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Every county in Alabama has lost people from COVID-19

There is a lot of diversity in Alabama. Not every community in Alabama looks the same, has the same level of education or makes the same amount money. There are urban counties, suburban counties, rural counties, counties experiencing rapid growth, and counties that have been declining in population for years. There are counties where people … Continued
September 3, 2020

Jones praises Maddox for tough coronavirus decisions

Alabama Sen. Doug Jones on Thursday held a press conference along with Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, and Jones praised the mayor for being one of the first mayors to take steps to slow the spread of the virus, including implementing a mask mandate. Jones said that Maddox “has made a lot of tough decisions — … Continued
August 28, 2020

State Sen. Randy Price is recuperating from COVID-19

State Sen. Randy Price, R-Opelika, had his 63rd birthday Monday — a birthday that many feared he would not live to see, due to a truly epic battle with COVID-19. Price is now out of the hospital and getting rehab at a facility in Valley, Alabama, and may get to return home soon. “Happy Birthday … Continued
August 25, 2020

The on-campus semester is in danger at both Alabama and Auburn

Officials at Auburn University and the University of Alabama are issuing warnings to students about the future of in-person classes following upticks in positive tests around the campuses and numerous videos and pictures of packed bars and large crowds of people not wearing face coverings.  Just days into the semester, Alabama has already canceled all … Continued
August 24, 2020

Administrators say UAB prepared for return of students, four other colleges posting COVID-19 data

Administrators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say it’s not possible to remove all risk of COVID-19 but that the school has robust plans in place to keep students, teachers and staff as safe as possible. Classes there begin on Monday.  Meanwhile, four Alabama universities are already posting the numbers of COVID-19 cases on … Continued
August 21, 2020

Auburn to limit attendance to 20 percent in Kentucky opener

Auburn University announced Wednesday that it will be capping attendance at Jordan-Hare Stadium at around 20 percent capacity, approximately 17,490 seats, for its first home game against Kentucky on Sept. 26. Most of those tickets will be distributed to Auburn University students. “While we wish we could pack 87,451 fans into Jordan-Hare Stadium for all … Continued
August 21, 2020
A college football at the goal line on a grass field

SEC football begins fall practices

The schools of the Southeastern Conference on Monday started fall football camps. The athletes began football practices with pads and coaches present. The SEC pushed the start of camp back from Aug. 1 after they shortened the season to ten games from twelve and pushed the start of the season back to Sept. 26 from … Continued
August 18, 2020