Tornado shelter in Tuscaloosa – AP Photo Spring is peak severe weather season in Alabama and elsewhere across the South. But as we are being told to avoid public gatherings to stop the spread of coronavirus, should that keep you from going to a tornado shelter? National Weather Service experts in Alabama put that question to the Alabama Department of…
With social distancing in effect, local church leaders are moving services completely online. The platform change is allowing them to spread a message of hope to a larger audience. “We’re praying for all of Montgomery to be safe and to be healthy and be smart,” Pastor Jay Cooper of Montgomery’s First United Methodist Church said. Cooper said the Coronavirus pandemic…
The Macon County EMA is warning residents about a scam. People are going door to door claiming to perform authorized testing for the coronavirus. Once inside the victim’s home, the scammer performs a fake test and then charges the homeowner for the test and in some cases, even robbing them. If someone like this comes to your door do not…
A state-wide health order update is now in effect— as state officials try to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. Restrictions include prohibiting gatherings of 25 people or more, and the closing of beaches and schools. Local restaurants are also under strict orders, which is affecting their income. Eastchase’s Full Moon Bar-B-Que is just one restaurant in the Capital City…
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that the state’s small businesses negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic are now eligible for help from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. The program will help qualified businesses and non-profit groups recover. “Small businesses represent the backbone of Alabama’s economy, and many of them need immediate help in these…
The Medical Association of Alabama, the state’s largest professional organization of physicians, has announced the creation of two web pages — a “one-stop” resource site for physicians and health care personnel and another “one-stop” resource site for the public. “We’ve created these ‘one-stop’ sites where physicians can get the latest information on insurer’s telehealth policies, Alabama coronavirus screening sites, testing…
Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a brief address to the State of Alabama regarding coronavirus. Alabama News Network shared her words on television Friday night. She says that there is a lot of uncertainty and concern regarding the virus and how it has changed our everyday routines. The Governor says that our state is a family and we should come…
The Macon County Emergency Management Agency has issued a warning about a coronavirus-related scam. The EMA says it has been made aware of people going door-to-door in some areas saying they are authorized to do coronavirus/COVID-19 home testing. The EMA says this is not true. It says that if granted permission to come inside a person’s home, these people will…
Macon County Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Lee has sent a notice to churches in his county not to have in-person meetings, funerals or other activities. Here is the note that Alabama News Network obtained: I am suggesting that all house of worships in Macon County consider having virtual church services or other non contact forms of worshiping.(to include funerals…
A member of Vice President Mike Pence’s staff has tested positive for coronavirus. Pence’s spokeswoman Katie Miller says the unidentified staff member did not have “close contact” to either the vice president or President Trump. MORE COVERAGE FROM CBS NEWS “Further contact tracing is being conducted in accordance with CDC guidelines,” Miller said. The case appears to be the first…
