The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce reports that the Governor of Tennessee has announced that restrictions on businesses are being lifted: Governor Bill Lee announced that he is repealing all coronavirus-related restrictions on businesses and gatherings in 89 (including Rutherford) of the 95 Tennessee counties.
COVID-19 Related:
The local chamber also reports that the county's unemployment percentage is lower than the State unemployment rate of 8.6%. An encouraging sign is the gradual decrease in claims, Rutherford County reported 9.3% in July. Our COVID peak was at 16.7% in April with pre-COVID at 2.4%.