If you’ve been driving around the Ken-Tenn area, you’ve probably seen teddy bears or stuffed animals in house windows or outside on front porches.
The “bear hunts,” as they’ve been called, are a way for communities to get involved and help keep citizens entertained while self-distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, there’s a different activity that’s begun […]
All non-essential businesses in Tennessee are closing for the next two weeks after Governor Bill Lee issued a stay-at-home order Monday to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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Governor Lee also announced the closing of all non-essential businesses including personal appearance businesses, such as barbershops, hair and nail salons, retail with no exclusive delivery […]
The Tennessee Department of Health reported 1,834 cases of COVID-19 Monday afternoon and 13 deaths.
There have been 148 individuals hospitalized with the virus.
Shelby County has the highest number of cases in the state with 396, while Davidson County’s case count is up to 364.
Locally, Carroll and Gibson Counties are reporting five cases each, Benton and […]
Weakley County Schools Director Randy Frazier announced Monday that the district will continue to follow the latest social distancing guidelines and, therefore, extend school closures until April 30.
“Safety must be a priority for us,” noted Frazier after receiving word of the national recommendation. “We will continue our meal distribution, and this week we will be […]
Beginning immediately, the City of Dresden is implementing a mandatory curfew from dusk to dawn to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Dresden Mayor Jeff Washburn tells Thunderbolt Radio News…
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Mayor Washburn adds that implementing a city-wide curfew was not an easy decision to make.
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Washburn says the Dresden Police Department will be enforcing the curfew.
Along with […]
The City of Dresden is implementing a curfew and other mandatory social distancing measures to address the continued spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Dresden.
The following is a statement from the City of Dresden:
Today, Monday, March 30, Mayor Jeff Washburn announced additional measures to disrupt the spread of the virus within the city. These measures […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s COVID-19 Unified Command announced the following actions taken for a COVID-19 outbreak at the Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing.
Unified Command is a joint operation between the Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee Department of Military and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
“Unified Command has worked in partnership with the […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools to close, courthouses to close their doors to the public, industries to reduce their workforce, and restaurants to adapt to curbside or delivery only service.
It’s what Weakley County Mayor Jake Bynum calls the “new normal.”
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In discussing the authority of issuing a “shelter in place” or mandatory closings, Bynum says…
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While […]
Thursday is the deadline for candidates to file for the August and November elections.
Most of the interest is focused on the 76th District State Representative seat being vacated by Andy Holt, who announced earlier this month that he would not seek re-election.
Three candidates have already filed to run for that seat in the August Republican […]
A Weakley County Jail inmate is accused of coercing a victim to change her statement.
According to an affidavit, while Martin Police Investigator Sarah Rogers was reviewing phone recordings from the Weakley County Jail, 23-year-old Robert Thomas, of Martin, was heard coercing the victim to change her statement in an active case against him.
Thomas is charged […]
