Tag: Scott Harris
Harris: Keep your body healthy; it may lead to better brain...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Brain health and physical health are both important, especially as we age. According to the most recent survey of people ages...
AL Children’s Health Insurance Program celebrates silver anniversary
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP) Program is celebrating 25 years of serving Alabama children and teens with high quality, low-cost health...
Ivey extends mask mandate to March 5; Harris gives vaccine rollout...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday extended the state’s Safer at Home Order, including the statewide mask mandate, through March 5 at...
‘We’re looking at some pretty dark days for the foreseeable future’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – “Because the pandemic has stretched must longer than we ever imagined, we’re all just downright exhausted by the disruptions to our...
State Health Officer Scott Harris: Keep this season full of hope...
“I Miss Precedented Times.” That’s a T-shirt slogan seen recently, and indeed the year 2020 has brought unprecedented challenges due to the coronavirus COVID-19....
Alabama Safer at Home Order, mask mandate extended until Nov. 8
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that the state’s Safer at Home Order, including the mask mandate, which was set to...
Ivey extends Safer at Home Order, mask mandate through Oct. 2
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Kay Ivey in a press conference Thursday extended Alabama’s Safer at Home Order, including the statewide mask requirement, through Friday,...
Alabama’s Safer at Home Order extended until Aug. 31; masks required...
Updated 7-29-20 at 3:05 p.m.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday extended the state's Safer at Home Order until Aug. 31, 2020 at...
Alabama implements mask ordinance to combat COVID-19
Updated 7-15-20 at 3:11 p.m.
“I’m calling on everyone, everyone in our state, to practice personal responsibility and wear a mask. I continue to believe...
‘Each of us has the power to reverse this alarming trend’
CULLMAN, Ala. - “COVID-19 cases and deaths in Alabama continue to rise, but each of us has the power to reverse this alarming trend,”...
‘Don’t let up your guard’; AL adds record 1,162 cases of...
Updated 7-2-20 at 9:53 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - Alabama added a record 1,162 cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, and the Alabama Department of Public health confirmed...
Ivey extends Alabama’s Safer at Home Order through July 31
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday extended Alabama’s Safer at Home Order, which was set to expire July 3, through July 31....
ALSDE releases plans for returning to school this fall
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey on Friday introduced the ALSDE’s roadmap for returning to school this...
Alabama sees daily record-high 1,129 new cases of COVID-19
Updated 6-25-20 at 9:12 p.m.
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Thursday morning reported a record-high 1,129 new cases of COVID-19...
State health officer talks asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19
CULLMAN, Ala. - The state’s top health official said Tuesday he was surprised when the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said...
Ivey loosens restrictions on entertainment venues, athletics, schools, day cares, camps
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday presented the State’s amended Safer at Home Order, which will go into effect Friday, May...
