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CW / Andrew Littlejohn

Maddox extends citywide curfew to limit coronavirus spread

Update, March 26 at 8 p.m. – Due to the rapidly developing situation, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has issued an executive order extending the public safety curfew for Tuscaloosa residents to 24 hours...

City leaders: 'Keep your kids' home as community fights coronavirus

City leaders: ‘Keep your kids’ home as community fights coronavirus

Frustrations boiled over in a special city council meeting on Thursday night when city councilors met to address an apparent flaw in Tuscaloosa’s current quarantine system: Juveniles aren’t taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously.
International students left uncertain after COVID-19 closures

International students left uncertain after COVID-19 closures

Audrey Harper | @CAudreyHarper, Contributing Writer March 19, 2020

After UA students were mandated to leave campus, international students, unable to travel home and store their belongings, were left with uncertainty in what to do next.  The University of Alabama’s...

CW / Carly Farmer

UA spring semester will remain online, commencement cancelled

Rebecca Griesbach | @rebach97, News Editor March 18, 2020

For students at the University of Alabama, president Stuart Bell has a message: stay home. The decision was announced in a semester completion plan emailed to the UA community on Wednesday, following...

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BREAKING: SEC cancels all competition for remainder of 2019-2020 year

CW Sports Staff March 17, 2020
All SEC competition, spring football games and pro days have been canceled for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year.
CW / Rebecca Griesbach

Resource Guide: How to get emergency assistance in Tuscaloosa

The Crimson White March 17, 2020

In the midst of school closures, confirmed cases and suspended operations, here are some resources for students and faculty who may be facing financial, educational or travel-related hardships. Just like...

CW / Carly Farmer

City leaders discuss economic impact of COVID-19

In response to an unprecedented outbreak, the city’s top business and healthcare leaders announced COVID-19 updates and resources to help buffer economic losses.  While Alabama feels the effects...

CW / Andrew Littlejohn

City issues three-week ban against gatherings of 25 or more

In response to an early morning address by Gov. Kay Ivey, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox announced new guidelines that will affect most local restaurants, bars and breweries until April 6. “We are in...

CW / Leah Goggins

I ranked the corporate coronavirus emails so you don’t have to

Leah Goggins | @leahisonline, Assistant Culture Editor March 14, 2020

For weeks now, Americans have received conflicting reports on the severity of the novel coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump has waffled over whether it is a hoax or not. Some students have returned...

Maddox at a March 12, 2020 presser, where he discussed the city's response to COVID-19

Mayor Maddox addresses confirmed COVID-19 case in Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has proclaimed a state of emergency following the Friday evening confirmation of a COVID-19 case in Tuscaloosa.  Tuscaloosa is the most recent of six counties to confirm...

CW / Carly Farmer

CORONAVIRUS: Registration timeline shifts with break extension, alternative schooling

Savannah Bullard | @savannahkt_, Editor-in-Chief March 13, 2020
The Office of the University Registrar issued a notice at about 2:30 p.m. today regarding registration for summer and fall 2020 classes. This change comes as a result of the coronavirus disrupting spring classes and breaks.