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Volunteers at SewingMachine.com has sewn over 500 masks
WEST POINT — Volunteers at sewingmachine.com in downtown West Point have thus far sewn more than 500 masks to help in the fight against COVID-19. ... Read more
2 hours ago by Wayne Clark.
Senior meal program continues
VALLEY — Former Valley City Councilman Ray Edwards has some good news to report about the senior meals program provided by the Alabama Department of ... Read more
2 days ago by Wayne Clark.
Hair salons adjust to closure
With the coronavirus outbreak, businesses have closed until the spreading of the disease has slowed or stopped completely. One type of business on hold is ... Read more
2 days ago by Cody Estremera.
EMA gives out N95 masks, face shield
HUGULEY — On Friday, Jessica Yeager and Tabitha Holladay of the Chambers County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) had a busy afternoon distributing vitally needed personal ... Read more
2 days ago by Wayne Clark.
Local leaders react to governor’s stay at home order
Late Friday afternoon, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Scott Harris issued a stay at home order, effective for 5 p.m. CDT (6 ... Read more
3 days ago by Wayne Clark.
TCSS reacts, plans after governor closes schools for rest of school year
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced his intention to sign an executive order Wednesday, closing all public K-12 schools for the year of the 2019-2020 year. Read more
3 days ago by Ed Pugh.
Little Free Pantries popular for food, toiletries
In February of 2019, Amanda James and her husband, Mike, put up the first Little Free Pantry in West Point as a way to help ... Read more
3 days ago by Cody Estremera.
Riley, McCoy expect shelter in place order at some point
Alabama is one of very few southern states yet to adopt a shelter in place order from the governor, but two local mayors would not ... Read more
3 days ago by Wayne Clark.
Lockhart, volunteers cook fish for EAMC
VALLEY — A number of local industries, businesses and restaurants are joining forces to show appreciation to the hospital workers at EAMC-Lanier for what they ... Read more
3 days ago by Ed Pugh.
338 unemployment claims filed in Chambers Co.
As the current health crisis continues to build, 6.5 million unemployment claims were filed last week. Alabama saw 80,984 alone during the same time period, ... Read more