• Restaurant restrictions could return, as Shelby County sets new COVID record

    As is the case elsewhere, COVID conditions are worsening quickly in Shelby County.On Tuesday, 835 new cases were reported, making it the county's worst day heretofore. In the past seven days alone, about 1 in 315 county residents have been diagnosed with COVID.Local hospital systems and the public health apparatus are straining under the weight of this new wave, Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) director Dr. Alisa Haushalter said Nov. 17.
    If the county remains on its current course, she&hel
  • Tommy Pacello ran the race with a smile

    There he was.
    Standing atop the incline. Red shirt. Big smile on his face.
    I removed the relay bracelet, slapped it on his wrist, and he was off.
    Last October, I was invited to be a member of Team 901 in the Bourbon Chase-Ragnar Relay, a 200-mile race across the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. It was one of those trips that, when I was first asked, I thought, “This sounds awesome; I’m in!”As the date approached, I realized I had willingly signed up and paid money to embark on a road tr

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