alabama face mask mandate

Prattville Local Business Owners Can Now Decide To Require Masks or Not

The state of Alabama is officially no longer under a statewide mask mandate. Although some cities like Montgomery and Birmingham have their own mandate, most areas are following Governor Kay Ivey’s plan for the state, which is to simply recommend masks. Prattville is one of those areas that follows Governor Ivey’s plan, that gives businesses the opportunity to decide if…

Gov. Ivey Rescinds Mask Mandate, Issues new “Safer Apart” Order

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued her twenty-sixth supplemental emergency proclamation transitioning the state from an amended Safer at Home Order to a new Safer Apart Order, the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders. Ivey cites the increase in vaccinations, and the down trending number of new cases in the state. Masks will no longer be mandated statewide, but…

Ivey: Alabama Face Mask Mandate Will End April 9 Despite Biden Request

A spokeswoman for Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says the state’s mask mandate will end April 9 despite the president’s request for states to reinstate them. Ivey spokeswoman Gina Maiola said Monday that we are moving towards personal responsibility and not government mandates. President Joe Biden and a top health official on Monday appealed for mask requirements and other restrictions to…