Delays in garbage collection possible, Winston County Commission warns
WINSTON COUNTY - Residents who receive garbage collection services from the Winston County Sanitation Department are being warned they could see delays in their garbage pickup.
COVID-19
Haleyville Elementary School virtual Wednesday-Friday
HALEYVILLE - Haleyville Elementary School ONLY will be transitioning to virtual learning beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, January 19, through Friday, January 21.
Alabama Department of Public Health releases new recommendations as COVID cases rise
WINSTON COUNTY - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced it has shortened the recommended isolation and quarantine period for people with COVID-19 to five days if persons are asymptomatic and can wear a mask when around others.
Haleyville City Schools partners with local grocers to shore up food supply amid nationwide shortages
Emma Anne Hallman, director of the child nutrition program at Haleyville City Schools, shows the three rented coolers that are being used to store perishable items for each school on campus.
HALEYVILLE - Educators are fearing that food shortages at school cafeterias, caused by a lack of workers in distribution warehouses and truck drivers transporting goods, may only be the beginning, with the worst yet to come.
Policy statement regarding COVID-19 and school systems from Winston County Board of Health
Over the last few weeks, we have seen an increased number of COVID-19 cases in adults and children due to the Delta variant, which is more contagious.
Winston among lowest rates for polio vaccinations years ago
WINSTON COUNTY - So it shall be as it was? Over the previous months, Winston County has been labeled as a county with some of the fewest COVID-19 vaccinations in the state. As of last Thursday, only 34.5 percent of the eligible population had received at least one dose of the vaccine.
Delta variant of virus leading to sharp uptick in local cases
WINSTON COUNTY - hey have practiced medicine locally for decades and are trusted by people of all ages. Together, they have a simple message for local residents: Get Vaccinated.
Alabama hospitals urge patients only go to emergency rooms for true emergencies and not for COVID-19 testing
WINSTON COUNTY - As cases of COVID-19 in Alabama increase rapidly, subsequent hospitalizations due to the virus have risen at a rate not previously seen.
Northwest-Shoals to require masks
PHIL CAMPBELL - Northwest-Shoals Community College will offer students online and traditional face-to-face classes this fall with the continued use of face coverings being required indoors on the Phil Campbell and Shoals campuses.
Additional pandemic EBT benefits coming to eligible families
WINSTON COUNTY - Alabama families who qualify for Pandemic EBT can expect to see additional benefits loaded onto their EBT cards within the next week.