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It may take years to find out the toll one year of a pandemic will have on schoolchildren in terms of learning loss, economic standing and emo…
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Cliff Williams / The Outlook Russell Medical staff were at The Mill Two Eighty Tuesday morning to administer COVID-19 tests to patients as cases mount in the area.
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Tallapoosa County Schools will continue to require masks in school buildings after the state mask mandate expires April 9, Superintendent Ray …
Alexander City Schools' indoor mask requirement will likely continue past April 9 though the school district has yet to make a decision, Alex …
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Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.
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