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NASHVILLE, Tenn (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Governor Bill Lee announced on Thursday, March 4, that a case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Williamson County, the first confirmed case in Tennessee. According to Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey, the individual in question is a 44-year old resident of Williamson County who recently traveled out of state, though not internationally. The patient in question has been back in Tennessee for four to five days. Though the patient’s symptoms are considered mild, he is currently quarantined at home, along with his family. “We have been anticipating identification of COVID-19 cases in Tennessee,” Piercey said...

Ohio Turnpike traffic could speed up just a bit come spring: the Ohio Turnpike Commission is to vote Monday on a proposal to increase the toll road's speed limit from 65 mph to 70 for all vehicles. Getting trucks off parallel secondary roads such as State Rt. 2 and U.S. 20 is the idea, said Pioneer, Ohio, Mayor Edward Kidston, the turnpike commission member who has placed the proposal on the board's agenda. Pioneer is on U.S. 20 in western Williams County, just north of the turnpike. Eliminating the turnpike's split speed limit, under which trucks and private buses were...