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What schools are closed, opening late Friday in Tennessee, Kentucky

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — While the snow is melting, some of the more rural Tennessee and southern Kentucky counties are still not thawed out from the snowfall this week.

In light of that, several districts have closed on Friday. Above-freezing temperatures are expected to rise on Saturday.

Here are the closures and late openings for Friday, Feb. 21.

  • Cannon County
  • Cheatham County
  • Christian — non-traditional instruction day
  • Clarksville-Montgomery County
  • Clay County — remote learning day
  • Coffee County
  • DeKalb County
  • Dickson County
  • Giles County — one hour late
  • Hickman County
  • Houston County
  • Humphreys County
  • Jackson County
  • Lawrence County — one hour late
  • Lewis County
  • Macon County
  • Manchester City Schools
  • Marshall County — two hours late
  • Overton County — remote learning day
  • Rutherford County — two hours late
  • Perry County
  • Pickett County
  • Putnam County
  • Trigg County — non-traditional instruction day
  • Trousdale County
  • Van Buren County
  • Weakley County
  • Wilson County
  • White County

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