Delayed School Start Times Thursday Feb. 6, 2020
A number of area schools are delaying start times due to severe weather early Thursday morning. Parts of Jefferson, Shelby, Etowah, and St. Clair counties were affected.
Here’s the list:
ALABAMA SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS – Delayed two hours
ALABASTER CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
ANNISTON CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
BESSEMER CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
BIBB COUNTY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
BLOUNT COUNTY SCHOOLS – Delayed three hours
CHILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
COOSA COUNTY SCHOOLS – Closed
ETOWAH COUNTY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
HOMEWOOD CITY SCHOOLS – Students report at 10:30 a.m.
HOOVER CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
INDIAN SPRINGS SCHOOL- Delayed two hours
JACKSONVILLE CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY – Opens at 10 a.m.
JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
MIDFIELD CITY SCHOOLS – Opens at 10 a.m.
MT BROOK CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
OXFORD CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
PELHAM CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
ST CLAIR COUNTY SCHOOLS – Closed
TALLADEGA CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
TALLADEGA COUNTY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
TARRANT CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
TRUSSVILLE CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed two hours
VESTAVIA HILLS CITY SCHOOLS – Delayed three hours
Federal workers sue Education Department over partisan shutdown emails
Employees say their out-of-office messages were changed without their consent to include language blaming Democrats for the shutdown.
Trump federalizes the National Guard in Chicago, while troops arrive in Oregon
The White House said Trump "authorized" the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard members, after vowing to send troops into Chicago. Meanwhile, Guard members arrived in Oregon from California.
SNL roasts Trump in season premiere, as Bad Bunny addresses Super Bowl criticism
Bad Bunny returned to SNL as a host for the second time, and the musician addressed criticism over his upcoming Super Bowl performance.
States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit
North Carolina and Idaho have cut their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and that hospitals will close even before the brunt of a new federal tax-and-budget law takes effect.
At least 5 dead in large-scale nighttime Russian strike on Ukraine
At least five civilians died after Russia launched a major nighttime attack on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, a barrage which officials said targeted civilian infrastructure.
With makeshift jump ropes and hide and seek, kids play to cope with crisis
From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress — and find a moment of joy.