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Governor appoints Jim Naftel as Jefferson County probate judge

Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday appointed Birmingham attorney James “Jim” Naftel II as Jefferson County probate judge place 1. Ivey spoke to Naftel Wednesday afternoon to inform him of her decision, according to a press release from Ivey’s office.  “As one of my appointees, you will be making important decisions that directly affect the citizens … Continued
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July 1, 2020

Trump campaign calls off Mobile rally, reports say

President Donald Trump has scrapped plans to hold a rally in Mobile for U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville before the July 14 Republican runoff election, CNN reports.  Trump had planned to hold the rally for the former Auburn football coach, who’s running against former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whom Trump has been publicly criticizing … Continued
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June 30, 2020

Alabama coronavirus cases continue upward trend

The Alabama Department of Public Health on Monday reported that an additional 1,718 Alabamians were diagnosed with the coronavirus. This breaks the record just set on Thursday of 1,129 cases, but the large increase on Monday was largely due to a data reporting delay that caused cases from Saturday and Sunday to be reported on … Continued
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June 30, 2020
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Analysis | There’s a better plan for reopening schools — if Alabama leaders will use it

Maybe there will be a plan for reopening schools after all.  A bipartisan group of lawmakers is set to meet with Gov. Kay Ivey’s staff on Tuesday morning to discuss an ambitious and comprehensive plan to reopen Alabama’s public schools that would see every school in the state get a new, stand-alone nurses station, a … Continued
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June 30, 2020

Sixth Alabama inmate dies after positive COVID-19 test

A sixth incarcerated person in Alabama died Monday after testing positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced Monday.  Wanda Gaye Dison, 68, who was serving at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka died at a local hospital Monday, according to the department. Dison was hospitalized for advanced, chronic health problems, was tested … Continued
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June 30, 2020

Alabama Department of Corrections investigating inmate death

A 38-year-old man serving at Donaldson Correctional Facility died last week, but the cause was unclear Monday.  The Alabama Department of Corrections in a statement to APR on Monday said the department was investigating the events that led up to the death of Darnell McMillian of Mobile County, but the department declined to answer APR’s … Continued
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June 30, 2020

ADOL announces extended benefits program to begin

The Alabama Department of Labor announced today that the state will begin offering Extended Benefits (EB) for those who qualify and have exhausted previous benefits. This is a separate program from the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program that was enacted under the CARES Act. The EB program is a federal program that is triggered … Continued
June 29, 2020