Some COVID-19 vaccination sites in New York City began canceling or postponing shots or stopped making new appointments Thursday amid vaccine shortages around the U.S. that President Joe Biden has vowed to turn around.
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NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee officials have set up an online tool to help people figure out when they will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Henry County Medical Center’s drive-through COVID-19 vaccination event was such a success Tuesday that the medical center used up all of its Pfizer vaccine for now.
Henry County Health Department nurses (from foreground) Maleighea Boyd and Tashay Ingram, both LPNs, and Lora Phillips, RN, gather information and swab noses for COVID-19 tests Tuesday morning, while about 15 vehicles are in line in the department’s parking lot. The Health Department continu…
Henry County Health Department nurses (from foreground) Maleighea Boyd and Tashay Ingram, both LPNs, and Lora Phillips, RN, were gathering information and swabbing noses for COVID-19 tests Tuesday morning, when about 15 vehicles were in line in the department’s parking lot. The Health Depart…
Henry Countians wanting to receive COVID-19 vaccines outside Plumley Rehabilitation behind Henry County Medical Center were backed up about a mile and a half all the way up Tyson Avenue and down Mineral Wells Avenue as far as the Kroger shopping center early Tuesday morning.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — As lawmakers around the U.S. convene this winter to deal with the crisis created by the pandemic, statehouses themselves could prove to be hothouses for infection.
The campaign to vanquish the coronavirus is picking up speed in places, with Britain beginning to dispense the second vaccine in its arsenal Monday.
Henry County Medical Center will begin offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to any Henry County resident age 65 and older beginning Tuesday.
The Henry County Health Department has begun its COVID-19 vaccination process, with about 30 people receiving the Moderna vaccine Tuesday afternoon.
‘KNOXVILLE (AP) — Rick Barnes thought he was in the clear early in his bout with COVID-19.
MEMPHIS (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Lee said that he intends to get a coronavirus vaccination when “the time is right,” expressing confidence in the vaccine’s ability to safely combat the virus that has killed more than 4,700 Tennessee residents.
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has authorized medically trained National Guard members to fill nursing roles, drive ambulances and perform coronavirus testing for hospitals that have been increasingly overstretched on staffing while they care for a climbing number of coronavirus pa…
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Henry County Medical Center has added a new infusion therapy for COVID-19 patients as it prepares for its first round of coronavirus vaccine, according to a Monday briefing by the hospital’s chief pharmacist during a meeting of the hospital’s board of trustees.
The annual community Thanksgiving meal hosted by First Baptist Church in Paris will be seeing some changes this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
An ongoing surge in positive COVID-19 cases in Henry County is putting a strain on community resources, necessitating continuing the mask mandate for another week.
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A surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted the Downtown Paris Association to cancel several upcoming Christmas events for safety reasons.
Henry County Medical Center has requested more than 1,000 doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine being developed by a New York pharmaceutical company in order to protect its front-line medical workers and staff.
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NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee’s top health officials on Monday reported that the state saw more than 5,900 new cases of COVID-19, marking the highest jump in a 24-hour period.
Henry County has exceeded 1,000 total cases of the coronavirus, according to data released Sunday by the state.
The Henry County Board of Education had an extensive discussion regarding numerous aspects of COVID-19 during Thursday’s meeting.
Henry County residents who are wondering about receiving their property tax bills this year might be waiting another couple of weeks before they get those notices in the mail.
This year has been defined by many obstacles that the world has rarely experienced before, mostly because of COVID-19. Mother Nature herself has given the world some unexplainable phenomena in 2020, from the raging fires that turned the sky red in California to a seemingly endless amount of …
Henry County's annual Helping Hand radio auction has become the latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic, with organizers deciding earlier this week to cancel next year's auction.
After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is increasingly infecting American children and teens in a trend authorities say appears driven by school reopenings and the resumption of sports, playdates and other activities.
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee has given more than $170 million in federal relief funds to businesses struggling to survive during the coronavirus pandemic, but top state officials aren’t saying exactly who is getting the money.
NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans suspended in-person activities through Friday after the NFL says three Titans players and five personnel tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first COVID-19 outbreak of the NFL season in Week 4.
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Claire Reagan was feeling overwhelmed as her oldest child’s first day of kindergarten approached and with a baby on the way. The 5-year-old boy has autism, and she worried he would struggle with juggling in-person and virtual learning, and that she wouldn’t have enough t…
MEMPHIS (AP) — As millions of Americans struggle to pay their rent during the coronavirus pandemic, landlords are going to courts, claiming that the national eviction moratorium unfairly strains their finances and violates their property rights.
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Henry County Mayor Brent Greer has extended the county masking requirement order another seven days, through Sunday, Sept. 27. The existing order was set to expire at midnight Sunday.
Henry County Mayor Brent Greer has chosen to extend the county masking requirement order through Sunday. Each weekly extension of the order expires on Sunday of that week but Greer is staying firm on continuing the order through the end of the month.
A massive Henry County High School renovation project that was launched in 2017 has almost been finished, the county Board of Education was told Thursday.
Another Henry County tradition has been called off for the year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The mask requirement order for Henry County has been extended for another week.
The Paris Industrial Development Board agreed to some updates in the deal with an East Tennessee developer to build a new Hampton Inn hotel here during a Wednesday meeting at Paris city hall.
The annual Noon on the Square celebration has been called off because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins said he’s unconcerned about catching the coronavirus, with a worry on a scale of one to 10 that’s “about a 0.000001.”
Combine the concerns of working around COVID-19 patients, the super-high pay rates offered in other parts of the country and the long, demanding hours — mix all those ingredients together and it’s understandable why Henry County Medical Center is having a bit of trouble hanging onto nurses t…
An adjusted version of the school calendar for the Paris Special School District’s 2020-21 school year was approved Tuesday by the PSSD board.
One part of the exciting atmosphere normally associated with high school football games will be missing when the Henry County Patriots kick off the 2020 season against Haywood County at 7 p.m. Friday at Patriot Stadium.
Henry County Mayor Brent Greer has ordered an extension of the county mask requirement through Aug. 29.
Henry County has reported 336 total cases of the novel coronovirus, according to statistics released Monday by the State Department of Health.
Football fans are going to find a few new requirements before being admitted to Henry County High School games this season.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two years out of medical school, respiratory therapist Savannah Stuard is on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 in New Orleans, operating ventilator equipment or manually pumping air into patients’ lungs.
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