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The Clay County Jail resumed inmate visitation Saturday. Chief Deputy Rick Lisi said the jail has taken precautions to keep everyone safe. “I went into the jail and explained to the inmate population that we would tentatively resume doing some visitation with some caveats,” Lisi said. “That was no children would be allowed, only two family members, and, of course, ... Read More »

A spike in the number of White County COVID-19 positive tests Sunday came mostly from one family. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said testing uncovered a cluster. “Obviously, the more you test, the more positives you’re going to get,” Robinson said. “This particular spike seems to be associated with just one family, and they kind of just passed it around ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland restaurants began to welcome back customers on Monday morning. Elaine Heinz of Baxter said she hoped to find a sense of normalcy by going to lunch. “It feels really good,” Heinz said. “It’s a little bit more of a routine, and it’s nice to be out of the house. At some point, you have to start living your ... Read More »

Governor Bill Lee’s order to begin reopening Tennessee’s economy did not include barber shops or beauty salons. Jonathan A.D. Williams owns Veterans Barber Shop in Cookeville. “I am certainly disappointed that barber shops and hair salons can’t reopen,” Williams said. “I am a barber, and this directs me personally. I don’t envy the governor’s position. He has a lot of ... Read More »

With changes taking place due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Upper Cumberland veterans are struggling to access services. Putnam County Veteran Service Officer Mark Harris said that medical service is difficult due to procedure changes in the outpatient clinic. “They changed the process of how they did it about two weeks ago,” Harris said. “They would basically limit the number of veterans ... Read More »

The coronavirus responsible for the ongoing pandemic is known to have originated in a “wet market” in Wuhan, China. Despite international calls to shut down such markets where exotic animals are sold for consumption, many are still open. Ramy Innocencio reports. Source Read More »

Greg Mundis, a surgeon from San Diego, shares details about the emotional toll of having family members critically ill with coronavirus. Both of Mundis’ parents were diagnosed with COVID-19, with his father on a ventilator for the past three weeks. Jamie Yuccas has their story. Source Read More »

Cave’s family can’t visit him due to restrictions at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital because of the coronavirus outbreak Source Read More »