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Montgomery: In-person help for residents needing assistance with unemployment claims is coming to an end as a new phone appointment system will be established for the new year. The Department of Labor said it is ending in-person service at the Crump Senior Center because of health and safety concerns related to the coronavirus. The last dates for such service will be Monday and Tuesday. Appointments for those days will be available on the ADOL website www.labor.alabama.gov. Claimants can call (800) 361-4524 beginning Sunday after 5 p.m. until midnight on Sundays through Thursday to schedule a call-back for the next day to set up an appointment. Claimants are encouraged to keep their phones near them for their scheduled call-back, the department said. The calls will come from a Montgomery number. State of
Residents, businesses left disappointed by parade cancellations
Residents, businesses left disappointed by parade cancellations By Chancelor Winn | December 28, 2020 at 7:21 AM CST - Updated December 28 at 7:21 AM
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Typically, thousands of people line the Mardi Gras parade route in Ocean Springs, clamoring for beads. But in 2021, the sidewalks on Government Street will have plenty of room to walk.
Ocean Springs announced earlier this month that they would cancel their annual Mardi Gras parades.
For new Coast residents Mark and Kathy Kostos, it’s disappointing news to hear. The couple bought a vacation home on the Coast this year and were hoping to experience the magic of carnival season in their new home.
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âWhat about downtown?â Community pushes back after Ocean Springs votes to cancel parades
Ocean Springs votes unanimously to cancel 2021 Mardi Gras parades By Tristan Ruppert | December 23, 2020 at 5:50 PM CST - Updated December 24 at 6:45 AM
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - The good times will not be rolling in Ocean Springs in 2021. The board of alderman unanimously voted Wednesday to cancel the two Mardi Gras parades the city usually holds each year.
Not everyone was a fan of the decision, though. Some community members pushed back, pointing out that other events such as Cruisinâ the Coast and the Peter Anderson Festival were permitted.
Biloxi mayor âabout 80%â sure Biloxi Mardi Gras parades will be canceled due to COVID-19
Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich talks economic development, Mardi Gras 2021 plans By WLOX Staff | December 22, 2020 at 5:31 PM CST - Updated December 23 at 4:36 PM
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - As Christmas draws closer, that means Carnival is just around the corner, but the good times might not be rolling in Biloxi.
Biloxi Mayor Andrew âFofoâ Gilich told WLOX News Now heâs âabout 80%â sure he will cancel Mardi Gras parades in Biloxi in 2021 due to concerns with spreading COVID-19 in the community.
âIâm leaning to put it off until 2022,â Gilich said. âThis is a result of Thanksgiving and those super spreader events. We arenât going to do another super spreader event. We have Christmas coming up and the holidays coming up. Iâm prepared, and probably the first parter of next wee, between the new yearâs end, to make that call.