News related to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Southern Middle Tennessee
After an employee tested positive for Covid-19 Woodard’s Market and Deli, the only grocery store in Lynchburg had to be closed. The store owner was notified by an employee they had been diagnosed with Coronavirus. The store then closed its doors until a company from Nashville was hired to clean and sanitize the building. The …
City Administrator, Jennifer Moody, announced today that City Hall will now be closed to the public for the safety of employees and the public during the COVID-19 pandemic through Sunday, May 3, 2020. All services performed at City Hall will continue online or by phone. “In light of Governor Lee’s extended order requiring Tennesseans to …
City of Tullahoma Extends Modified Operations Until Sunday May 3 Read More »
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed additional cases of COVID-19 across the state on Saturday, April 18. The update brings the total number of positive cases in the state to 6,762. The state reported three additional deaths to bring the total up to 145. Out of the confirmed positive cases, 3,234 have recovered, which calculates to 3,528 active cases. The …
Coronavirus Confirmed Cases and Deaths Continue to Go Up Read More »
Walmart announced that employees will be required to wear masks or other face coverings at work as a part of their response to COVID-19. On Saturday, Walmart officials said that employees working in stores, clubs, distribution and fulfillment centers, as well as in our corporate offices will all be required to wear masks and that customers and members …
The COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is now 6,589 as of April 17, 2020, including 142 deaths, which is by 1 from yesterday, 711 hospitalizations and 3,017 recovered. There are currently 3,572 active cases in Tennessee. *Bedford County: 2 died; 48 confirmed cases; 4 recovered; 326 tested *Coffee County: 0 died: 18 confirmed cases; 4 …
As the heightened demand for household essentials offered by Dollar General stores continues across the country amid COVID-19 concerns, the Company plans to nearly double its normal hiring rate and add up to 50,000 employees by the end of April as it continues to diligently work to support customers’ needs. Dollar General currently operates more …
Dollar General to Hire Thousands of New Employees Read More »
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced free COVID-19 testing will be available for any Tennessean, regardless of traditional symptoms, as the Unified-Command group ramps up an aggressive effort to expand testing capacity across the state. Coffee Co.=Coffee County Administrative Plaza, 1329 McArthur St., Manchester, Sunday April 19- noon-3pm. Testing is also being conducted in Coffee County …
Bill Hagerty, candidate for U.S. Senate, released the following statement regarding his providing assistance to the Trump Administration during this critical time, as he continues his bid to represent Tennesseans in the Senate: “I have always sought to answer the call to service, and in doing so, I’ve served my state as Commissioner of Economic …
Hagerty To Assist Trump Administration On Economic Advisory Board Read More »
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed additional cases of COVID-19 across the state on Thursday, April 16. The update brings the total number of positive cases in the state to 6,262. The state reported six additional deaths to bring the total up to 141, 2,786 have recovered. The latest number of hospitalizations is 691. Out of the confirmed positive cases, 2,786 …
In just a four-week period, Tennessee has had 324,000 new unemployment claims according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce. 74,772 workers filed claims last week. Four weeks ago only 2,702 people filed claims.
