The Henry County Board of Education had an extensive discussion regarding numerous aspects of COVID-19 during Thursday’s meeting.
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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 …
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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.
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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.”
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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…
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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.
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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.
A sign posted Friday at the entrance to the Henry County Fairgrounds warns that patrons will be entering at their own risk when it comes to the COVID-19 virus, and tells them not to enter if they have any symptoms of the coronavirus.
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With Paris and Henry County still grappling with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Henry County Fair Association has made the hard decision to dramatically scale back this year’s fair.
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At the recommendation of the local healthcare community, Henry County Mayor, Brent Greer, with the support of the Henry County COVID Response Team, has put an order in place, effective Tuesday at midnight, requiring masking in Henry County to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Henry County reported 143 active cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, according to figures released by the Tennessee Department of Health.
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On Friday, the Henry County School System announced the suspension of all athletic and extracurricular activities scheduled for Aug. 1-9.
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The Paris Special School District Board has called a special meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, to “discuss action on the 2020-2021 school calendar,” according to Director of Schools Norma Gerrell.
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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (right) visited the Henry County Election Commission office early Thursday morning to check out its COVID-19 safety measures and its high percentage of high school junior and senior student workers. DeLaina Green (center), county administrator of elec…
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The Henry County School System has shut down all athletics and extracurricular activities for now.
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The Henry County School System will be feeding students again beginning Monday.
Henry County had 92 active cases of the COVID-19 virus as of Wednesday, according to figures released by the Tennessee Department of Health.
The Paris-Henry County Food Bank has had to temporarily close during the upsurge in coronavirus cases, thanks to a serious shortage of available volunteers.
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Schools in the Paris Special School District will begin their school year as scheduled on Monday after the PSSD board took no action to delay things during a special meeting Wednesday.
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Both local school systems have scheduled called meetings in the next two days to discuss the coming school year.
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The Henry County COVID-19 Team met by phone Thursday afternoon to discuss how to respond to a local surge in positive coronavirus tests.
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Figures released by the Tennessee Department of Health Wednesday afternoon reported the first death in Henry County from COVID-19.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman doesn’t know if he has time to be ready for the Atlanta Braves’ opener.
TORONTO (AP) — The Blue Jays won’t play their home games in Toronto this year because Canada’s government doesn’t think it’s safe for players to travel back and forth from the United States, one of the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.
MANCHESTER, Mo. (AP) — Administrators in the Parkway school district in suburban St. Louis spent the summer break crafting a flexible reopening plan, with options that include full-time classroom learning, full-time online instruction and a hybrid system.
NEW YORK (AP) — When Allison Weiss Brady and Michael Ladin emerged from weeks of locking down during the pandemic, they needed new clothes in new sizes — for different reasons.
Henry County Medical Center’s 2020-21 budget is now officially part of the county budget.
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