The best-case scenario assumes statewide testing and improved contact tracing.

Twice this week, county Health Department officials have said they were forbidden from releasing hospitalization figures, including numbers of patients in ICUs and on ventilators, because the statewide Hospital Resource Tracking System is not public data.

A Vanderbilt University COVID-19 model projects the disease will peak in Tennessee by mid-June under the state’s status quo but could start winding down by mid-May if the state gets more aggressive with testing and contact tracing.

Did we do enough – soon enough – to avert a catastrophe that could overwhelm our local hospitals?

During these difficult times, one of the most important things we need is information. Timely, accurate and locally-focused information.

The rules – which also direct the state to drop overall effectiveness scores in this year’s teacher evaluations — position Tennessee to weather the rest of the school year in remote learning mode. 

Robert Irwin Jewelers is allowing customers to pick up diamonds at the door of its Perkins Extended location. 

Tony Ludlow started his wise-cracking boot camp more than 20 years ago. Now he's beaming it out on Facebook Live.