Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday awarded $35 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds to establish the Alabama Health Care and Emergency Response Providers grant program. The grants will support providers who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The health crisis we continue to face has had significant impact on many fronts. Certainly,…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– COVID-19 has caused some major changes to the annual Central Alabama Fair in Selma. And as a result, organizers have even changed the name of this year’s event. Fair Manager John Haskell is working to get the fairgrounds ready for this year’s event. “It’s going to be different,” said Haskell. “We’re going to call it…
It’s been two weeks since the Labor Day holiday and the coronavirus numbers still aren’t in. The delay has health officials cautiously optimistic that the state is making progress in the pandemic. New cases are being confirmed daily and about 240 people have died of COVID-19 since the first weekend of September. But Alabama’s daily caseload has declined a little…
Two schools in Elmore County are suspending sporting competitions due to COVID-19. The Wetumpka High School football teams is suspending their season for one week following positive COVID-19 tests from players. The Elmore County High School volleyball team is suspending their program for two weeks. ADPH guidelines require 10 days self-isolation for positive cases of COVID-19. The AHSAA requires an…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma church provides hot meals for dozens of people in the community — in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Free meals were given away to a hundred people at Vasser’s Mini Mart in Selma Thursday morning — thanks to a random act of kindness — by members of Northside Baptist Church. “I am very…
Studies say that the coronavirus pandemic may have disrupted the fight against HIV. Due to the overwhelming demand for coronavirus testing, health officials have shifted away from tracking HIV patients. The fight against HIV had already stalled in recent years. Now, health experts and advocates of HIV are concerned that the country is backsliding with a spike in HIV infections….
The Cork and Cleaver restaurant continues to recover from lost income and customer support after being closed down for two months due to the pandemic. After Governor Ivey issued her first stay at home order, the restaurant provided takeout service for a short time, but said it was not financially substantial. The restaurant fully closed down in March and did…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma church hands out tons of food this morning — to help hundreds of people — feed their families. The folks at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church on the corner of Dallas Avenue and Broad Street in Selma — held a drive-thru food giveaway at the church Thursday morning. Church volunteers loaded up hundreds of vehicles…
The Alabama National Fair is back next month, but things will look pretty different. Alabama News Network talked with Randy Stephenson, the director of the fair, who said they’re limiting the capacity to 30%, that’s about 7,000 patrons. And when it comes to rides, there will be about half the amount you would normally see… 32 this year– all to…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– As communities start to reopen from the pandemic — people are being urged to get out and support small businesses in their communities. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit small businesses have been hit especially hard and many have been unable to hang on. Hunter Butts runs the Downtowner Restaurant in downtown Selma. “The service industry…
