Thousands of small businesses across Virginia now have a chance for extra help with economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Ralph Northam's office announced Rebuild VA grants. Businesses and non-profits can receive three times of their monthly eligible expenses up $10,000. The goal of the program is...
The first tax-free holiday weekend in Tennessee focuses on clothing and other back-to-school items. It begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 31 and ends Sunday, August 2 at 11:59 p.m. During this time, clothing, school supplies, and computers and other qualifying electronic devices may...
It happens every year — kitten season — and the Washington County/Johnson City Animal Shelter is reaching out to the public to find forever homes for as many as 75 felines An adoption event earlier this year helped some, with 44 cats and kittens finding new...
East Tennessee State University will host a Virtual Student Days event on July 13-14 to inform incoming freshmen and their families about the fall semester of 2020. According to a release, the two-day event will feature videos about the upcoming semester, opportunities to interact with financial...
Fourteen-year-old Macaire Everett and her 9-year-old little brother, Camden, needed something to do when they finished their distance learning lessons each day during the long months of COVID-19 quarantine this spring. Macaire, who just graduated from middle school and is heading to high school in the...
A local Virginia high school student has been named one of the five finalists in the Duck Tape brand’s “2020 Duck Tape Stuck at Prom Contest.” Ainsley Dunning, a student at John S. Battle High School, created a dress made of the tape to wear to...
Families across Tennessee still have time to apply for an important program designed to help support them through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) has extended the deadline to apply for the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program until Monday, July...
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park History at Home Seasonal Interpreter Programs: July 1st – July 12th ***In keeping with CDC guidelines to prevent Covid-19, all guests MUST register in advance for the listed programs. We encourage attendees to bring masks and keep 6 feet apart from other...
Love for the Elderly is an organization that is committed to fostering a sense of belonging and hope in our older, often vulnerable generation. They are currently accepting handwritten letters amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC, WHO, and Surgeon General have indicated that there is currently no evidence...
The Tennessee Chamber is partnering with local businesses to go above and beyond the Tennessee Pledge. A three-hour optional online course is available right now where businesses can receive a healthy business certificate and an approved infectious disease plan. As the state gradually reopens, the lessons discussed...
