Tallassee High School has canceled Thursday night’s game against Talladega. Tallassee City Schools Superintendent Dr. Brock Nolin said with recently confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the high school, all football and cheer activities have been put off for the time being. “The kids are resilient and will bounce back,” Dr. Nolin said. “Hopefully our cleaning measures and social distance protocols…
President Donald Trump stands on the balcony outside of the Blue Room as he returns to the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Trump says he feels “good” as he arrived back at the White House after three days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he was being treated for COVID-19. Marine One landed at the White House…
Alabama counties already are reporting record numbers of absentee ballots a month ahead of Election Day. And local officials say they’re taking steps to cope with a flood of mail-in votes that’s likely to continue for weeks during the pandemic. Walker County Circuit Clerk Susan Odom says she’s gotten permission from the state to add poll workers and vote-counting machines….
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama is offering a discount for November. Health and dental premiums for most fully insured individual, employer and Medicare plans will be discounted. Health premiums for November will be 20% while dental premiums will be 50%. If customers have both health and dental coverage, they will receive both premium discounts. The premium discount will…
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19. This comes days after President Donald Trump tested positive for the cornorvirus. McEnany says in a statement that she tested positive Monday morning and is experiencing no symptoms at this time. She spoke briefly with reporters Sunday evening, but says that no members of the White House…
The NFL postponed this week’s game between New England and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs after “positive COVID-19 tests on both teams.” Patriots starting quarterback Cam Newton and Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta’amu were both added to the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list released this afternoon. The NFL said the game, originally scheduled for Sunday, will be played…
State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said he doesn’t know specifics about President Donald Trump’s COVID case, but he said this goes to show the pandemic is not over and it does not discriminate, “It affects everyone: young and old, black and white and whatever party you’re in. We still have a lot of disease transmission in our country.” Early…
The White House says President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19. Trump was to depart the White House by helicopter late Friday for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a White House official said. COVERAGE FROM CBS NEWS COVERAGE FROM ABC NEWS The official said the visit was precautionary and that Trump…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House doctor says President Donald Trump remains “fatigued” after contracting COVID-19 and has been injected with a special combination of drugs. Trump is being treated with an experimental antibody cocktail for the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans and now has spread to the highest reaches of the U.S. government. Trump tweeted early…
We’re approaching month seven since Alabama saw its first COVID case. Peaceful Solutions Massage Therapy has been in business in Montgomery for years, but when the pandemic hit, it affects a business that operates by touch a lot harder– Both physically and financially. “I didn’t quit working because the governor told me to. I quit working because I wanted my…
