By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo via Jacksonville State University)

ALABAMA — Governor Kay Ivey recently announced programs to allow testing for COVID-19 at two-year and four-year colleges.

The programs, Testing for Alabama and Stay Safe Together will be funded by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) money.

More than $750,000 in CARES Act money will help pay for COVID-19 tests for students who attend public four-year and two-year colleges, before returning back to campus.

“Living with the Coronavirus is our ‘new normal’ and I appreciate the combined efforts to ensure that as we get back to our daily routines” stated Ivey.