MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is expected to make an announcement regarding the future of state closure orders because of the coronavirus outbreak. Ivey and State Health Officer Scott Harris have scheduled a Tuesday morning news conference…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor says he’s still deciding what comes next after the state’s shelter-in-place order expires after Thursday. Gov. Brian Kemp made the remarks Monday after he loosened the order to allow a number of businesses to reopen.…
NEW YORK (AP) — As states grapple with when and how to reopen establishments amid the pandemic, religious freedom remains a legal flashpoint. That’s particularly true for the conservative nonprofits that have taken a leading role in representing churches which…
Gov. Bill Lee issued the first steps in the state’s roll out of guidance and best practices for Tennessee businesses to keep employees and customers safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Senate candidate Doug Collins is criticizing Kemp, saying the fellow Republican has “caused a lot of confusion."
Restaurants could begin serving half of their seating capacity by Monday.
The latest unemployment claims for the week of April 18 in Tennessee saw another increase with 68,968.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama prison system has reported its fourth case of COVID-19 in a state inmate. The Department of Corrections announced the positive test on Wednesday in a news release. The inmate worked was at the Elba…
Listen to the President's explanation of why he thinks it is the wrong call now.
Read the list, but note that none of the nursing homes are in our area.
The 2020 Honeybee Festival in LaFayette has been cancelled due to ongoing health and economic concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has declined to suspend a Georgia law that requires people to have a license to carry a handgun. A gun rights group sued over what it says is an improper suspension of the processing of…
Still expect bans on gatherings of 10 or more and limitations on nursing home & hospital visits.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Some of Tennessee’s biggest cities are not committing to reopen their economies by Gov. Bill Lee’s stated goal of May 1. Nashville Mayor John Cooper said Tuesday that he could see the first phase of an…
Bledsoe & McMinn rate well, Bradley and Marion... not so much.
We've read the orders , checked the emails, listened to the Facebook updates... now here are the answers you really want to know.
hair salons and others opening Friday, restaurants on Monday.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - It's been over a week since tornadoes ripped through Hamilton County. The community is now busy cleaning up the debris and helping those in need- put their lives back together. Dee Dee Barnes with We’ve Got…
businesses across the state will re-open on May First.
First responders say medical masks and protective surgical gowns were destroyed when a tractor-trailer caught fire on a highway in Tennessee.
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has barred Tennessee from preventing abortions during a temporary ban on nonessential medical procedures to slow the spread of COVID-19. In a Friday night ruling, U.S. District Judge…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee church is challenging a local ban on drive-in church services. The church joins a growing list of lawsuits seeking to push back against limitations on religious gatherings that have been enacted to help prevent…
A major U.S. meat producer says four of its poultry workers in Georgia have died after becoming infected by the coronavirus.
Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke announced Thursday that he is joining with mayors of four other Tennessee cities to form the Tennessee Major Metros Economic Task Force.