Local McDonald's owner-operators want to thank the first responders and health care professionals for their unwavering dedication and service to their communities. All restaurants in the Chattanooga area are providing a free any size hot or cold coffee for first responders and healthcare professionals through April 17. (click for more)

To help keep those on the front line of the COVID-19 health crisis running, local Tennessee Dunkin’ franchisee network Bluemont Group LLC started a community day every Friday, donating coffee and donuts to several organizations. The local organizations included multiple medical centers, fire departments, police departments, a COVID-19 testing center and a group of school bus drivers ... (click for more)

Georgia state health officials said Tuesday that 348 people in the state have died of the coronavirus - up from 294 on Monday. The confirmed cases are now at 9,156, up from 7,558 on Sunday. Officials said 1,899 have been hospitalized in Georgia with the deadly virus - up from 1,393 on Monday. Whitfield County has 21 cases and a second death - a 78-year-old man. Walker ... (click for more)

Tennessee now has 72 coronavirus deaths - up seven since the Monday report. Cases have gone up from 3,802 to 4,138. Officials said 408 people have been hospitalized in the state from coronavirus. Becky Barnes of the Hamilton County Health Department said there are now 94 cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton County. There were no additional deaths from Monday’s tally. Of those, ... (click for more)

I have to ask, What kind of an idiot picks a fight with Rhonda Thurman? Good grief; there is ignorant, there is dumb, there is stupid, and then there are those who think this good lady doesn't know what she's doing? Yes, she seems to have an answer for everything. And her answers always seem to be right on point -- thorough, well thought out, and devastating ... (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)