Cities around the country are beginning to mandate masks, but Nashville’s top officials are satisfied with simply recommending facial coverings.
Tennessee’s Top Health Official Wants Masks De-Politicized
Mask wearing has become another source of division in Tennessee and across the U.S.
In My Mask: A Nashville Mom Wonders If Preschoolers Can Stay Covered All Day
As children return to preschools, day cares and summer camps, many will be asked to wear face coverings. So parents are wondering: How, exactly, does that work?
In My Mask: At A Speedway Event, One Man Stands Out From The Crowd
For many, mask-wearing is a brief experience while running errands. But how does it feel to wear a mask for hours — and to be one of the only people covered up in the middle of a crowd of nearly a thousand people?
In My Mask: One Bellevue Woman Dreams Of A Comfortable, Breathable Face Cover
Terry Proffitt sews her own masks. And she’s come up with makeshift ideas from simple household items. But, really, she hopes someone comes up with a mask so great that more people will be willing to wear it.
What’s Going Through Our Minds When We Make Decisions About Masks And Social Distancing?
Stay inside or go out? See one friend or five? And, what about wearing a mask? As the black-and-white guidelines of the safer at home orders lift in Nashville and the state, the decision for residents has become a moral one.
Nashville Has Handed Out 100,000 Masks
Nashville’s Health Department found many willing recipients during a recent two-day cloth mask giveaway.






