A safer-at-home order and springtime weather mean more people are heading to the hardware stores for those home project supplies. But a local construction company president is urging caution before you tackle certain projects. “More people are at home, weather is good, they’ve got some time on their hands, and they’re looking at some spring projects,” construction company president David…
The Montgomery Chamber’s Convention and Visitors Bureau is projecting millions of dollars in lost revenue. Chamber officials say 20 large conferences or events have already cancelled, adding up to at least $3 million in lost revenue for the city and county. Hotel occupancy numbers have also dropped. Usually this time of year, it would be around 70%. Meg Lewis with…
NASCAR can go forward with the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway without fans in attendance at the end of May unless health conditions deteriorate in the state, the governor of North Carolina said Tuesday. Gov. Roy Cooper said he and state public health officials have had discussions with NASCAR and the speedway located in Concord regarding safety protocols for…
The coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for parents who are suddenly working from home and who also have their children at home doing schoolwork. For many parents, their workday is going on far longer than school, leaving their children bored and with nothing to do but watch TV or play video games. A couple from Nashville had a…
Tuesday, April 28, Jackson Hospital health workers received N100 masks to help protect against COVID-19. Larry Puckett Chevrolet and River Bank & Trust voluntarily purchased and donated 52 reusable masks. The hospital hopes to obtain more masks for its medical and cleaning staff throughout Montgomery. One out of every five COVID-19 cases require health care from Montgomery health professionals. They…
You can often find Connie Floyd and her staff in the kitchen, whipping up a delicious meal or birthday cake. Floyd is the owner of Olde Enzor Lane, a catering company in the Troy. “Before the pandemic hit, we did private parties, baby showers, bridal showers, birthday parties,” Floyd said. But Floyd’s services took a hit when the coronavirus pandemic…
According to a Tweet on Twitter Sunday, Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth says he is, “… working to bring an international company that can produce COVID-19 test results in just three minutes to Alabama. With a cost of $20 per test, their capacity is 600,000 tests per day, and they are already active in several U.S states and other countries.” I…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Alabama National Guard is on the frontline — in the fight against the Coronavirus. A team sprang into action Friday in Camden to help clean a nursing home hit hard by COVID-19. The eleven man team set up shop at Camden Nursing Facility to sanitize a wing of the building. First, team members went…
State Sen. Vivian Davis Figures (D-Mobile) State Sen. Vivian Davis Figures (D-Mobile) has released a letter that she’s sent to Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh asking that the Legislature not be called back into session on May 4. As Alabama News Network has reported, House Speaker Mac McCutcheon announced this week that the session would resume May 4, with…
If you shopped at Amazon in the past two months, you may have paid too much for some essential items. Some products were as much as 300% higher than before the pandemic. It was namely 3rd party sellers on Amazon. Retailers who list their products on Amazon but handle the fulfillment and often the shipping themselves. The prices in late…
