May Is ALS Awareness Month

By Gordon HopkinsMay is ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) Awareness month and some local community members are spreading the word.ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.Skyler Sides addressed Jefferson County Commissioners at a meeting on Tuesday, May 2 of this year …