GUIDELINES FOR “CLOSE CONTACT BUSINESSES” REOPENING RELEASED IN TENNESSEE
These guidelines are intended to apply to “close contact personal services” as listed in Executive Order 30 signed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, which include: barber shops, hair salons, waxing salo ...
RESTAURANT AND RETAIL STORE GUIDELINES RELEASED FOR RE-OPENING IN TENNESSEE COVID-19 OUTBREAK
Tennessee officials just released the guidelines for retail and restaurants re-opening next week (April 27, 2020 for restaurants and April 29, 2020 for retail stores). There are as follows: RESTAURAN ...
WALMART TO MANDATE ONE-WAY AISLES TO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING COVID-19
According to their corporate office, all Walmart stores will begin mandating one-way aisles to encourage customers to practice social distancing starting today (Thursday, April 23, 2020). "One-way ai ...
KROGER TO LIMIT NUMBER OF SHOPPERS IN ITS STORES BECAUSE OF COVID-19
Kroger announced that it will limit the number of shoppers in its stores beginning today (April 7, 2020) to allow for “proper physical distancing”. To give you an idea of how this will work, normally ...
NEW BROADBAND ACCESSIBILITY GRANTS ANNOUNCED FOR CUMBERLAND, OVERTON, FENTRESS AND BLEDSOE COUNTIES
Governor Bill Lee announced yesterday four counties in the coverage area will get new broadband accessibility grants to help expand internet access in areas that currently are without it. Ben Lomand ...
UPDATE – CROSSVILLE WALMART IMPLEMENTS CHANGES, ALL GOODS IN STORE STILL AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS
After Walmart gave two different reports yesterday of what would be available as far as essential and non-essential items for sale to customers with new changes, 105.7 News visited the Crossville Walm ...
WALMART TO LIMIT NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS IN STORES, SOME ONLY SELLING ESSENTIAL ITEMS
Walmart has begun to limit the number of customers that are allowed in the store to shop. Starting tomorrow (Saturday, April 4, 2020), all Walmart stores in the nation will begin metering the number ...
FDA REQUESTING HEARTBURN DRUG ZANTAC TO BE PULLED FROM MARKETS IMMEDIATELY
The US Food and Drug Administration is requesting that manufacturers pull all prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine drugs, known by the brand name Zantac, from the market immediately. The FDA ...
KROGER OFFERS BONUS TO HOURLY EMPLOYEES DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
Kroger officials say a $2 an hour bonus will go to a large number of its employees. Calling it a “hero bonus,” the grocery chain will add $2 an hour to the base pay for all hourly frontline grocery, s ...
“JOBS4TN” APP HELPS IN CLAIMING AND KEEPING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
An app by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development can help unemployed citizens maintain their unemployment status during the coronavirus pandemic. Any individual who applies for u ...
WALMART STORES STARTING NEW MEASURES TO HELP PROTECT THEIR EMPLOYEES
Walmart said this morning it will begin temperature checks and making masks and gloves available for employees in stores throughout the United States, including in the coverage area. The new measures ...
THE LIST OF ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES TYPES TO REMAIN OPEN UNDER “SAFER AT HOME” ORDER IN TENNESSEE
Yesterday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued a “Safer at Home” executive order calling on non-essential businesses to close for two weeks starting at 11:59 p.m. tonight until April 14, 2020. So what ...
