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CASA desperate for volunteers
by Martha Smith Kelly Klein, Executive Director for CASA of North Sand Mountain, the organization responsible for training Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteers, posted a candid video on Facebook, detailing just one house visit out of many, in which she describes harrowing conditions for two small children. Klein has… Read More -
Seven JCSO staff members quarantined as a precaution
According to Jackson County Sheriff Chuck Phillips, early Sunday, March 22, 2020, James Hunter Scott, age 25 with a Stevenson address, walked into the Bridgeport Police Department and stated he had shot a man in Jasper, Tennessee. Three Jackson County deputies and one investigator responded and made the arrest in… Read More -
Commission hears from Mayor Shelton
by Martha Smith At the last work session held on Monday, March 2, 2020, the Jackson County Commission heard from Scottsboro City Mayor Robin Shelton concerning County Road 412 and the two fire boats for which City Council has begun the process of ordering. County Road 412 runs through the… Read More
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Alabama issues new public health order – closes non-essential businesses
- Published on Friday, 27 March 2020 13:32
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey held a joint press conference today with State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris. A new public health order has been issued.
Two Drive-Thru Screening and Collection Sites in Jackson County this Week
- Published on Thursday, 26 March 2020 08:04
Highlands Medical Center and Northeast Alabama Health Services, in coordination with city and county agencies, are working together to provide drive-thru screening and collection sites for COVID-19 for the remainder of this week and through the weekend. Both sites will be open from 10am – 2pm. Details of both screening sites are as follows:
Drive-Thru Screening and Collection Site for Patients with a Physician Order COVID-19 Test
- Published on Wednesday, 25 March 2020 09:00
Highlands Medical Center, in coordination with city and county agencies, is opening a drive-thru screening and collection site for patients with a physician order to be tested for COVID-19. The screening site will be open today,Wednesday, March 25 through Friday, March 27 from 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. It is located at the Scottsboro Junior High School on Heroes Drive. Only patients with a physician order and appointment will receive service through the drive-thru screening and collection site. People without a physician order will not be screened.
SBA offers disaster assistance to Alabama small businesses economically impacted by COVID-19
- Published on Tuesday, 24 March 2020 14:38
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Alabama small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today. SBA acted under its own authority, as provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently signed by the President, to declare a disaster following a request received from Gov. Kay Ivey on March 17, 2020.
Scottsboro Police investigate shooting
- Published on Tuesday, 24 March 2020 13:56
SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA- On March 23, 2020 at around 6:40 pm the Scottsboro Police Department received a call in reference to “shots fired” in the 100 Block of Happiness Drive. Officers arriving on the scene discovered that multiple bullets had been fired into an occupied dwelling, with no reported injuries. Officers were able to obtain and put out a description of the suspect’s vehicle.