Robertson Co. News

The Tennessee Department of Health reported one-thousand-992 new cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to over 209-thousand.  Over 60 additional COVID-19-related deaths were also reported.  There have been more than 27-hundred deaths attributed to the coronavirus in Tennessee since the outbreak began.  Robertson County has had 2,342 cases since the start of the outbreak, 2,199 have recovered and 39 have died from COVID-19 in Robertson County.

Tennessee is in the red zone when it comes to new coronavirus cases.  That’s the word from the Center for Public Integrity, which published a report yesterday citing documents from the White House Coronavirus Task Force.  Tennessee ranks 14th among 24 states in the red zone.  States in the red zone have more than 100 new cases per 100-thousand people.

There’s more help for Robertson County’s small businesses recovering from the impact of the coronavirus.  Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group are making 50-million dollars in federal coronavirus relief funds available through a new Supplemental Employer Recovery Grant.  The program is specifically meant to support minority-owned, women-owned and veteran-owned businesses, as well as those owned by people with disabilities.  Governor Lee says small businesses are the backbone of the economy and supporting them is a core mission of the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group. 

Sunday’s Titans game against the Buffalo Bills at Nissan Stadium in Nashville is being pushed back to Tuesday.  However, that’s if there are no more positive coronavirus tests.  The National Football League says the decision to move the game was made to ensure the health and safety of everyone involved.  The Titans’ organization has had 23 positive COVID-19 tests since September 24th.

The Springfield Parks & Recreation Department has partnered with Walmart of Springfield to bring free, family-friendly movies to two Springfield parks. It’s part of the new series the city of Springfield is calling, Free Movie Fridays. The October movie will be The Addams Family. It will be shown on the 16th at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Concessions will be on site. Bring your bug spray, lounge chairs, and blanket. The movie will be on the soccer field.