — tested positive for COVID-19. Administrator Eldridge Stewart says at the time — it was the second confirmed case of the disease…
Montgomery County Commissioner Ronda Walker says the county may have to reduce its workforce as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. She tells Alabama News Network the county is expected to lose millions in revenue this year. Walker says the county commission has implemented a hiring freeze, asked all county departments to cut their current budgets by 10% and halted…
