UPDATE: On Tuesday, April 28 at 12:00PM there are 6,644 cases of COVID-19 with 75,138 people who have been tested and 242 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 and 903 people in hospital. MONTGOMERY-On Tuesday, April 28 Governor Kay Ivey along with State Health Officer Scott Harris announced that the Shelter-In -Place order will be amended to […]
FLORENCE-The Music Preservation Society Board and the steering committee release this statement concerning the upcoming W.C. Handy Festival set for July 16-26 of this year and have decided to hold the festival as scheduled: “After much discussion, thought, and prayer, the Music Preservation Society Board of Directors, along with the W.C. Handy Festival […]
UPDATE: 5,156 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 48,287 total tested and 176 reported deaths with 144 deaths confirmed as COVID-19 and 699 people in hospital statewide. MONTGOMERY-On Tuesday, April 21 Governor Kay Ivey held a joint news conference with State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris and Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington to discuss […]
MONTGOMERY-China on Monday reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases since early March, most of them involving people returning from other countries. The take on this is heightened fears of a second wave and led to new constraints on travel in China. Meanwhile in South Korea 25 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths […]
LEIGHTON-LaGrange Park Director Louise Lenz announced the 33rd annual Recall LaGrange event that was scheduled for May 2 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. “Recall LaGrange” portrays a living history of Civil War Daily Life Encampment, ladies dressed in period clothing demonstrating early life conditions inside the numerous log cabins on the site. […]
NASHVILLE/THE SHOALS-Andreas Werner with a little help from his friends makes the effort to keep the music alive and entertain everyone who finds themselves sheltering in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Andreas presents for your viewing pleasure and to feed your soul the Quarantino Soul Revue from Muscle Shoals & Beyond featuring Tommy Talton, […]
MONTGOMERY-Data as of Tuesday, April 8 unveils a startling number of COVID-19 are African American in Alabama with roughly a fourth of Alabama population being black. The Alabama Department of Public Health released demographic data Tuesday on confirmed infections and deaths. Of the 39 verified deaths in the state, 17 were in African American patients […]
MONTGOMERY-Governor Kay Ivey on Friday, April 3 issued a Stay at Home order to be applied statewide. The order will be effective beginning Saturday, April 4, at 5:00 p.m. and will expire Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. In a joint news conference from the Alabama Capitol along with State Health Officer Dr. Scott […]
MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Department of Public Health confirms there are now 951 cases of COVID-19 and 13 virus-related deaths in Alabama with 18 deaths reports and 5 yet to be confirmed by the ADPH. Jefferson County has the most cases per county with 258, while Madison County has 96 cases and Shelby County has 88 cases. […]
TENNESSEE VALLEY-During this pandemic some of us will need assistance. With the help of the Shoals Chamber of Commerce we have compiled a list of some of the services availabe in the area to help during this trying time. Small Business Administration The Small Business Administration (SBA) has an information page for Business Guidance and […]
