Alabama leaves decision to utilities: When to cut off power for late bills in pandemic

Alisha Hawkins is at high-risk for coronavirus complications, but her immediate fear is that her power will be cut off. She has stacked up about $400 in late payments to Huntsville Utilities since her husband lost his fast food job in March. She says they are still waiting for their stimulus and unemployment checks to arrive. “The past two months, we had to choose what bills to pay or whether …