Tag Archive for: COVID-19

County Commission Chairman: ‘We Don’t Have This Pandemic Under Control’

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Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers reported a spike in Madison County and the region.

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Madison Community Rocks to Help Those Affected by Pandemic

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MADISON — What is so special about a big bag of river rocks? They can feature an inspirational message, the name of a special person, or an organization on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. These rocks come together to form the Madison River of Hope, a permanent painted rock garden on Bill’s Hill […]

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Health, Civic Officials Plea: Wear Face Coverings, Use Hand Sanitizers, Practice Social Distancing.

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Wear face coverings, use hand sanitizers and practice social distancing. It’s neither a broken record nor a cliche, just the repeated pleas from health and civic officials urging Madison County residents to practice these safety measures to battle the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. That checklist continues to be the theme at the bi-weekly pandemic press […]

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Local COVID-19 Cases Increase; City, County on ‘Watch List’

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Huntsville and Madison County enjoyed weeks as the poster child in the state for how to battle the novel coronavirus COVID-19. While other counties seemed to struggle in dealing with the virus, Madison County maintained low numbers of confirmed cases. That’s no longer true. At Friday’s COVID-19 press briefing in the Huntsville City Council chambers, […]

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Crestwood CEO: Masks Help Protect Wearer Against COVID-19; ‘The Life You Save May be Your Own’

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Madison County has had an increase of 222 positive cases in the past 14 days with a majority in the 24-49 age group

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KTECH Implements 3D Virtual Tours as New Recruitment Tool

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When her Kids To Love foundation was deemed an essential business during the coronavirus shutdowns due to its support for foster children across North Alabama and Southern Tennessee, founder and CEO Lee Marshall used the opportunity to accelerate an innovative 3D Virtual Tour recruitment tool she already had in the works for her KTECH students, […]

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Rime of COVID-19: Virus Hanging Like an Albatross Around Our Necks

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Spike in cases said likely in two weeks when any protestors contract the virus.

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Through Faith and Perseverance, Couple Holds Madison’s First Post-Shutdown Ribbon-cutting

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MADISON — It was the first grand opening and ribbon-cutting event in Madison since before the COVID-19 related shutdowns in March. Madison Mayor Paul Finley and the Madison Chamber of Commerce were on hand for the opening of Say Ahh! Family and Cosmetic Dentistry on U.S. 72 at Nance Road. Dr. Joyce Bellamy and her […]

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Auto Dealerships Driven to Survive During an Economic Storm

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There is an old adage that says what doesn’t destroy us, makes us stronger. Deemed an essential business by Gov. Kay Ivey, car dealerships and their service departments have been steadfast in making the best of a bad situation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of them have cut hours of operation; they have had to […]

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Downtown Huntsville Visitor Center Reopening June 19

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After being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Downtown Huntsville Visitor Center will reopen June 19. New health and sanitization protocols will be implemented for visitors and staff. Highlights of the new protocols include: All Visitor Center staff will wear protective face masks. Curbside service – visitors may call the Visitor Center to request […]

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