Alabama

On August 3rd the Ozark City Board of Education approved a delay to the start of school for students until after Labor Day on September 8th.

Recruiting efforts are underway to help staff Alabama’s 1,980 polling places ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.

The Alabama Secretary of State says some Abbeville citizens are concerned about the August 25, municipal election.

A number of students across Alabama do not have reliable access to internet. Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday a plan to help.

Employees have been lighting the rocket green to reflect their fundraising progress toward the $1.5 million needed to save the museum and Space Camp.

With COVID-19 numbers increasing in Alabama, schools are preparing to need more substitutes than usual.

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries is looking for some temporary employees to help during the peanut harvest season.

The state of Alabama will offer cash grants in an amount up to $15,000 per Alabama-based nonprofit and faith-based entity that meet eligibility requirements.

In this week’s edition of Friday Funnies, we have two videos for the price of one!

We have shared plans for Alabama schools reopening next month, but some schools will not be opening as soon as others. The Alabama Department of Mental Health mandated that special needs schools stay closed through August 31st.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is on a campaign to raise $1.5 million or the facility may not stay open past October.

The Alabama Department of Public Health reports 35,401 presumed recoveries in Alabama.

The state of Alabama is reporting over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases a day. Dr. Marrazzo said the number of tests that are done everyday seems to fluctuate, over the weekend and when there are delays in reporting it is not as reliable, but case numbers are staying consistent.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has extended her face coverings order through August and is also making them mandatory for most students.

Three people in Jackson County, Ala. are suing Gov. Kay Ivey and state health officer Scott Harris.

The survey finds 62% believe schools should reopen with the remote learning option only.

Governor Ivey will give an update to the state’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic at 11 AM.

The 2020-2021 school year will bring many changes for staff and students and with the start of school only 3 weeks away, families still have questions and concerns. So WTVY sat down with Houston County Schools superintendent, David Sewell to get the answers.

State school leaders are trying to collect data on technology access across the state as they prepare for the upcoming school year.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle quickly condemned Dismukes for attending the event.

The mandatory face mask order could be helping slow down some of the numbers and that order is set to expire later this week.

Hospitals all over the state are reporting surges and implementing plans to increase bed space.

College campuses will be filling up around the state with students coming from all over. The state of Alabama is initiating one of the largest higher education re-entry plans in the country.

Statewide there were 1,778 cases in the last 24 hours.

An initial proposal was to make “last call” at 10 p.m.

The study will enroll 33,000 people nationwide and at least 500 people in Alabama.

That’s up from Friday when the state saw 1,669 cases.

Alabama Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey on Friday estimated that up to half of the state’s public school students will be attending classes remotely in the fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

These machines can give results to a COVID-19 test in a matter of minutes, but they do have an error rate of about 12 to 20 percent.

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $100,000 grant to help the city of Samson eliminate a potential environmental and health hazard.