News Featured Tallapoosa County BOE renews mask mandate despite vocal minority protest Siri Hedreen Sep 14, 2021 A mask mandate originally set to expire this week was renewed by the Tallapoosa County Board of Education despite one parent's pleas otherwise.
News Featured Alexander City Schools reinstates mask requirement for upcoming school year Siri Hedreen Aug 6, 2021 Alexander City Schools is reinstating its mask requirement ahead of the new school year.
News Featured K-12 schools with mask mandates do not have to quarantine exposed students, ADPH says Siri Hedreen Updated Aug 2, 2025 The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has updated its back-to-school guidance, recommending masks in schools and on buses and 3 feet …
News Featured CDC urges vaccinated to wear masks in counties with 'high' transmission including Tallapoosa, Coosa Siri Hedreen Updated Aug 6, 2025 In a reversal of its COVID-19 guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now urging both the vaccinated and the unvacci…
News Featured Local schools weigh new mask policies for August while urging staff to get vaccinated Siri Hedreen Jul 21, 2021 On Monday, Gov. Kay Ivey said she did not think Alabama public schools would need mask mandates, but that didn't stop all five Tallapoosa Coun…
News Featured Tallapoosa County Schools plans to end year with masks, start next year without Siri Hedreen Updated Aug 1, 2025 Alexander City Schools may have dropped its indoor mask mandate but Tallapoosa County Schools is still holding out.
News Featured 'Vaccine is widely available' as battle shifts to access and hesitancy, state health officer says Siri Hedreen Apr 30, 2021 Over one-third of eligible Alabamians have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose, including over two-thirds of seniors, state health offi…
News Featured Alex City Schools to continue to require masks through May 1 Siri Hedreen Apr 8, 2021 Alexander City Schools will continue to require masks on buses and in school buildings until May 1, school superintendent Dr. Keith Lankford a…
News Featured Alexander City Schools hopes to be 'mask-less' by May Siri Hedreen Updated Aug 1, 2025 Alexander City Schools plans to keep its mask mandate after April 9 but hopes to be mask-less by May, superintendent Dr. Keith Lankford told s…
News Featured Tallapoosa County Schools will still require masks after April 9, superintendent says Siri Hedreen Updated Aug 1, 2025 Tallapoosa County Schools will continue to require masks in school buildings after the state mask mandate expires April 9, Superintendent Ray …