County Mayor

Montgomery Co. Mayor says ‘Coronavirus is a strain of the flu’; we’ve had others, mostly old people are dying.

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Jason Steen

Montgomery County Tennessee Mayor Jim Durrett recently told his constituents that COVID-19 was just a strain of the flu, suggesting the “-19” designation meant this was our 19th time experiencing this, and overall downplaying the impact of the virus, noting that most deaths were in nursing homes. Montgomery County has 6 confirmed Cases of Coronavirus, as of Tuesday.

Stewart Co. Mayor says COVID-19 is “biological weapon launched against us” from China

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Jason Steen

In a social media post about COVID-19 on Sunday, Stewart County Mayor Robin Brandon tells the constituents of his small county they “must come together to fight this biological weapon launched against us from the most evil parts of the communist government”, calling it the “Chinese Coronavirus”.