A Harvard Law professor, Elizabeth Bartholet, has clamored for the spotlight in recent weeks seeking to ban homeschooling. She claims there is little oversight for what homeschooled children are learning, that in many places the uneducated adults are not qualified to teach their children, and that with child abuse on the rise, the fact there are no “mandated reporters,” such as ... (click for more)

The word 'wonderful' has a variety of meanings, including amazing, astounding, and beneficial. That word came to mind this week. On Thursday a wonderful thing was all over the news -- a new official map showing Hamilton County Chinese plague case numbers by ZIP code. The color code made it easy to see which parts of our county had been hardest hit, and which were relatively ... (click for more)

On Friday a CoreCivic employee who works at the Silverdale Detention Center tested positive for COVID-19 after a close family member tested positive. The employee was tested Thursday as a precautionary measure. CDC recommended guidelines are being utilized at the Silverdale facility to assure the safety and well-being of all staff and inmates. Jail personnel are also currently ... (click for more)

Hamilton County has jumped from 531 coronavirus cases to 640 in two days. It remains at 14 deaths. Tennessee has had seven more coronavirus deaths. The new total is 336. There were 356 new cases, bringing the total to 20,145. There were 10 more hospitalizations for a total of 1,583. Nashville has three more coronavirus deaths for a total of 57. Memphis now has 94 ... (click for more)

Tennessee Athletic Director Phillip Fulmer provided the following response to the SEC decision to allow student-athletes to return to campuses: Southeastern Conference leadership on Friday voted to allow voluntary, in-person athletics activities on league campuses starting Monday, June 8. Each SEC institution will make localized decisions regarding when and how student-athletes ... (click for more)

KNOXVILLE – The Southeastern Conference will make its first move back toward the playing fields when it allows the resumption of voluntary in-person athletic activities on June 8 on campuses. Tennessee will be lockstep with this first step, which was approved via vote of the schools on Friday. “We’ll continue to follow the guidance from medical experts and health officials ... (click for more)