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The White House Area Chamber of Commerce and the city’s police department will partner for their second annual Coffee with a Cop. It will be at Deja Moo Creamery and Coffee this Thursday morning from 7:30 until 9:00. The event is free complimentary drip coffee will be available. For more information, please contact the White House Area Chamber of Commerce

Governor Bill Lee is asking President Biden for an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration.  The request covers Humphreys, Dickson, Hickman, and Houston counties following Saturday’s deadly flooding.  At least 22 people were killed in Humphreys County and 12 others are believed to be missing.  The Tennessee Valley Authority’s rain gauge registered over 17 inches on Saturday.

The Food and Drug Administration is issuing a warning not to use a veterinary drug meant for horses to treat COVID-19.  The agency sent out an alert over the weekend after receiving reports nationwide from poison control centers about the drug Ivermectin.  Health officials say Ivermectin is a drug that treats worms and parasites mostly in cows and horses and should only be used by humans if prescribed by a physician.  An overdose of Ivermectin can cause confusion, seizures, and irregular heartbeats leading to cardiac arrest.

There are over 41-hundred new coronavirus cases in Tennessee.  The Tennessee Department of Health reported the new cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to nearly 997-thousand-500.  An additional 25 COVID-19-related deaths were also reported, with the total number standing at over 13-thousand-200.  There are nearly 27-hundred COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tennessee.  The Health Department recommends wearing a face mask and getting the vaccine.