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University of Alabama reports more than a 1,000 cases of COVID-19

National news outlets including the Washington Post are reporting on the surge in coronavirus cases at the University of Alabama’s main campus at Tuscaloosa following the return of students. The 492 additional student cases raise the total number of student cases in the month of August to just over a thousand. On Friday, the University … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 31, 2020

Alabamians in several cities head to the polls for municipal elections

Many cities across Alabama are holding municipal elections today. Elections in Alabama’s towns and cities for mayor and city council are non-partisan, so there are no party primaries and no party declarations. There will be just one ballot and all registered voters in the municipality may participate. Some cities have council districts where voters may … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 25, 2020

419 Alabamians have died from COVID-19 in August

The Alabama Department of Public Health on Monday confirmed six additional deaths from COVID-19, taking the state’s death toll from the pandemic to 1,950. Of those deaths, 419 have been reported in August alone. August already is the second-worst month of the pandemic for deaths in the state, trailing only July. The state is averaging … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 25, 2020

SEC expects to allow fans in the stands with social distancing for 2020 football season

The Southeastern Conference on Tuesday approved rules allowing schools to have fans in the stands, but fans in attendance will be required to wear masks or cloth face coverings that cover both the nose and mouth during all of the games in the 2020 season. The announcement was part of new guidelines released by the … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 19, 2020

More than half of Alabama COVID-19 deaths have come in July and August

More Alabamians have died in July and the first two and a half weeks of August than died in the first four months of the pandemic combined. The Alabama Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 12 more deaths from COVID-19 in Alabama, taking the state death toll to at least 1,867. At least 926 … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 19, 2020

Common Sense Campaign holds Fairhope municipal election forum

The Common Sense Campaign TEA Party is hosting a forum for candidates running for mayor and city council in Fairhope. The Fairhope forum will be Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Fairhope City Council Chambers at 161 N. Section St., Fairhope, AL, 36532. The moderator will be Cody Phillips, the … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 19, 2020

Nearly 300 Alabamians have died of COVID-19 in the first weeks of August

The Alabama Department of Public Health over the weekend confirmed five additional deaths from COVID-19, raising the state’s death toll to 1,830. At least 299 of the deaths have been reported in the first half of August. The state of Alabama averaged 21 COVID-19 deaths per day through the first two weeks of August. In … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 14, 2020

More than 100,000 Alabamians have contracted the coronavirus

The Alabama Department of Public Health reported an additional 875 positive cases of the novel strain of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in Alabama, bringing the total number of infections since March to more than 100,000. The number of known cases in the state has reached 100,801. More than half of those cases — 52,213 cases — … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 13, 2020

Local government forums to be held in Baldwin County

The Common Sense Campaign TEA Party is hosting a series of forums for candidates running for mayor and city council in Baldwin County municipalities. CSC announced that these forums are public and part of CSC’s ongoing effort to give citizens the chance to meet and ask questions of candidates running for public office. All candidates … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 13, 2020

More than 1,000 Alabamians have died this summer from COVID-19

Through June, July and the first week and a half of August, the state has amassed an additional 1,103 dead from the coronavirus pandemic.

Brandon Moseley

August 11, 2020