Questions about the FBI’s preparations for the riot, and investigations into it, are expected. Also likely are questions on how the FBI is confronting the national security threat from white nationalists and domestic violent extremists.
The state is getting a little more than 40,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. State health officials said it is not a lot, but it will still help.
The Alabama Housing Finance Authority is offering assistance for those who need it most. The Emergency Rental Assistance program can help people bring their rental payments current, and also help with utility and home energy expenses.
Southeastern Excavation has been in business for about four years. The owners said they’ve been blessed, so they want to pass those blessings on to those who need help right now offering to demo their property at no charge.
Dr. Paul Goepfert, a UAB professor of medicine and director of the Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic, said this vaccine does the job when it comes to preventing severe COVID illness and hospitalizations.
Dr. Karen Landers with the Alabama Department of Public Health understands people are tired of wearing masks and social distancing, but even with positive cases coming down and more people getting the shots, the state is not ready to return to the old days just yet.
The University of Alabama System campuses plan to return to traditional in-person instruction without restrictions on classroom capacity for the Fall 2021 semester.
On Saturday, Grand Slam North Alabama held it’s Fultondale Tornado Relief Fundraiser tournament in Hayden and Alabaster to help raise money for Fultondale tornado victims in need.
The demand for COVID-19 vaccines in Alabama still outweighs the supply being given to the state, but local health officials said a surge in doses is coming soon.
