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Free drive-through testing for COVID-19 is now available at the Hardin County Health Department. According to the Health Department, the nasal swab test kits will be restocked daily. Testing is available Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., or until the number of test kits provided for that day are used. There is no fee…

UPDATE, 8:30 p.m. — The Hardin County Fire Department says all the barges are now secured. INITIAL STORY —Officials with TVA and the Hardin County Fire Department say multiple barges have broken loose from a tug and are headed down the Tennessee River toward the U.S. 64 bridge at Savannah. A house on Arnold Lane…

The Tennessee Department of Human Services is making essential financial resources available to families that have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 emergency. Beginning 10 a.m. Thursday, March 26, families can begin applying online for up to two months of emergency cash assistance if they were employed as of March 11 and they’ve lost employment…

The closure of Hardin County Schools has been extended following a recommendation by Gov. Bill Lee due to continued concerns of the COVID-19 virus. “This being the recommendation, all schools in Hardin County will remain closed through Friday, April 24,” Hardin County Schools Director Michael Davis said Tuesday. Students are now expected to return to…

Adamsville City Hall temporarily closed Monday for sanitizing. Interim City Administrator Kara Hill said, “We’ve closed City Hall as a precaution, because an employee came in this morning who was around someone who it later turned out may – and I emphasize may, it hasn’t been confirmed – have been exposed to COVID-19.” She added,…

An apparent lag in posting county numbers of COVID-19 cases on the Tennessee Department of Health website is fueling doubts about the accuracy of an announcement Friday from Hardin County Mayor Kevin Davis of a case here. Kevin Morris, regional epidemiologist for the Health Department, said Monday, “I absolutely swear to God – I swear…

Tennessee Gov Bill Lee on Sunday signed Executive Order 17 calling for businesses across the state to utilize alternative business models beginning at midnight Monday, March 23, until midnight April 6. The order also outlines ways businesses and citizens should work to protect vulnerable populations. “The COVID-19 pandemic has created both an economic and a…

The Hardin County Schools safety net program to help ensure area children will be fed has been enhanced once again. Director of Schools Michael Davis said, “I am excited to announce that we have just been advised we can now provide meals for our children on the weekends as well as the weekdays. These meals…

The coronavirus sweeping the globe causes an illness called COVID-19, presenting a serious threat to public health. The first confirmed case in Hardin County was reported by the Tennessee Department of Health on Friday afternoon. As the county’s two largest medical providers, Hardin Medical Center and Lifespan are preparing for this threat extensively, to reassure…

A resident of Hardin County has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, county Mayor Kevin Davis said Friday afternoon. “This is not unexpected,” he said. “Your local officials have been preparing for and expecting this for weeks. We are coordinating with the Tennessee Department of Health and the health care community to make sure all…