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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

RSA Tower 201 Monroe Street, Suite 914 Montgomery, AL 36104

Phone 334-206-5300 Fax 334-206-5520

www.adph.org

Increase in respiratory illness reported in southeast Alabama

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Mary McIntyre, M.D., M.P.H.

(206-5325

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and the Houston County Health Department,

in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are investigating a cluster

of respiratory illnesses of unknown origin in southeast Alabama.

Seven people have been admitted to a hospital with fever, cough and shortness of breath. Two

of the seven have died. Laboratory samples have been obtained from all patients. Laboratory

testing continues at both ADPH Bureau of Clinical Laboratories and CDC’s Respiratory

Laboratory. ADPH and CDC have recommended the hospital use respiratory precautions, which

include staff using N95 masks when caring for patients presenting with respiratory symptoms.

If you or your family members have respiratory symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of

breath, please contact your health care provider to be evaluated.

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5/21/13

Gospel Music Legends The Blind Boys Of Alabama Sign To

Sony Masterworks Worldwide

New York, NY -- The Blind Boys Of Alabama have signed a worldwide deal with Sony Masterworks, and the label will release the band's next album this Fall. Produced by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, the release will feature an array of unexpected special guests to be announced soon.

 The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of five Grammy® Awards, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 60 years.

 The Blind Boys are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with their remarkable interpretations of everything from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual material by songwriters such as Ben Harper , Eric Clapton , Prince and Tom Waits . They have appeared on recordings with Bonnie Raitt , Tom Waits , k.d. lang, Lou Reed , Peter Gabriel , Willie Nelson , Susan Tedeschi , Solomon Burke , Aaron Neville , Ben Harper and many others.

 "We are honored to welcome The Blind Boys of Alabama to the Sony Masterworks roster and can't wait to start adding to one of the most impressive discographies in any genre of music. Even in such company, the project with Justin Vernon will stand out as something very special. Listeners will be blown away by this collaboration," says Bogdan Roscic , President of Sony Masterworks.

 "We are thrilled to be on our new label, and we have a real surprise on the way with this new album. I think it's the coolest thing we've ever done," enthused octogenarian Jimmy Carter , the last original member still touring with The Blind Boys.

 The Blind Boys of Alabama have made appearances on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Late Night with David Letterman , The Grammy® Awards, 60 Minutes, and their own holiday special on PBS.

 The Blind Boys of Alabama are currently on tour.  For more information go to www.blindboys.com.

 Sony Masterworks comprises Masterworks Broadway, Masterworks, OKeh, Portrait, RCA Red Seal and Sony Classical imprints. For email updates and information please visit www.SonyMasterworks.com

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1. Le’Andria Johnson Set to Pastor New Church, IPC Ministries Houston, TX –

 It’s official. Grammy award winning Gospel songstress and winner of Season 3 of Sunday Best Le’Andria Johnson, is now a Pastor Le’Andria. Johnson is set to start her own church in Hapeville, GA. According to Twitter and Facebook pages associated with the singer and licensed minister, Johnson’s new church, IPC Ministries (Imperfect People Changing The Game) move in date is set for Saturday, June 1, 2013 with the first service to be held on June 16. According Leandria’s youtube page her ministry stands for ‘imperfect people changing the game’.

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Sheilah Belle Editor-In-Chief & Multi Media Journalist The Belle of Gospel!

1. Le’Andria Johnson Set to Pastor New Church, IPC Ministries Houston, TX –

 It’s official. Grammy award winning Gospel songstress and winner of Season 3 of Sunday Best Le’Andria Johnson, is now a Pastor Le’Andria. Johnson is set to start her own church in Hapeville, GA. According to Twitter and Facebook pages associated with the singer and licensed minister, Johnson’s new church, IPC Ministries (Imperfect People Changing The Game) move in date is set for Saturday, June 1, 2013 with the first service to be held on June 16. According Leandria’s youtube page her ministry stands for ‘imperfect people changing the game’.

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Sheilah Belle Editor-In-Chief & Multi Media Journalist The Belle of Gospel!

I read this article this morning and just wanted to share on this beautiful Monday!

Meditation: Mark 9:14-29

“If you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” (Mark 9:22)

 Imagine today’s scene: a dad reaches out to Jesus’ disciples, because he needs a miracle. A crowd gathers. The disciples huddle around his son and command an evil spirit to leave. And then … nothing. Someone from the crowd comments on their lack of power, and it touches off a heated debate. And all the while, hope fades from the dad’s face. Isn’t it sad how this desperate plea for healing degenerated into an argument between Jesus’ disciples and some religious teachers? The situation called for action, but the disciples were more concerned with winning a debate. It’s no wonder that when Jesus arrived and asked why they were arguing, they didn’t respond. Now look at how Jesus entered the father’s world: with a question showing compassion. How long has he been like this? He reassured the man that everything was possible through faith, then cast out the evil spirit. Finally, he reached down to gently grasp the boy’s hand and help him to his feet. What a contrast! The disciples let themselves get caught up in disputation, but Jesus was concerned with showing love. Love made the difference then, and it still does today! Every day we encounter people who need to experience Jesus’ love for them. What they need more than theoretical knowledge of God is to see that he cares for them. And they need to see it through us. Think of how God has revealed his love to you and how he does so even now. He doesn’t just inform you from the comfortable distance of heaven. He enters into your world and shows you in tangible ways. As a man, Jesus walked into the desperate situations of the people he wanted to reach. He felt the pains, hungers, and needs we all feel, and he won our salvation in his own body. Today, Jesus is inviting you to join him in entering the lives of the people he wants to reach. Is there anyone he might be pointing out to you? Be available to that person. Be ready with an encouraging word. Be ready to walk alongside him or her and be a part of his or her life. Do this, and you will be showing Christ to another one of his children. “Lord Jesus, lead me to the people whose lives that I can touch with your love.”

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MONTGOMERY, AL - Weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation will perform routine maintenance on the shoulder of I-65 North, near the off ramp to Fairview Avenue in Montgomery, on Thursday, May 16, between the hours of 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. Intermittent lane closures can be expected. Motorists are requested to consider using alternate routes, adjust arrival/departure times, observe work zone speed limits and other work zone signs, and use extreme caution in this area. ALDOT's mission is to provide a safe, efficient, environmentally and economically sound transportation network across Alabama. For further information, visit ALDOT's Road Conditions page at www.dot.state.al.us INFORMATION SOURCE: Alabama Dept. of Transportation

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