News for Franklin County, Tennnessee
On Thursday, April 2nd, 2020, Governor Lee announced an order amending Executive Order 22, requiring Tennesseans to stay home unless engaging in essential activity or essential services. The key message is to stay home. I support his decision. It’s only through community and state-wide actions that we will be able to slow the spread of …
Unity Medical Center announced that it is preparing additional space off-site for patient care. The off-site unit is located across the street from the hospital campus in the Pavilion at 482 Interstate Drive. Unity explained that it wanted to be as prepared as possible for an influx of patients presenting with SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus …
In support of Governor Lee’s Executive Order 23, we have made the difficult decision to close Tennessee State Parks. This closure is effective April 4, 2020 and will be in place through April 14, 2020. This is a complete closure of facilities and access to all Tennessee State Parks and Designated State Natural Areas. Overnight …
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed Executive Order 23 requiring that Tennesseans stay home unless they are carrying out essential activities as data shows an increase in citizen movement across the state. “Over the last few weeks, we have seen decreases in movement around the state as Tennesseans socially distance and stay at home,” said …
The TN Department of Health and other reported agencies have provided updates about the confirmed cases of COVID-19 patients diagnosed in the state. As of Thursday night, reports show there have been 36 deaths, at least 3,194 confirmed cases, 263 hospitalized, and 220 recovered. The confirmed cases number includes a 1-month old in Rutherford County …
Updated Covid-19 Case Count as of Thursday Night April 2 Read More »
Restaurant Business is reporting furloughed employees with Logan’s Roadhouse and Old Chicago Pizza found out Thursday morning that their temporary out-of-work situation is permanent. . The report says that Logan’s parent company is closing 261 locations. 18,000 workers were let go. The employees had lost their healthcare benefits on March 31. The company operated a …
Logan’s Roadhouse Permanently Closes Manchester Location Read More »
94,492. Let that number sink in. That is how many people filed for unemployment in Tennessee, just last week alone. The number more than doubles the week prior, which was 39,096. This means in only two weeks over 130,000 have applied for unemployment. In our coverage area over 10,000 have filed for help from losing …
We now know who all is running for office in the Manchester and Tullahoma city elections in August. Manchester Mayor, incumbent Lonnie Norman Mayor of Manchester will face the same man he faced 4 years ago as Steven Jones will make another run for the mayor’s seat Three current Manchester aldermen will seek reelection: Bob …
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released a comprehensive study detailing law enforcement-related death that occurred in the state in 2019. The report uses established definitions and methodology and provides information on qualifying incidents submitted by the state’s law enforcement agencies. Data has been divided into three categories: Deadly Use-of-Force Incidents, Arrest-Related Non-Forcible Deaths, and …
TBI Study Details Law Enforcement-Related Death in 2019 Read More »
Coffee County Emergency Management announced late Wednesday afternoon that they had received a notification from the State of Tennessee Health Department that Coffee County now has two more confirmed cases of Covid-19. This brings the total to three. Due to HIPPA regulations it is only the responsibility of health department to notify the public that …
2 More Cases of Covid-19 Confirmed in Coffee County Read More »
