by design | Mar 24, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
As residents need easy-to-find authoritative facts on the COVID-19 pandemic and what’s happening locally, the City of Knoxville has launched a chatbot and also expanded its online information. A chatbot is software that conducts a conversation and directs people –...
by design | Mar 24, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
In accordance with Governor Lee’s Executive Order No. 16, Vice Mayor Gwen McKenzie has determined that it is necessary for Knoxville City Council to meet and conduct essential City of Knoxville business by electronic means to protect the health, safety, and welfare of...
by design | Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced changes to help borrowers still paying back SBA loans from previous disasters. By making this change, deferments through December 31, 2020, will be automatic. Now, borrowers...
by design | Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—Today the Knox County Public Health Officer Dr. Martha Buchanan issued an order closing non-essential businesses and encouraging residents throughout Knox County to stay home when possible and avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people for...
by design | Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Tennessee Department of Education is partnering with Hoonuit to make available a school meal site finder, SchoolMealFinder.com, for Tennessee families to find the closest meal pick up program available to them. “We know...
by design | Mar 22, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
Online and telephone services remain available to all Tennesseans The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is taking immediate steps to ensure access to critical services and benefits for customers while protecting the health of employees and the...
