McNally speaks to Rotary on mask mandates
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Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, has said he recently talked to the governor about allowing cities like Oak Ridge to have the authority to mandate that people wear masks at private businesses within the city.
McNally, who also represents Oak Ridge in the Tennessee Senate, spoke recently to the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge at a virtual meeting. He said he’d asked Tennessee Gov.Bill Lee about allowing cities to require face coverings indoors. McNally did not say Lee had responded yet. However, he told Oak Ridge Rotarian John Gunning he would keep him informed about the governor’s response.
Local emergency medical providers ask public to not call 911 unless necessary
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CLINTON, Tenn. Anderson County ambulance and other emergency medical workers are asking the public to reduce the strain on emergency medical personnel by not making unnecessary calls for ambulances.
“What we want is to prevent a time when you call for an ambulance, and we don’t have one to send,” Meredith Reddington, medical director for Anderson County Emergency Medical Services (ACEMS) said, adding she also wanted to prevent a time when emergency rooms could not provide “lifesaving” services to those in need.”
Reddington, Tyler Crabtree, an advanced emergency medical technician; Todd Heffern, an emergency room physician; and Nathan Sweet, ACEMS director, spoke to reporters Thursday at the ambulance service s Station One in Clinton. They explained that the Anderson County EMS is still responding to all calls. However, in order to make sure they can continue to provide services