COVID-19

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox is working from home this week, battling a non-serious COVID-19 infection, he said on Twitter Wednesday.

The University of Alabama announced plans Tuesday to end all its COVID-19 protocols as new cases drop on campus and around the U.S.

Tuscaloosa City Schools is extending its mask mandate for all students and faculty for another two weeks as its positive case average among its student body is still above its acceptable threshold.

A rise in COVID-19 cases in Tuscaloosa schools has many parents on edge. Concerned parents are wondering if now is the time for schools to go virtual.

The Tuscaloosa City Schools system will resume normal operations Tuesday after closing all schools Friday and temporarily switching to virtual learning Monday.

The Alabama Department of Public Health reported Friday that Tuscaloosa County School System ranks as the district with the second highest rate of COVID-19 cases in the state.

Five Tuscaloosa County schools and all schools within the Tuscaloosa City Schools system will close Friday amid an ongoing shortage of critical staff.

As all of Tuscaloosa City Schools enters a temporary mask mandate period as COVID-19 cases surge, the school system also announced that four of its schools will also be closed on Wednesday, January 19, due to staffing shortages.

Tuscaloosa City Schools has officially implemented a temporary mask mandate for students and faculty due to a sharp increase in positive COVID-19 cases.

Fayette County Schools will be temporarily closing its doors to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within its schools.