Legendary Auburn University football coach Pat Dye is in the hospital and has tested positive for COVID-19. That’s according to a post from his sister’s church in Toccoa, Georgia. Dye, 80, is very weak, according to the post from the Toccoa First United Methodist Church, where his sister Jayne Snell attends. The post says he is in the hospital with…
Two more Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. Via self-reporting, ADOC was informed that a staff member at Camden Community Based Facility/Community Work Center in Camden, Alabama, and another staff member employed at Birmingham Community Based Facility/Community Work Center in Birmingham, Alabama have tested positive for COVID-19. These two individuals have self-quarantined under the…
Alabama Food Bank Association announced it received critical support from Wind Creek Hospitality to help provide 250,000 meals to Alabama families during the COVID-19 pandemic. This donation comes at a critical time for food banks in Alabama as they respond to a greater need during this unprecedented crisis. Children have lost the school meals they depend on, families are struggling…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP)- Alabama’s Coronavirus death toll neared 500 on Saturday. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reports that there have been more than 11,600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and at least 485 deaths which is 12 more than reported Friday. Mobile, Jefferson, and Montgomery counties all accounted for 41% of all case growth in the…
According to Central Alabama CrimeStoppers, Montgomery police have received reports of people knocking on doors requesting donations due to hard times caused by the coronavirus epidemic. Crimestoppers says these people may pose as nurses or representatives of a company or a non-profit. If you decline to donate, the person may request to use your restroom. When you agree and they…
The owner of the Magnolia Haven Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Tuskegee has issued a statement that it has been notified that a part-time employee has tested positive for COVID-19. The notification was made on Tuesday, according to the statement. The employee is currently asymptomatic and quarantined at home, according to the nursing home. The owner, Ball HealthCare Services,…
A second Montgomery firefighter has tested positive for COVID-19. Montgomery Fire/Rescue spokesperson District Fire Chief Q. L. Burke said the firefighter tested positive after having close contact with a firefighter that tested positive on May 11. Ten other firefighters were also tested and their results came back negative. They remain in quarantine while being monitored for changes. Categories: Montgomery Metro,…
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has made a generous donation to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). ADPH says the donation is to enhance the department’s COVID-19 response capabilities. “Each county in the state will benefit from the donation,” State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said. “Much-needed testing equipment and supplies will be purchased for county health departments….
Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act’s famed white tigers, has died. He was 75. Horn died of complications from the coronavirus on Friday in a Las Vegas hospital, according to a statement released by publicist Dave Kirvin. “Today, the world…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– There has been a steady rise in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Dallas County as a result of more access to testing. Health officials say a total of 853 people have now been tested in the county. And the number of confirmed cases is now up to 86. Drive-up testing is available at Bloch Park…
