Ida Could Overwhelm Already-Strained Health Care System

Hurricane Ida left New Orleans and a million people without power, possibly for three weeks. Now the remnants of the then-Category 4 event, downgraded to a tropical depression Monday as it moved inland, threatens to bring weather-related heartache to a Tennessee Valley already under duress from a COVID-19 surge that is straining the health care […]

Trash Pandas, Havoc Hoping to put Pandemic Effects on Sidelines

Some Minor League Baseball teams essentially disbanded or drastically curtailed operations when the 2020 season was cancelled because of the pandemic. The Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas, looking to play its inaugural season in shiny new Toyota Field and with a strong ownership group, wasn’t one of them. Instead of trimming payroll and turning out […]

Crestwood CEO: Vaccine for Children Under 12 not Likely until Winter

While the recent COVID-19 surge among all age groups continues to be a concern to health authorities, children under the age of 12 who aren’t eligible for a vaccine have become a focal point. According to Dr. Pam Hudson, CEO of Crestwood Medical Center, a vaccine for that age group isn’t expected to be available […]

If You (Want to) Build it, Will Materials Come? Supply Shortage Hampers Construction

As a business, the construction industry in North Alabama is highly competitive; but as an industry, the contractors and builders are friends or, at least, casual acquaintances who come together to share ideas, discuss problems, and seek solutions that affect everyone across the industry. When the labor shortage for instance, began affecting the industry, these […]

Delta Surge Cripples Hospitals: No ICU Beds Available

85% of Huntsville Hospital inpatients were unvaccinated; three unvaccinated patients accounted for three deaths in a 24-hour period

Rental Assistance Still Available while Eviction Moratorium Being Challenged

The most recent eviction moratorium is still in effect … for now. However, those in the Huntsville area who are having trouble meeting their rent payments would be wise to seek help from rental assistance programs as the moratorium’s future is still anything but certain. Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich allowed the revised […]

Survey Shows Area Businesses Rebounding from Pandemic

Huntsville metro area is rated No. 1 in the country among all U.S. metros in the rate of economic recovery for 2021

Madison County Extending Rental Assistance Funds into Huntsville

With no one on the Madison County waiting list for the previously granted federal Emergency Rental Assistance, commissioners voted Wednesday to extend some of the funds into Huntsville. Both the city and county received grants to offer rental assistance during the pandemic to struggling renters, and with money sitting idle in the county’s coffers it […]

Delta Variant Making its Presence Known Locally

Huntsville Hospital CEO: 91% of local COVID patients are unvaccinated

State Health-Care Providers Issue Statement Urging Vaccinations

The leaders of the state’s top health-care providers issued a joint statement about COVID-19 vaccines and urging residents to be vaccinated. Dr. Don Williamson, president of the Alabama Hospital Association; Brandon Farmer, president/CEO of the Alabama Nursing Home Association; John Ziegler, executive director of the Alabama State Nurses Association; Tim Vines, president/CEO of Blue Cross and Blue […]