More Businesses Open In AL; Pat Dye Hospitalized: Week In News

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Gov. Kay Ivey set forth another stage in the reopening of Alabama amid the coronavirus pandemic, as more businesses and venues were allowed to open this weekend. Although the virus continued to spread and new cases in Alabama have not leveled off, Ivey noted that staying home for months on end "is not realistic."

COVID-19 touched the Auburn University family in a big way this week when news surfaces that legendary football coach and former athletic director Pat Dye was diagnosed with the virus.

Here are those stories and more from the previous week on Patch:

Mountain Brook School Board Addresses Anti-Semitic Video

The Mountain Brook Board of Education addressed an anti-Semitic video featuring a Mountain Brook student circulating over social media.

Ivey Eases COVID-19 Restrictions On More Businesses, Venues

Gov. Kay Ivey Thursday took the next step toward opening the state by loosening some restrictions on certain businesses and venues.

Birmingham Missing Persons Case Reclassified As Homicide

What started as a missing persons report over the weekend has become a homicide investigation after the body of 25-year-old Ryan Clayton Brown was found Sunday.

Former Auburn Coach Pat Dye Tests Positive For COVID-19

Legendary football coach Pat Dye has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report from his church in Georgia.

Man Accused Of Killing His Grandfather

An arrest has been made in connection with the May 12 shooting death of 68-year-old Jesse Johnson. Johnson's grandson, 21-year-old Antwon Jones, was taken into custody and charged with murder.