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Orange Beach: Beach season is heating up, and the coastal region is getting federal money to help recover from tourism losses caused by the pandemic. The Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration said Thursday that it will provide the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau with $800,000 for a marketing program. The money will be combined with $200,000 in local funding. The agency is helping communities nationwide implement programs to counter economic hardships amid the pandemic, said Dennis Alvord, acting assistant secretary for economic development. “This investment will fund a strategic, multi-faceted marketing campaign designed to attract visitors to the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area, resulting in continuous economic growth and job creation,” he said in a statement. Officials hope to boost business and reclaim tourists who couldn’t visit during the COVID-19 shutdown, which included the closur
FEMA to open coronavirus vaccination center in Tulsa
April 9, 2021
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) The White House and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Friday that a mega coronavirus vaccination center will open in north Tulsa, offering up to 21,000 shots per week.
The center will be operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in partnership with state and local emergency and health officials plus the Oklahoma National Guard. It will open April 21 at Tulsa Community College and focus on to communities with a high risk of COVID-19 exposure and infection.
Vaccination appointments are available via the state health department s portal and walk-ins will also be accepted.