Social distancing. Up until a couple of months ago, who knew that was even a thing? (Then again, who knew Coronavirus – COVID-19 – was even a thing?) But here we are, practicing the new virtue of social distancing, at least for the not-too-distant future. Introverted individuals might not have known the term, but they’ve been cool with social distancing all their lives. So ... (click for more)

Scenic City Women's Network announces their Praise Breakfast has been moved to Thursday, Oct. 1. Doors open at 6:30 a.m. and the event begins at 7 a.m. The keynote speaker will be Megan Alexander, national correspondent for Inside Edition. Music will be by the Olivet Baptist Praise Team. The Lydia Award honoree will be international speaker and author Jan Silvious. ... (click for more)

Georgia state health officials said Wednesday that 294 people in the state have died of the coronavirus - 75 more than reported on Sunday morning. The cases have spiraled to 7,558 up from 7,314 on Sunday. Officials said 1,393 have been hospitalized in Georgia with the deadly virus - up from 1,222 on Friday. Whitfield County has increased to 18 cases with one death. ... (click for more)

Tennessee now has 65 coronavirus deaths - up 21 since the Sunday report. Cases have gone up from 3,663 to 3,802. Hamilton County is now reporting nine coronavirus deaths. A 10th person died earlier in a Chattanooga hospital, but was from an area county. There have been 85 coronavirus cases within Hamilton County thus far, according to the latest report. Officials said ... (click for more)

First, the coronavirus problem: We all know the current numbers of 'cases' and deaths attributed to the coronavirus keep changing -- always increasing, moment by moment. (Except in China; somehow it seems they quickly got their latest invention completely under control! Makes you wonder, don't it?) The number of recoveries is also increasing, although we don't hear much about recoveries; ... (click for more)

After a week of turmoil, where Navy Captain Brett Crozier was accused of “panicking” when the coronavirus infected his 5,000-man aircraft carrier and was almost instantly fired, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modley put an exclamation point on the better truth that he’s the one who panicked because he thought that is what President Trump would have wanted. No, what should ... (click for more)