Tennessee’s governor has encouraged residents to consult with clergy about the COVID-19 vaccine, but some who strongly favor vaccination are hesitant to evangelize it.
Some White Evangelical Leaders Hesitate To Preach The Vaccine. Others Spread Misinformation Instead.
Radio Host Phil Valentine Dead From COVID-19 At Age 61
Conservative radio talk show host Phil Valentine has died after battling COVID-19, according to his radio station, SuperTalk 99.7 WTN. The 61-year-old was hospitalized more than five weeks.
Deadly And Destructive Flooding Roars Through Middle Tennessee
Catastrophic flooding led to destruction and numerous water rescues Saturday in counties to the west of Nashville.
Franklin School Board Approves Mask Mandate
The school board in the city of Franklin has voted unanimously to mandate masks be worn in schools, starting Monday. This comes after Williamson County Schools made the same decision last week and amid a spike in COVID infections, likely tied to the start of the school year.
Hospital CEOs ‘Beg’ Tennesseans To Get COVID Vaccine, As System Is Overwhelmed
Hospital CEOs around Tennessee have been writing increasingly desperate pleas for people to get vaccinated and mask up to slow a wave of infectious that may be the state’s biggest yet.
Nashville Is Doing Better About Recycling The Right Plastics, But One ‘Contaminant’ Remains A Problem
Nashville has significantly reduced the amount of contamination in its recycling bins, but the city is still having to throw out about 28% of the volume of items that are set aside for recycling.
Tennesseans From Afghanistan Feel Desperate And Powerless To Help Family Stranded There
Some Middle Tennesseans from Afghanistan say they’re feeling decades of progress slip away as they watch the Taliban take over the country where they were born.
Feds Threaten Tennessee With Civil Rights Probes Over Top-Down Resistance To Masking In Schools
The U.S. Department of Education has put eight states on notice that their current guidelines conflict with federal policy meant to offer a safe, in-person learning environment as COVID cases grow among school-age children — up nearly 14,200 cases in Tennessee in the last 14 days.
Tennessee COVID Hospitalizations Are Climbing With No Peak In Sight
Hospitalizations just keep climbing in Tennessee. And administrators know the worst is likely yet to come with new infections still surging and more than 5,000 new cases confirmed on Wednesday alone.
Nashville Council Wants To Study E-Bikes On Greenways
Councilmembers want community input and data from peer cities on electrical bikes.
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