coronavirus

Hyundai supplier to expand in Selma creating 60 new jobs

Seoyon E-Hwa Interior Systems, a Tier 1 automotive parts supplier to Alabama’s Hyundai assembly plant, announced plans earlier this month to invest more than $5 million to expand its operation in Dallas County. Seoyon E-Hwa will add 60 jobs to its current workforce of 436 in Selma. This will makes the company one of Dallas … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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March 20, 2020

COVID-19 crisis causing severe blood shortage

Blood donations to U.S. blood banks are down severely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and physicians and blood donation centers are asking the public to step up.  More than 2,700 blood drives in the U.S. have been canceled due to the COVID-19 crisis, according to the American Red Cross, and individual donations are down by … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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March 19, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey closes beaches, expands restaurant restrictions statewide

UPDATE: Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health said Friday that this public health order issued Thursday is not meant to apply to work-related gatherings of 25 people or more. Read more about how this applies to businesses here. Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health on Thursday issued … Continued

March 19, 2020

Hospitals struggle to meet testing demand amid supply shortage

Several Alabama hospitals say they are struggling with testing supply shortages amid growing demand for testing in the state and a rising number of cases in 14 Alabama counties. East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, near Auburn, and DCH Health System in Tuscaloosa both said Wednesday evening that they’re working hard to deal with hundreds … Continued

Chip Brownlee, Eddie Burkhalter

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March 19, 2020

Elmore County teacher tests positive for COVID-19. Students at 6 schools may have been exposed

A teacher with the Elmore County School system has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the school system on Thursday.  “While it is unknown of the exact time the teacher contracted the virus, we are advised by the ADPH to contact everyone that she may have had contact with over the last two weeks,” Elmore … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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March 19, 2020

COVID-19 cases reported in two Jefferson County nursing homes

The Alabama Nursing Home Association said Thursday that two cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, have been confirmed in Alabama nursing homes, raising the fear that the virus is now spreading among some of Alabama’s most vulnerable. The cases are in Jefferson County at two separate nursing homes, APR confirmed. One … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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March 19, 2020

Alabama prisons suspend visitations, start screening staff for COVID-19

The Alabama Department of Corrections has suspended visitations and begun screening staff for fever at state prisons due to concerns of COVID-19 entering the facilities.  “We are closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19, and will be making additional operational and preventative decisions as this situation continues to evolve while keeping our primary directive – maintaining … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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March 19, 2020

Gulf Shores public beaches to close Friday morning

The Mayor of Gulf Shores will close public beaches Friday morning and is urging other local leaders and Gov. Kay Ivey to close the rest to prevent the continued spread of COVID-19.  “We are facing unprecedented times here in the state of Alabama,” said Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft, speaking to NBC 15 News Thursday … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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March 19, 2020

Alabama is setting up the ability to contact doctors with telehealth

The Alabama Senate earlier this month approved a $5 million supplemental appropriation to the budget to combat the spread of COVID-19, a condition caused by a novel strain of coronavirus. Much of that funding was to set up coronavirus testing, but the state is also working on setting up the ability to contact doctors with … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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March 19, 2020