According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (APDH), there have been nearly 20-thousand new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the last two weeks. Medical professionals in Alabama say they are witnessing two starkly different realities: Inside the hospitals, they attend to patients fighting for their lives in overcrowded intensive care units. Outside the medical centers’ doors, they see a…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Medical professionals in Alabama are witnessing two starkly different realities: Inside the hospitals, they attend to patients fighting for their lives in overcrowded intensive care units. Outside the medical centers’ doors, they see a society that appears to be blithely ignoring the safety precautions that experts have recommended to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Dr….
With the safety of students, faculty, and staff as a top priority, Trenholm State Community College (TSCC) has released a plan to reopen August 14, and return to normal operations with some modifications. The Fall Reopening Plan, a 17-page document, outlines health and safety protocols in compliance with the Alabama Community College System, the Alabama Department of Public Health, and…
Bullock County Schools will begin the 2020-2021, on August 24, on a virtual/remote plan for the first nine week period. All students will have access to digital materials and instructional activities to remain engaged in learning during the time schools may remain closed. More information is forthcoming in the following days. If parents have any questions or concerns, please use…
Alabama’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.5% as the economy recovers during a worsening coronavirus threat. State statistics show the jobless rate for June was down substantially from April, when it hit 12.9% as almost 217,000 lost their jobs as businesses closed or cut back because of the pandemic. But some 165,700 people are still out of work. And Labor Secretary…
Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, the Symetra Tour announced today that the fourth annual Guardian Championship on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill—originally scheduled for September 18-20—has been postponed. The tournament will return to the Symetra Tour calendar in 2021. “Keeping the golfers, caddies, families, fans, sponsors and RTJ associates safe is always our top…
ATLANTA (AP) – Doing the complete opposite of Gov. Ivey in Alabama, Georgia’s Gov. Brian Kemp is explicitly banning Georgia’s cities and counties from ordering people to wear masks in public. He’s voiding orders that at least 15 local governments across the state had adopted even though Kemp had earlier said cities and counties had no power to order masks….
Effective July 16, 2020 at 5:00 P.M., each person shall wear a mask or other facial covering that covers his or her nostrils and mouth at all times when within six feet of a person from another household in any of the following places: An indoor space open to the general public, A vehicle operated by a transportation service, An…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Dallas County voters are at the polls choosing a new tax collector — and two new county commissioners. Probate Judge Jimmy Nunn says voter turnout in Dallas County — has been low. He says voter turnout for a runoff — is usually lower than it is for a primary. Nunn says health concerns over COVID-19…
Two state senators say the state’s “Roadmap to Reopening Schools” does not do enough to protect students and staff. Tuesday, they took their plan for reopening schools to State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey and the State Board of Education. Senators Jim McClendon and Bobby Singleton presented the Safely Opening Schools Program. The plan has three main components: -Building nursing stations…
