• The drive-thru “symptom-free screening” rolled out this past weekend saw 11,230 COVID-19 tests administered, accounting for more than 10 percent of the 97,000 tests administered statewide. Public health officials say widespread testing is the only way to guide decisions on resuming pre-pandemic activity.
• The property tax increase for Nashville residents may be as high as 20 percent according an interview with mayor John Cooper, citing no forthcoming help from the state or federal government. Nashville’s property taxes have not increased sine 2012 and have decreased for many residents since then.
• There were hundreds of protestors this weekend asking that the state “reopen” amid the coronavirus public health crisis as confirmed cases in the state tops 7,000. The state says that 145 have died in Tennessee.
• A union representing many of Nashville’s grocery store employees is calling on the companies to only allow delivery or curbside pickup, citing health concerns of having people in the store in close contact with their members. The group says that most customers are not following social distancing guidelines to limit the spread of the virus.
• WPLN is collecting questions about unemployment in Tennessee amid the troubled online and telephone systems buckling under the strain of new claims and weekly verification.
• A Nashville couple tied the knot this weekend, married, and celebrating with friends on the popular video conferencing software Zoom with an officiant based out of California. They still intend to take their planned honeymoon in September.
• The primary ballot for TN-5 in the US House of Representatives will not include activist Justin Jones, who came up one short of the 25 verified signatures necessary on his nominating petition.
• Vanderbilt University says it will be spending some of the money received through the CARES Act to directly support students with a “demonstrated need” from the pandemic.
• US Army soldiers from neighboring Fort Campbell are heading to New Jersey to assist with relief efforts, joining 300 already deployed to the area to assist with medical aid.
• The General Motors plant in Spring Hill has been partially retooled to make equipment for medical service, including masks and other accessories. The automaker ceased production amid the outbreak.
• Fifteen residents and six staff members at a North Nashville nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19, worrying public health officials that have watched other nursing homes have a high mortality rate for the virus.
• Nashville SC (0-2-0) only played two games (with one at home) before the remainder of the season was indefinitely postponed, leading to questions about how to build a fan base without games to watch.
• A rather weird story has a man suing a woman alleging that she is trying to destroy his reputation by telling other women not to date him, WSMV reports. Her attorney calls the claims baseless.
• Friend of Nashvillest Betsy Phillips has this week’s cover story in the Nashville Scene about the unsolved bombing of the home of former city council member Z. Alexander Looby in 1960. Her book on the topic is expected next year.
• The Nashville International Airport has seen an “astounding” 95 percent drop in the number of passengers, mirroring a trend nationwide and leading to revenue losses for parking, retail, dining. and car rentals.

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