A local organization organized a parade to tell health care workers thank you. The “Hearts for Heroes” parade visited several medical organizations in the River Region Tuesday. A fire truck with the words “Heroes work here” led the parade route. According to parade leader Glenn Crumpton, all of this was done to honor frontline COVID-19 responders. In addition to driving…
A City of Montgomery Sanitation Department employee tested positive for COVID-19. The City was informed late Monday and only able to verify the positive results today. The employee has been self-quarantined for more than a week. The employee did not come in contact with the virus in the course of his job. The source of the infection has been tracked…
Huntingdon College interim vice president for academic affairs Dr. Tom Perrin announced Tuesday the addition of 17 courses to the College’s summer offerings, bringing the total number of classes available during summer 2020 to 40. All of the classes are offered online. “Summer enrollments have grown exponentially during the past two years,” says Perrin. “Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Huntingdon’s…
Governor Kay Ivey said she intends to keep a stay home order in place through April 30, striking a measured approach as some Southern states push to quickly reopen. Ivey said at a news conference Tuesday that she is eager to open business up again, but cautioned that all decision would be made based on data. State Health Officer Scott…
An Andalusia woman faces multiple charges after hosting a party while Alabama is under an order from the state health officer limiting gatherings. Chief Paul Hudson said the Andalusia Police Department received a complaint Monday night of loud music on Brewton Street. “When officers arrived, they found a party of about 40 to 50 people,” Hudson said. “They also smelled…
A group of medical professionals is asking death penalty states for medications used both for lethal injections and to help coronavirus patients who are on ventilators. But a doctor who’s behind the request and a death penalty expert says secrecy surrounding executions could hinder those efforts because they don’t know what drugs states have. The letter was sent this month…
“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 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…
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…
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…
