To date, four Middle Tennessee school districts and one private school have announced closures ranging from one day to the rest of the week due to widespread illness. Dickson County Schools notified parents of district-wide school closures in a phone message Thursday.

Schools closed due to illness comes as Tennessee ranks #4 in the U.S. for flu activity, according to data from Walgreens. Adding to these concerns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) h as also flagged Tennessee as one of the states experiencing high flu activity.

Several Middle Tennessee schools will close this week due to widespread illness, officials say. While there are more questions than answers, here's what we know about the abrupt resignation of OSU President Kayse Shrum and another top OSU exec.

Flu cases continue to soar across the Tennessee Valley. Lincoln County Schools is now the latest school district hit by the illness. Their schools will be closed Thursday and Friday