Georgia state health officials reported on Saturday there have been 1,984 people in the state who have died from the coronavirus - 11 more since Friday. The confirmed cases are now at 46,331 - up from 45,863 - an increase of 468. Hospitalizations are at 7,927 - up 23 since Friday. Whitfield County has 20 new cases for a total of 351, and still seven deaths. Officials said ... (click for more)

Hamilton County on Saturday reported 60 more positive COVID-19 cases. That brings the total of confirmed cases in the county since the virus broke out in March to 999. Deaths remain at 15. Tennessee now has 364 coronavirus deaths - up by four since the Friday report. There were 481 new cases in the state, bringing the total to 22,566. There were 22 more hospitalizations ... (click for more)

Forced emissions testing – a new low for bureaucratic dysfunction. In our old way of living, there were two certainties: Death and taxes. In our new world, the government is giving some relief from taxes but has chosen to substitute vehicle emissions testing. Now the two certainties are death and emissions testing. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is sickening ... (click for more)

Erma Bombeck, surely one of the greatest newspaper columnists in our lifetime, once decreed, "When humor goes, there goes civilization." With a new spate of disappointing news this week, it is easy to see the sage Erma was right, and thus we welcome this week’s newest edition of The Saturday Funnies. As longtime readers are aware, the Funnies are a collection of the nameless missives ... (click for more)

Nathan Watson, Jonathan Boyd and Abbey Bateman were named to the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team, as voted on by sports information directors around the country, for their excellence in the classroom and competition. The 2020 Academic All-District® Women's Track & Field / Cross Country Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Football Club will be back to in-person training next week, while still complying with social distancing regulations. CFC coach Peter Fuller says the team will be divided into three groups of eight and one smaller group of six. “Small group training will start on Monday, and we’ll have three different groups moving through at staggered times. We’ll be out at Finley, ... (click for more)