When: Noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Details: Interactive map with details are on Google. Hard copies of the map and event details are available at the Apollo Area Historical Society s museum in the W.C.T.U. building, 317 N. Second St.
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After ballooning costs and lack of attendance killed Apollo’s Moon Landing festival some years ago, residents have rallied to present the first Apollo May Daze featuring a yard sale crawl, self-guided history tours, kids activities, food trucks, flea market and more this weekend.
Coosa County clinic speaks to challenges of vaccinating rural Alabama
Updated Jan 23, 2021;
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Earlier this week, 88-year-old Oscar Goggans received a call from a staff member at the Veteran’s Affairs clinic asking to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine.
But the clinic is 41 miles away from rural Coosa County, where Googans lives. So he opted instead to schedule an appointment at a pop-up clinic Friday less than eight miles from his home. It saved the Korean War veteran, who has a service-connected disability, a long car trip for a quick jab.
“I’m not nervous,” Goggans said. “I feel good. I’m relieved.”