The Tennessee Department of Health is out with its weekly COVID-19 update. TDH says there were nearly 470 cases per day last week. There were also an average of nearly 80 COVID-related deaths per day between March 6th and March 12th. There have been over two-million-16-thousand COVID cases in Tennessee since the outbreak began..
A new survey shows that almost all of the worst work commutes in the state are in Middle Tennessee. Stacker has compiled a list of the worst commutes in Tennessee using U.S. Census Bureau data. They’ve ranked cities with at least five thousand working adults by the longest average commute times. Workers in White House have the longest average commute time at over 35-and-a-half minutes, while Mount Juliet, La Vergne, Spring Hill, Smyrna, Portland, Columbia, and Hendersonville are all in the top ten.
A White House High School teacher and football coach is facing charges after authorities say he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student. Officials with the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office say 26-year-old Christopher Gunnar Scholato met the student off-campus and engaged in sexual activity at least two times last December. According to investigators Scholato also requested nude photos from the victim and sent unsolicited nude images of himself. Scholato is charged with four counts of statutory rape by an authority figure and other charges in the case.
This weekend is Goodwill’s Wedding Gown Weekend. Bride’s and bridesmaid’s gowns will be priced anywhere from $49.99 to $299.99 during the sale, which will take place this Saturday and Sunday, March 19-20, while supplies last. Each of the 28 retail stores operated by Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee will be stocked with at least 20 gowns. The Goodwill location in Robertson County is n Memorial Blvd. in Springfield. There is also a nearby store and donation center on Gallatin Pike North in Madison.
