Middle Valley Church of God, at 1703 Thrasher Pike in Hixson, will meet as a congregation on Sunday, at 10:30 a.m. in the church auditorium. All precautions including social separation, the availability of masks and gloves, and hand sanitizer will be made available, along with other needed precautions. Attendees will have an opportunity to join with others in singing and worship. ... (click for more)

Metropolitan Tabernacle Church will host a Freedom Celebration Service Sunday in its sanctuary Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Senior Pastor Steve Ball will preach a message titled "Freedom is Not Free." The praise and worship will be led by Worship Pastor's Adam and Olivia Aziz and Metro Praise. The church will have intense cleaning of high touch point areas, hand sanitizer stations, ... (click for more)

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Friday signed Executive Order 54 to grant county mayors in 89 counties the authority to issue local mask requirements in the event of a significant rise in COVID-19 cases. “While our densely populated urban areas continue to have the highest COVID-19 case rates, our local governments expressed a need for greater flexibility in addressing a rise ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department on Friday reported three additional COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total number of Hamilton County resident deaths to 33. The 31 st death was a black female in the 81+ age-band with underlying health conditions. The 32 nd death was a male in the 71-80 age-band with underlying health conditions. Race and ethnicity demographics for this individual ... (click for more)

“Our body, our choice” anti masking folks chanted. I would bet good money many of the same folks are “pro life” when it comes to women’s healthcare, too, not realizing the irony. Some will try to convince (distract) you from wearing a mask saying it isn’t healthy, but medical workers wear them all the time without harm. So why is it wearing a mask is such a flash point? How ... (click for more)

Several weeks ago my dear friend and the world’s best photographer, Robin Hood, told me he was sending a copy of one of his latest books, “A Century of Impact,” that his company, Grandin Hood, recently delivered to the National Parks Conservation Association. Perfect, I told myself, because after six months of being sequestered with leg problems and COVID-19 fright, what greater ... (click for more)