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The Springfield-Robertson County Airport is hosting a Fly-In and Open House this weekend, complete with skydiving demonstrations, and helicopter and hot air balloon rides for visitors. The event is Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., is free to attend. Numerous aviation vendors will be in attendance for people to learn more and get involved with flying.  Up to 10 aircraft displays will also be presented during the day.(Source Robertson Connection)

Tennessee’s attorney general is appealing two federal court rulings blocking Governor Bill Lee’s mask mandate opt-out order.  The AG’s office said yesterday it’s seeking an immediate stay on two court decisions that block enforcement of the executive order allowing parents to opt their kids out of mask mandates.  Several families have filed suit against the order claiming Governor Lee’s order is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act putting some students at increased health risk.  (Various Sources)

There are over two-thousand new coronavirus cases in Tennessee.  The Tennessee Department of Health reported the new cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to one-million-217-thousand-400.  Nearly 20 additional COVID-19-related deaths were also reported, with the total number standing at close to  15-thousand.  There are over 27-hundred COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tennessee. (TDH Press release)

A Clarksville cemetery is joining this year’s Wreaths Across America event.  Greenwood Cemetery will help support the national nonprofit’s mission to remember, honor, and teach.  Volunteers will place wreaths at gravesites to honor the nation’s fallen to thank them for their service and sacrifice, and teach a new generation about what it takes to live freely.  National Wreaths Across America Day is set for Saturday, December 18th. (Clarksville NOW)

Thousands of Tennessee residents could face eviction by the end of this year.  The federal moratorium on evictions ends on Saturday and a survey by Quote Wizard by Lending Tree shows 13-percent of Tennesseans are behind on their rent with 76-percent of those facing eviction.  Of those facing eviction, 27-percent are women and 22-percent are men.  Housing costs have risen nationwide by nearly 70-percent in the last ten years.  Income, meanwhile, is up only 30-percent. (WEB SOURCE Quote Wizard by Lending Tree)