Spartans Win State Title; Sam Gaston Q&A: The Week In News

Mountain Brook AL

07 March, 2021

10:48 AM

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MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL — This past week, some significant pandemic-related announcements were made that affect Mountain Brook residents, including CVS pharmacies adding several more Alabama locations to its list of vaccine sites. Locally, however, Mountain Brook celebrated another state championship in basketball, its first under new head coach Tyler Davis. Here are those and other stories that made headlines in Mountain Brook this past week: Gov. Kay Ivey Extends Mask Order 'One Last Time' Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced she is extending Alabama's mandatory mask order until April 9. The current order was set to expire Friday. Spartans Capture 6A State Basketball Title Mountain Brook captured its sixth state title in the last eight years with a 13-point win over Spanish Fort. CVS Offers More Vaccine Sites In Alabama CVS pharmacies have made the COVID-19 vaccines available in select Alabama stores, adding several new locations in an announcement Friday. City Manager Sam Gaston Answers Questions From Patch Readers As Patch does every month, Mountain Brook Patch readers' questions about the city were relayed to city manager Sam Gaston, and he was able to shed light on multiple issues brought up by readers this month. MBHS Students Win Awards For Aspirations In Computing Nine Mountain Brook High School students have received the Alabama NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing from the National Center for Women & Information Technology.