WINSTON COUNTY - Following recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the Alabama Department of Public Health, the Alabamian office in Haleyville is closed to walk-in customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, as a way to protect our employees.

HALEYVILLE - Walmart Corporation has put in place new hours nationwide, beginning today, as well as limits on purchases of some items.

MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey has announced the Primary Runoff Election will be held on July 14, 2020 due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.

WINSTON COUNTY - Confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Alabama, with one confirmed case now being reported in Walker County.

STRONG>BEAR CREEK   - A motion on the table to hire a new town clerk and move present clerk Jamie White to water clerk was one of two major votes that fell by the wayside because of a lack of a second from the Bear Creek Town Council.

BEAR CREEK  - The Bear Creek Town Council meeting was coming to a close, with a motion on the table to adjourn, when a question asked by  town council member Chris Gillum led into a fiery discussion and comments on whether the town has a legal park and rec board, resulting in police escorting two individuals out of the meeting.

HALEYVILLE  - School officials are expressing concern that the closure of schools due to the Coronavirus or COVID-19 will be extended past the April 6 deadline, which would result in multiple complications administrators and staff would have to address.

In the second of what has been two daily updates this week on the statewide confirmed case count for coronavirus-2019, or COVID-19 in Alabama, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announced Wednesday afternoon that the confirmed number of COVID-19 cases in Alabama is now 51.

WINSTON COUNTY - The Alabama Department of Public Health has released recommendations which essentially will stop all non-urgent dental procedures in the state through April 10, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.