Despite restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many public libraries continue to serve their communities and in partnership with the Tennessee State Library and Archives, are offering several online resources for learning at home, research and entertainment. “Local libraries provide vital services to their communities,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “Thanks to the ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Highway Department announced the W Road will be closed Wednesday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The Highway Department will be performing maintenance along the road shoulders and equipment will be in the road, so the gates will be closed and no traffic will be allowed through. Flaggers will be on site for those that live on the W Road, but anyone needing to go ... (click for more)

Georgia state health officials said Tuesday that 329 people in the state have died of the coronavirus - up from 294 on Monday. The confirmed cases are now at 8,818, up from 7,558 on Sunday, an increase of 1,260 cases. Officials said 1,774 have been hospitalized in Georgia with the deadly virus - up from 1,393 on Monday. Whitfield County has increased to 21 cases with one ... (click for more)

Georgia state health officials said Monday 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. Walker ... (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)