Montgomery USPS Office/Source: Alabama News Network The U.S. Postal Service has confirmed that a worker in the main Winton M. Blount postal facility in Montgomery has died of COVID-19. The worker’s name isn’t being released. The employee died Sunday morning, April 5. The USPS says the employee worked on the night shift at the Montgomery Processing and Distribution Center….
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced the launch of altogetheralabama.org, a website that will serve as a hub of information for the state’s response to the coronavirus crisis. The site is designed to be the state’s official guide to COVID-19 relief efforts, to help those impacted by the outbreak and those who want to offer support. WATCH GOV. KAY IVEY’S STATEMENT…
In a joint statement, the PGA Tour, USGA, R&A, PGA of America and Augusta National Golf Club clarified this morning what golf could look like for the rest of this year. It is hoped that three of the four annual majors will be played with those three shifting to different dates than originally scheduled. The Masters was supposed to start…
Alabama is now under a state-at-home order, which Gov. Kay Ivey issued on Friday. The order runs until 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 30. Because the order allows you to get groceries and other essentials, and permits people to go to work if their job is considered essential, it has raised questions about who can go where and when. That’s…
Montgomery’s gas prices have fallen 8.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.73 a gallon today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 205 stations. It says gas prices in Montgomery are 38 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 68.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy, the cheapest station in Montgomery…
According to Pike Road school’s Facebook page, starting Monday, April 6th, the school’s curbside meal schedule is changing. The free meal pickup program will be held on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Participants will receive seven days worth of meals, and the program will continue every Wednesday until the end of May. The meals are part of Pike…
Sunday was the start of Holy Week, the beginning of a celebration to remember Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem leading up to his death and resurrection. With Coronavirus numbers on the rise and the statewide stay at home health order in place, churches are finding ways to celebrate Palm Sunday and Easter differently this year. “Even though we may feel isolated…
COVID-19 infections continue to climb in Alabama as residents are now under an emergency order to stay home as much as possible. Health officials say more than 40 deaths have been reported as of Sunday among more than 1,600 cases in the state. Gov. Kay Ivey’s order took effect at 5 p.m. Saturday and is scheduled to last until at…
Due to COVID-19, some small businesses are struggling to stay afloat. David Lamb is the owner of the Frutta Bowls restaurants in Montgomery and Auburn. He is experiencing first-hand the affects the virus is having on business. “It’s been brutal. Our business is one quarter of what it normally is, ” Lamb said. Lamb says has had to make some…
Saturday morning, Lowndes County Sheriff Chris West announced a county-wide curfew. The curfew started Friday, April 3rd and will run from 10 PM until 5 AM. “We want to stay ahead of the game,” Sheriff West said. “We don’t want this thing to hit us and have not done anything to prepare. We’re trying to prepare our community to take…
