Economic toll from pandemic felt in county
WINSTON COUNTY - A confirmed case of Coronavirus-2019 affecting an employee at a Clayton Homes plant in Addison has brought to light the effect the virus outbreak is having on jobs and the overall economy.
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Senior citizens being fed, despite the coronavirus pandemic
Haleyville Park & Rec Department employee John Cavender helps Haleyville Senior Center Director Beverly Donaldson deliver a meal to local resident Dean Hulsey.
WINSTON COUNTY - Senior citizen centers across the state may be temporarily closed due to the Coronavirus-2019 pandemic, but municipalities across Winston County are making sure seniors are visited, fed and that their needs are met during such uncertain times.
Lynn Post Office employee tests positive for COVID-19
LYNN - As the nation first learned about Coronavirus-2019, many did not believe it would get to Small Town, U.S.A. However, it has infiltrated the country, going from one to nearly 1,000 cases in Alabama as of press time Monday, including two residents of Winston County. A U.S. Postal Service employee at the Lynn Post Office, a non-Winston resident, has now tested positive.
“Stitching” together to help first responders
State Representative Tracy Estes, center, receives a donation of 250 face masks made by local volunteers. The masks will be given to area first responders. From l-r: Pam Smith, Larry Gillentine, Frances Gillentine, Estes, Barbara Bishop, Rodney Fike and Sharon Fike. (Courtesy photo)
DOUBLE SPRINGS - ”Stitching” together in this trying time of pandemic, there is a group aiming to help make life easier for others.
Sharon Fike, of Double Springs, got the idea to help make face masks to give to first responders in the area. State Representative Tracy Estes will be distributing them amongst Winston and Marion counties.
Swamp John’s canceled for April 6
HALEYVILLE - Haleyville First Baptist Church, which sponsors a monthly Swamp John’s supper on the first Monday of each month, has made the decision to cancel April’s supper due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Cullman Regional seeking donations of medical and cleaning supplies from the community
CULLMAN - As cases of COVID-19 increase in Alabama, local hospitals are bracing for shortages of medical supplies, personal protective equipment (PPE) and cleaning supplies.
Second Clayton Homes employee in Addison tests positive for COVID-19
ADDISON - The Alabamian learned Tuesday afternoon, March 31, that a second employee at a Clayton Homes facility in Addison has tested positive for Coronavirus-19, or COVID-19.
Winston County Courthouse and associated offices closed to in-person visitors
DOUBLE SPRINGS - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Winston County Courthouse in Double Springs has closed all county offices to non-employees effective immediately Monday, March 30.
Alabama Marine Police issue guidance regarding new state social distancing guidelines when it comes to Alabama's waters
WINSTON COUNTY - Because schools, businesses and churches have closed indefinitely in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), more people are spending their free time on Alabama waterways.
UAB to test a COVID-19 vaccine candidate
BIRMINGHAM - The University of Alabama at Birmingham is launching a collaboration with the biopharmaceutical company Altimmune, Inc. for pre-clinical testing of a potential vaccine to prevent COVID-19 disease.