In a special called meeting held Monday afternoon, the Arab City Council approved a resolution that allows the city to authorize expenses related to COVID-19 without prior approval by the council.

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Following the postponement of the March 31 primary runoff election to July 14, Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill reminds Alabamians of the option to vote by absentee ballot.

Changes and daily updates in the wake of COVID-19 have become a way of life in the world. As a trusted resource for healthcare information, Marshall Medical Center’s goal is to pass along updates as they become available.

Brindlee Mountain Elementary School principal Amanda Hollaway couldn’t simply sit idly by during the closing of her school because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funeral homes and churches are also having to adapt to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following Gov. Kay Ivey’s proclamation Thursday afternoon that “all public K-12 schools shall implement a plan to complete the 2019-20 school year using alternate methods of instruction established by the State Department of Education,” Arab City Schools Superintendent Dr. Johnny Berry told …

Scott and Karen Chapman are on lockdown in their apartment in Belgium because of the Coronavirus. The country has 3,401 cases and 75 deaths from the virus.

If you are having a hardship because of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID 19), Arab Electric Cooperative management has received authority from the board of trustees to work with you.

Marshall County doctors are warning residents to heed the advice and instructions coming down from the Centers for Disease Control, Alabama Department of Public Health and other medical agencies regarding COVID 19, knows as the Corona Virus.

Alabama cable providers plan to invest more than $13 million to bring broadband telecommunications services to rural Alabama citizens who do not yet have high-speed internet services, including to the Morgan City area.

To protect the citizens of Marshall County and court staff, and to comply with the order issued by the Alabama Supreme Court, Marshall County Probate Judge Andrea LeCroy has suspended all non-emergency hearings and proceedings in probate court.

Marshall Medical Centers is doing everything possible to continue providing quality healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arab City Schools is offering curbside meals to children 18 and under. Anyone interested in participating in the free meal program, should register at https://forms.gle/NXrbpSXxiuHJ9GDPA.

Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on Thursday issued a statewide health order to aid in Alabama’s efforts to contain the spread of the Coronavirus.

Johnny Hart is seeking a fourth term on the Arab City Council.

In the only official business last Monday night, the Arab City Council approved a bid of $82.50 per ton for asphalt and $1 per-square-yard for the planing and milling of existing pavement of city streets for a total bid of $83.50 from Whitaker Contracting Corporation.

Arab’s Cash Mob is all about helping locally-owned small businesses. Every “mob” to this point – more than 60 of them – have been in Arab. This weekend, however, the mob is headed to Morgan City to help out the businesses that have been affected by the closing of U.S. 231 up and down the mountain.

Mark Guillion is the first Arab City Council member to announce that he is running for re-election.

The Marshall County Healthcare Authority and Huntsville Hospital Health System announced the retirement of the longtime Marshall Medical Centers’ chief executive officer Gary Gore, and the appointment of Cheryl Hays as president.

Mayor Bob Joslin recently gave the Arab City Council more information on a new multi-purpose building being discussed for the city’s 21-acre property on U.S. 231, known as Northridge.

“We have a major beaver problem in District 1 and all over the county,” District 1 Commissioner Ronny Shumate told the Marshall County Commission recently.

Two Union Grove residents were killed Monday in a wreck at Union Grove Road and Ala. 69.

Arab’s new splash pad at Arab City Park has felt the pain of the rain that has inundated the South of late.

There is one statewide amendment on the ballot that voters will decide in the March 3 primary elections. The polls are open 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. and absentee voting is underway now.

Several Arab area churches are coming together once again to offer a weekly message during the Lenten season. The gatherings begin at noon today at Arab First Methodist Church.

The Arab mayor and city council members will be getting a raise this year, effective in November. 

A request to rezone property where a warehouse is located at 194 Second Street NW from HD (Historic District) to M-1 (Light Industrial) was effectively denied by the Arab City Council Tuesday night.

The new annual average rainfall for the Arab area is 65.16 inches thanks to a wetter than average 2019. The previous average was 64.84.

The Alabama Department of Transportation still hasn’t released a timeline on how long U.S. 231 up and down Brindlee Mountain in Morgan County will be closed.

A body found in the water at the Guntersville Dam Monday was that of a Chattanooga man.

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles on Thursday denied early release from prison for an Arab man convicted of trying to kill an Arab police officer in 2003.

The Life Skills and Transition class at Arab High School was invited to attend the recent 2020 Night to Shine event at the First United Methodist Church in Guntersville.

Five of the six pump stations on the Arab Sewer Department system have overflowed recently because of rainwater and storm runoff.

A new access road to help alleviate backed up traffic around Arab Primary School will be built, but not immediately.

With crowded halls and classrooms, schools are often the hardest hit during flu season since the contagious disease can easily spread among students.

A new multi-purpose building for the 21 acres of city property on U.S. 231 is getting a very serious look at Arab City Hall, but no official action has been taken.

The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people this week in connection to a multi-state crime ring.

As expected, the Arab City Council approved a contract agreement Monday night with NaviRetail for Economic Development Services. The $15,000 contract will provide for the company to represent the city at retail conventions but also in other ways.

Arab, Alabama – the magazine, not the city – is a decade old.