Coronavirus

Alabama GOP Advances Bill for Vaccine Mandate Exemptions

 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation aimed at limiting companies’ ability to fire workers who say they can’t get vaccinated against COVID-19 for religious or medical reasons. The House Health Committee approved a revised version of a bill that would create a state form for workers to claim an exemption. An employee submitting the form couldn’t be…

New Perry Co. Business Maneuvers Through COVID-19 Pandemic

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A unique new business in Perry County is striving for success — despite the economic challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. DLD Plasma Cutting is a mom and pop metal fabrication shop — located just north of Marion — in Perry County. “We fabricate metal parts, brackets, anything that somebody could possibly need in an…