In an announcement to parents and staff Thursday, Elmore County Public Schools Superintendent Richard Dennis stated Holtville High, Stanhope Elmore and Elmore County High School would be going virtual starting tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 14.
Local News on COVID-19 Pandemic
Wetumpka was scheduled to make a trip south this Friday night for a midseason non-region game against Greenville. However, the Elmore County Board of Education announced Monday that Wetumpka’s varsity football activities are suspended due to COVID-19.
Elmore County High School has suspended varsity volleyball activities for two weeks due to COVID-19, according to a release from the Elmore County Board of Education on Monday.
Two high school athletic programs will be temporarily shut down due to positive COVID-19 tests, Elmore County Board of Education announced in a release Monday.
After suffering its first loss of the season Friday to Macon-East, Edgewood was hoping to get back on the field as quickly as possible to get back on the winning track. However, that will not be possible for another two weeks as the Wildcats have canceled this week’s game at Pike Liberal Art…
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen came out and stated the same frustrations so many baseball fans across the country have shared over the past week but from a different perspective.
COVID-19 Outlook
Less than 1,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported to the state over the last 24 hours. It was the state's lowest single day increase since July 8.
Over 1,600 more new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state in the last day.
Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a statewide mask mandate.
Over 1,600 more new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state in the last day.
Nearly 2,000 more new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state.
More than 1,600 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the last day and hospitalizations have spiked over the weekend, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The Wetumpka football team has shut down its in-person workouts this week after learning two players tested positive for COVID-19, Wetumpka coach Tim Perry told The Herald on Thursday. The AHSAA does not have a set list of guidelines for teams to follow in cases of a positive test but the co…
Alabama saw more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the last 24 hours, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Another day, another rise in COVID-19 cases.
Yet again, Alabama has beaten its own record.
As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, the Alabama Department of Public Health reported 38,442 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state which is an increase of 906 new cases in the last 24 hours.
An inmate and an employee at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women died after testing positive for COVID-19, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections.
As of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Alabama Department of Public Health reported there are 10,715 COVID-19 cases confirmed in the past 14 days.
Gov. Kay Ivey is extending the current safer-at-home order through July 31 at 5 p.m.
As of 12:30 p.m. Monday, there are cumulatively 36,682 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state which is an increase of 2,077 new cases in the last 48 hours. With today's increase, there have been nearly 4,000 new cases confirmed in the last four days alone.
Nearly 900 more new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Alabama, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Students will return to a physical campus this fall.
As new cases continue to be added in double digits nearly every day in Elmore County, a local doctor gave his outlook on what Elmore County can expect related to COVID-19 as time passes.
Since the beginning of June, AHSAA teams have been allowed to return to summer workouts. Some held off an extra week while others hit the ground running, but a few, like Wetumpka’s volleyball squad, waited as long as possible before resuming work.
More than 600 more COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state in the last 24 hours as Elmore County continues to contribute to the rising number.
More than 400 more COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state in the last 24 hours as Elmore County continues to contribute to the rising number.
New cases of COVID-19 continue to be diagnosed every day in Alabama and Elmore County is following that same pattern.
Nearly 550 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state in the last 24 hours.
Elmore County saw another increase of new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
Elmore County's saw another big increase of new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
As of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Alabama Department of Public Health is reporting cumulatively 26,914 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state which is an increase of 390 new cases in the last day.
As of 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Alabama Department of Public Health is reporting cumulatively 26,524 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state which is an increase of 632 new cases in the last day.
As of 12:45 p.m. Monday, the Alabama Department of Public Health is reporting cumulatively 25,892 confirmed cases in the state which is an increase of 657 new cases in the last day.
Alabama saw its largest one-day increase of new COVID-19 cases yet Sunday.
For the third day in a row, more than 800 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state.
There have been 859 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state over the past 24 hours
Many restaurant owners welcomed in-house customers after the state’s order that further reopened the economy mid-May.
Over 480 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Over 400 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians announced in a press release Wind Creek Wetumpka Casino reopened to the public today.
The number of COVID-19 cases since mid-March has topped 20,000, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
It appears the state saw a spike in cases in the last 24 hours, but the Alabama Department of Public Health said things may not be exactly as they appear.
The state added 200 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
As state mandates concerning crowd size lessen, churches in Eclectic are welcoming their congregations to worship services.
The state added 334 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The state added 526 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The Alabama Department of Public Health is working on its COVID-19 data and surveillance dashboard as of Sunday at noon, according to its website.
The state saw a one-day increase of more than 600 as new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The state added more than 400 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
