by design | Apr 5, 2020 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The City of Knoxville closed its parks except for “passive use” last week and Mayor Indya Kincannon is asking the council’s meeting Tuesday to help fund Zoo Knoxville while that attraction is closed because of...
by design | Apr 5, 2020 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Department of Education has released a public survey seeking feedback from all stakeholders on the most effective ways to help school districts address immediate needs to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. H.R. 748, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief,...
by design | Apr 4, 2020 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Department of Education is partnering with PBS stations across the state to offer 1st-8th grade students up to 30 hours of standards-aligned instructional lessons per week during times of COVID-19 school closures. “We know so...
by design | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced it will close all 56 Tennessee state parks and state-owned state natural areas to the public effective April 4 through April 14, in support of Gov. Bill Lee’s Executive Order 23. This is a...
by design | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
Small businesses impacted by COVID-19 can apply for SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans starting Friday, April 3 Forgivable SBA loans are designed to help small businesses keep their workforce employed Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that Tennessee small...
