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On the health department's recommendation, the district has asked the players to quarantine after exposure to a Calloway County High School football player who has since tested positive.

Oct. 5 is the deadline to register as a voter and be eligible to cast a ballot in the general election.

As the county's coronavirus incidence rate reached the "critical" level on a state grid, local health officials asked schools and other groups to curtail activities.

Early, in-person voting will begin Oct. 13 at the courthouse and the sheriff's department.

Christian County Public Schools announced the district would not comply with the county health director's request to temporarily halt athletics and extracurricular activities.

Kayla Bebout called on residents to discontinue social gatherings, sporting events and extracurricular activities. A spokesman for the school system said the district would not follow that advice.

County Health Director Kayla Bebout advised the school district to follow the guidance for remote instruction when the county's incidence rate went into the critical red level as defined by the state Department of Education and the Department of Public Health.

Flu shots are also available at the health department without an appointment.

Members of AKA and League of Women Voters are leading the effort.

The auction, in its 70th year, was postponed from April because of the coronavirus, and at one point there was talk of putting it off entirely this year.

The report pushed the local total since the pandemic began to 1,185.

Similar memorial gatherings are planned across the country at the same time.