From the West Alabama Newsroom– The city of Selma has implemented a new city-wide mask mandate — in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19. Mayor James Perkins, Jr. proposed the mask mandate at the city council meeting Tuesday evening — and the council passed the ordinance unanimously. The ordinance requires people in Selma — to wear a mask…
Mayor James Perkins says the number of COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the city and it’s time to go on the offensive against the spread of the virus.
Many local school systems are requiring mask for students and faculty.
Montgomery Public schools students head back to the classroom on August 16th, and masks will be required for students, teachers and staff. The CDC recommended that all students returning to schools should have masks on even if they are vaccinated and that is the guidelines that Montgomery Public Schools are following.
In light of new CDC guidelines, school systems across the state are requiring masks for the upcoming school year including Montgomery Public Schools and Dallas County Schools.
Masks will no longer be required when entering a county building in Montgomery. The Montgomery County Commission voted Tuesday to lift the mask requirement inside Montgomery County Offices. Commissioners are still strongly encouraging the public and employees to exercise personal responsibility and continue to wash hands, practice social distancing and wear masks when appropriate. The statewide mask mandate ended on…
Baptist Health announced Friday that people will be required to continue wearing masks in all facilities. Officials with the healthcare facility said even though the statewide mandate ends at 5:00PM Friday, the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Alabama Hospital Association encourage masking in healthcare facilities to continue. “As it has been throughout the pandemic, the safety and health…
The State mask mandate is set to end Friday, April 9th after 5 p.m. The Montgomery City Council voted to extend the mask mandate for the city for an additional 30 days. Once the mandate is lifted, local small businesses will have the ability to regulate if they want masks to be required for consumers to wear in their establishments….
As Governor Kay Ivey plans to extend the mask mandate one last time, through April 9, several residents gave their opinions to this announcement. For many River Region residents, seeing Texas and Mississippi lift their mask mandates gave them hope Gov. Ivey would soon follow. “I was hoping that would be us,” said resident, Jody, “but evidently it did not.”…
Gov. Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris held a news conference this morning to update the state on Alabama’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The news conference was carried live on Alabama News Network. Ivey is extending the state’s mask mandate until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8. It had been due to expire on Friday. Most…
