Governor Kay Ivey on Monday revealed signage for business owners to encourage employees and patrons to wear a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The current health order mandating statewide mask wearing will end at 5 p.m. on April 9. “After April 9, masks will no longer be a mandate, but they remain one of the most successful tools…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — About two dozen cities and towns across Alabama are participating as the state tourism agency resumes a program to promote springtime walking tours. The program was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the Alabama Tourism Department says it will be held all four Saturdays in April with precautions against COVID-19 including social distancing….
On Monday March 22, eligibility will expand to group 1-C for coronavirus vaccinations. Click this link to see if you are eligible. One day later, on March 23, the Alabama National Guard will begin two mobile vaccination clinics, that will rotate through 24 Alabama counties for 6 weeks. Follow this link for more on ANG mobile vaccination clinics. When the…
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the locations for the Alabama National Guard’s mobile vaccination clinics across 24 rural counties. As part of Governor Ivey’s activation of the ALNG to support the state’s COVID-19 response, beginning March 23, the mobile vaccination teams will rotate through the designated counties. “Being from rural Alabama myself, ensuring folks in those counties have an…
On March 17, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued IR-2021-59, which provides for an automatic extension of the filing and payment date for individual 2020 income tax returns from April 15, to May 17. The IRS release specifically stated that the relief does not apply to estimated tax payments that are due on and still must be paid by…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released another school dashboard of coronavirus cases as of March 12. The latest report shows a continuing drop in cases. Keep in mind, some school systems such as Montgomery Public Schools, are all-virtual. ADPH says because of spring break, there may be breaks or irregularities in reporting. Overall, there were 519 COVID-19 cases…
Scammers are cybercriminals are taking advantage of COVID-19 and the recently released vaccines to prey on people anxiously waiting. “Since January, we’ve seen over 5,000 websites registered that include the word ‘vaccine’,” says BrandShield CEO Yoav Keren. BrandShield is a company that hunts down fake websites and takes them down. He says the scam websites post a major threat to…
Three Alabama lawmakers have tested positive for COVID-19. Alabama House of Representative spokesman Clay Redden said three lawmakers receive positive COVID-19 test results this week. He did not disclose the names of the legislators for privacy reasons. Lawmakers and legislative staff have been receiving regular COVID-19 tests since the session began last month. Lawmakers have been taking other precautions such…
Troy University has announced a return to normal operations beginning with the Fall commencement via a letter to students, faculty and staff. The campus will continue to operate using TROY Strong procedures until the end of the spring semester. The text of the letter is below: TROY Community: The decline in COVID-19 cases nationally and in Alabama is an encouraging…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The president of the Birmingham City Council says Alabama’s largest city likely will extend a mandate requiring face masks in public despite the state’s plan to end the statewide rule next month. Gov. Kay Ivey has said the state rule will expire on April 9. But Birmingham City Council President William Parker says officials in Birmingham…
