In line with trends happening in Alabama and throughout the United States, COVID-19 numbers are on the rise within Elmore County Schools.
At a board of education meeting on Tuesday, Superintendent Richard Dennis said the school district is starting to see increases in the number of positive COVID cases reported.
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