Alexander City Outlook LifeSouth celebrates National Blood Donor Month TPI Staff Jan 15, 2026 With January being National Blood Donor Month, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is celebrating the everyday heroes who donate blood.
Alexander City Outlook Cord blood treats more than 80 diseases TPI Staff Nov 19, 2025 LifeSouth Community Blood Centers Cord Blood Bank will join organizations worldwide in recognizing World Cord Blood Day on Saturday to raise a…
+2 Arts & Entertainment Sickle Cell Disease George MirandaUpdated Aug 5, 2025 About 7,500 years ago, in the florid forest of North Africa (now the Sahara Desert), a mosquito landed on a child’s arm and injected its needl…
Opinion OUR VIEW: Save a life through blood donations Staff Report Updated Aug 2, 2025 A few days into 2024 and the American Red Cross has already needed to declare an emergency blood shortage.Â
News Featured Alex City faces blood shortage By William Marlow Multimedia Reporter Sep 27, 2023 A national blood shortage is rippling into Tallapoosa County.
+2 News Featured One pint to save three lives: Hospitals’ blood supply continues to recovery after the 2022 crisis By Abigail Murphy Multimedia Reporter Abigail Murphy Apr 12, 2023 The allowance for O positive blood dropped to three bags a day.
News Featured Community blood drive aims to save one life at time By Abigail Murphy Multimedia Reporter Abigail Murphy Jan 8, 2023 According to the American Red Cross’s website, the organization provides about 40 percent of the nation’s blood supply. However, three percent…
News Featured Russell Medical to host emergency blood drive Cliff Williams / The Outlook Cliff Williams Feb 11, 2022 Blood donors are needed as LifeSouth and blood centers across the nation are experiencing unprecedented declines in blood donation, leading to…
Featured ‘We simply don’t have enough’ Alabama Hospital Association pleads for blood donations By Jake Arthur Chief Videographer Jake Arthur Jan 26, 2022 The Alabama Hospital Association is in urgent need of blood donations after the state’s supply ran dangerously low.
News Featured Red Cross experiencing blood shortage STAFF REPORT TPI Staff Sep 29, 2021 The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood and platelet shortage. The nonprofit organization 10,000 additional blood products e…
