Guntersville City Council approves funding to hire more nurses
More nurses are needed to administer vaccines in Marshall County By Stefante Randall | January 20, 2021 at 10:02 PM CST - Updated January 20 at 10:03 PM
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - More healthcare workers are needed to give out COVID vaccines in Marshall County.
The Guntersville City Council approved funding to help make that happen.
Right now, you have to be 75 or older to receive the COVID vaccine in Marshall County. But, thousands of people will ultimately be eligible as the state moves through its vaccine plan.
That’s why Judy Smith with the Alabama Department of Public Health said more help is needed and soon.
Arab City Schools Lead Nurse receives Moderna vaccine
School nurse gets COVID-19 vaccine in Arab By Stefante Randall | January 7, 2021 at 5:44 PM CST - Updated January 7 at 5:46 PM
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Dozens of healthcare workers received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at the Marshall County Health Department on Thursday.
Nurses WAFF 48 talked to said they’re hopeful and excited the vaccine is finally here.
Lead Nurse Venita Shirley has worked at Arab City Schools for 17 years. She was among several healthcare workers to get the Moderna vaccine at the Marshall County Health Department.
“The nurses have been counting down the days of when we would be able to get the immunization because we are so tired of having to be really careful around everybody,” said Shirley.
In a response to several questions from WTCA, Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel responded about the outbreak of COVID-19 in the jail on Wednesday morning.
Hassel said, “Since the Emergency Declaration was issued for COVID-19 the jail has been operating under the CDC guidelines for residential treatment facilities. Basically the same as nursing homes and hospitals.” The sheriff said two weeks ago they had an inmate that was going to have a procedure done at the hospital but needed to be COVID tested before the procedure. The inmate tested negative on the rapid test, had no symptoms but tested positive in the laboratory test.
Plymouth City Attorney Sean Surrisi spoke to the City Park Board Monday about the Bardwell Aquatic Center and its future.
The facility is privately owned by a subsidiary of the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation. It is then leased to Marshall County Health and Wellness Inc. who subleases it to the City of Plymouth, Plymouth Community School Corporation and Ancilla College who pay lease amounts. There is a sublease to the Dr. Susan Bardwell Aquatic Center LLC who is to be operating company for the facility.
Surrisi said the aquatic center was structured this way to take advantage of financing such as the Regional Cities Program that funded $2 million of the construction project. They also took advantage of the New Market Tax Credits which brought in another million dollars for the pool construction.