Monroe County Mayor Mitch Ingram stated the local area is starting to see a “light at the end of the tunnel” concerning COVID-19 numbers.
The Tennessee Department of Health is reminding adults aged 70 and older they are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
Tennessee will see expanding access to COVID-19 vaccination with the launch of a new federal retail pharmacy program.
The Tennessee Department of Health is expanding access to COVID-19 vaccination with a particular focus on rural and underserved areas.
Tennessee will begin administering COVID-19 vaccinations to Tennesseans aged 70 and older this week as the state has begun receiving increased…
Monroe County Schools Director Dr. DeAnna McClendon recently discussed how things are going in the Monroe County School System since the stude…
The Tennessee Department of Health has updated Tennessee’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan as the fight continues against COVID-19.
Multiple local and statewide officials ranging from school leaders to health care professionals met at Sequoyah High School last Thursday to d…
Following discussions of the virus during the COVID-19 meeting at Sequoyah High School last Thursday, guest speakers, Scott Brower and Dr. Joh…
People ages 75 and older can now receive the COVID-19 vaccinations across the county.
The Tennessee Department of Health has updated the Tennessee COVID-19 Vaccination Plan and its phased approach to administering COVID-19 vacci…
Monroe County Schools has closed until after the holiday break due to the lack of available teachers.
Monday was the first day of COVID-19 vaccinations for Monroe County.
Monroe County Mayor Mitch Ingram urged caution with the Christmas holiday upcoming and also discussed the COVID-19 vaccine that has arrived in…
The Tennessee Department of Health on Monday announced the state has received its first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine ahead…
COVID-19 has caused police departments to take extra precautions in the way they conduct business.
Monroe County Schools is still experiencing “small spikes” in COVID cases.
Monroe County Mayor Mitch Ingram said he doesn’t expect a lot of change after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee loosened the restrictions on public gath…
Monroe County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Brandy Gentry recently spoke about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected businesses ac…
Halloween events across the county may take a different form this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Sweetwater Public Library has announced that it is currently opened to the public Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Monroe County Mayor Mitch Ingram recently discussed the impacts of COVID-19 on business, along with how those local shops are recovering from …
Tellico Plains High School officials have told Volunteer Federal Savings Bank they will not be able to hold a football homecoming parade this …
Officials believe things have gone well for Tennessee Wesleyan University since it came back into session on Aug. 17.
New releases have returned to the Athens Movie Palace and precautions are being taken as the theater begins to return to normal.
There are currently 284 active cases of the coronavirus spread throughout Monroe County, as of Sunday’s update.
The local area’s representative in the federal government is optimistic about the passage of another stimulus package to combat the economic d…
Monroe County Schools and Chota Community Health Services (CCHS) have been cooperating to make sure the schools are safe during the COVID-19 p…