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NEWS 5/16/20 9:34am

Updated Alabama COVID-19 cases

By EETV Web Team

Auburn, Ala (EETV)- Update: Wednesday at 9:30 am- The ADPH has confirmed 15,718 cases of COVID-19 in the state. Lee County has 523 cases. There are 580 confirmed deaths in the state. 194,971 people in the state have been tested and 1,692 people statewide have been hospitalized. 

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NEWS 5/14/20 7:02pm

Auburn University to Reopen in Fall

By AJ Revera

 AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)-   "We are going to open classes this fall." 

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NEWS 5/8/20 11:26am

Governor Ivey announces new amendments to Safer at Home Order

By EETV Web Team

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (EETV) - Governor Ivey has announced new amendments to her Safer at Home Order expanding the list of businesses allowed to re-open. 

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NEWS 4/27/20 1:21pm

Plan to reopen Alabama could come this week, as stay-at-home order nears expiration

By Grace Reynolds

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - It has been over six weeks since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Alabama. Now, the state now has over 6,000 cases of COVID-19 and has seen over 200 deaths. Nationwide, there are over 977,000 cases and over 50,000 deaths.

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NEWS 4/24/20 10:58am

Auburn University is offering a new tuition payment plan to help students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Braden Haynes

In order to further aid students during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Auburn University has created a tuition payment plan that eases the process of paying educational expenses.

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NEWS 4/20/20 11:13am

Cases of COVID-19 continue to increase statewide as talks of reopening the economy begin

By Grace Reynolds

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - It has now been over two weeks since Gov. Ivey issued a statewide stay-at-home order, and the number of cases of COVID-19 in Alabama has continued to grow. 

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NEWS 4/19/20 11:15am

University Initiative to Produce 10,000 Masks to Help Ease COVID-19 Demands

By Steven Dinan

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) -A new Auburn University initiative will help supply protective face masks to local clinics and community health providers 

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NEWS 4/14/20 3:24pm

Auburn residents: It’s time to participate in the 2020 U.S Census

By Braden Haynes

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- Over the last few weeks, Auburn residents should have received a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau with instructions on how to participate in the 2020 Census. 

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NEWS 4/13/20 5:47pm

Gas leak reported on Magnolia by Lowder

By EETV Web Team

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- An AU alert was sent out at 4:37 p.m. today, April13 in regards to a gas leak on Magnolia across from Lowder.

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NEWS 4/13/20 11:23am

COVID-19 continues to spread statewide, one month after first cases were confirmed

By Grace Reynolds

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - It's been one month since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Alabama on March 13. Now, the state has 3,616 cases of the virus and has seen over 450 people hospitalized.

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NEWS 4/12/20 9:02pm

Severe weather expected in Lee County

 

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - Severe weather expected in Lee Country throughout the night into Monday morning.

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NEWS 4/12/20 2:14pm

Governor Kay Ivey Unveils "Ribbons for Hope" Campaign at State Capitol

By Steven Dinan

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) -On Tuesday Governor Kay Ivey announced her “Ribbons of Hope” campaign at a ceremony at the Alabama State Capitol. During the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivey encourages citizens of Alabama to tie ribbons around a tree, pole, or other fixture in their front yard as a reminder to pray for medical personnel, first responders, and anyone else affected by Coronavirus.

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NEWS 4/8/20 1:01pm

Auburn University Libraries is working to provide materials and services online during remote instruction

By Braden Haynes

In an effort to aid students and faculty during this time of remote instruction, Auburn University Libraries, or AUL, is partnering with Interlibrary Loans and HathiTrust to help provide needed university materials online. 

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NEWS 4/6/20 12:11pm

Model suggests Alabama is equipped for peak of COVID-19 outbreak, cases statewide continue to grow

By Grace Reynolds

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - The total number of cases in Alabama continues to rise, but the state might be ready for it, at least according to one model from the University of Washington. 

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NEWS 4/5/20 9:16am

College of Business professor suggests we “Flee Until We Can Fight” Coronavirus

By Steven Dinan

AUBURN, Ala- Business school professors use the concept of “fight, flee, or freeze” to assess responses to threats similar to those posed by coronavirus such as economic downturns, supply chain problems, and disruptive innovations.

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NEWS 4/3/20 4:10pm

Governor Ivey issues Stay at Home order, Alabamians told to stay home throughout April

By EETV Web Team

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - Alabama will begin a stay at home order Saturday, Governor Ivey announced Friday afternoon. 

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NEWS 4/2/20 7:45pm

Auburn University elaborates on S/U grading for spring semester

By Sam Gass

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) – Auburn University will expand the use of the S/U grading system for the spring semester 2020 in light of the disruptive nature of COVID-19 and the decision to move to remote instruction. 

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NEWS 4/1/20 2:29pm

Auburn Professor Spencer Durham named to Alabama’s Coronavirus Task Force

By Braden Haynes

Dr. Spencer Durham, associate clinical professor in Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy, has been named to Alabama’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force by Governor Kay Ivey. 

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NEWS 3/31/20 10:20am

Tornado watch issued for Lee County

By EETV

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - A tornado watch has been issued for areas of central Alabama Today March 31 until 3 p.m. The counties under watch include Lee Country as severe weather is expected in the area throughout the day. 

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NEWS 3/30/20 11:38am

A look at how COVID-19 has spread in Alabama, from the first case to over 800 cases

By Grace Reynolds

AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) - The novel coronavirus has swept through all 50 states in the country, hitting places like New York, New Jersey and California especially hard.

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