Trenholm State Community College has given out emergency pandemic-related grants to students who are eligible. The college has given out grants to 1,269 students who continue to suffer financial hardships due to COVID-19. Trenholm State was awarded nearly $947,000 as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. Each eligible student received $745.82 to help cover expenses. To…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released a new school dashboard of coronavirus cases as of May 7. The latest report shows a slight drop from last week.
Montgomery’s citywide mask order is scheduled to expire Sunday, May 9.
Gov. Kay Ivey says the COVID-19 pandemic is “absolutely” managed, so she will soon end a state health order meant to guard against the spread of the illness.
AUM has announced that it has a limited number of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that will be available for people 16 and older Thursday and Friday at the AUM Wellness Center. The vaccines are free, with no insurance needed. People who get them will be scheduled to get their second dose on May 21. Appointments are required. CLICK HERE TO SET UP…
(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And unvaccinated people can drop face coverings in some cases, too. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the updated guidance Tuesday. Previously the CDC had been advising that people should wear…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released an updated school dashboard of coronavirus cases as of April 23. The latest report shows a increase from last week. Overall, there were 360 COVID-19 cases involving Alabama’s public schools for the week, up from 334 the week before and 257 the week before that. The dashboard doesn’t specify whether the cases…
Hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 have jumped about 20% in less than two weeks in Alabama. Statistics from the Alabama Department of Public Health show 362 people were hospitalized Monday for the illness caused by the new coronavirus. That’s up from the 301 patients just 10 days earlier. But the total is still just a fraction of the 3,070 patients who…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released a new school dashboard of coronavirus cases as of April 9. The latest report shows a slight increase from last week, although several systems did not report due to spring break. ADPH says because of spring break, there may be breaks or irregularities in reporting. Overall, there were 257 COVID-19 cases involving…
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued her twenty-sixth supplemental emergency proclamation transitioning the state from an amended Safer at Home Order to a new Safer Apart Order, the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders. Ivey cites the increase in vaccinations, and the down trending number of new cases in the state. Masks will no longer be mandated statewide, but…
