UPS plans to hire more than 1,500 seasonal workers in the Nashville area
TENNESSEE – According to the statement, the new employees will help manage the substantial package volume increase that the company says will start in October and won’t end until January 2022. UPS officials say that the new hires are needed now more than ever. Nationwide,…
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development has granted more than $4 million in grants to help fund historic renovation and preservation projects across the state
Chattanooga, TN – According to the state officials, the Tennessee General Assembly approved allocating the funding earlier this year. Officials say that the funding is designed to encourage investments in buildings that are significant to a community’s history and to prevent them from sitting idle. The…
Tennessee officials are offering $180 million in grants for public-private partnerships to develop welfare programs focused on helping low-income families become self-sufficient
TENNESSEE – According to the state officials, over the next four years, this initiative will provide up to $5 million in Planning Grants and $175 million in Implementation Grants. This first phase will award Planning Grants of up to $500,000 each to public-private partnerships dedicated to…
Thousands of employers in Tennessee may soon have to require a COVID-19 vaccine or weekly testing
Chattanooga, TN – As we all know by now, the new mandate from President Biden will require companies with 100 employees or more to require vaccinations or weekly COVID-19 tests. State officials say that the same will be required of federal workers or people with government…
Gov. Lee signed an Executive Order allowing for hospital staffing flexibility and deployed the National Guard to assist where they’re needed
Chattanooga, TN – According to the state officials, the National Guard soldiers are supporting medical centers across the state to help alleviate some of the stress caused by COVID. Officials say that the soldiers are filling jobs in hospitals as they deal with massive surges of…
Tennessee man pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to 25 years in prison
Hamilton County, TN – According to the police officials, this unfortunate incident occurred in August 2018. It happened at a home on Cotter Road. His name is Michael McElrath and he was sentenced for the shooting death of his 15-year-old son. The responding officers found the…
Authorities have identified the man killed in a crash on Interstate 24
Nashville, TN – According to the police officials, this unfortunate incident occurred right after 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. It happened on I-24 between Haywood Lane and Bell Road. The 29-year-old driver of Nissan Altima lost control of his vehicle and struck the concrete retaining wall. His…
Chattanooga State updated its COVID-19 safety protocols, saying that masks will be required at all indoor locations regardless of vaccination status
Chattanooga, TN – According to the statement, the new policy begins on Wednesday, August 25th. Officials say that the mask requirement is regardless of a person’s vaccination status. Masks will be available on campus in every classroom and division office, and at all lobbies. Chattanooga…
A 27-year-old man is accused of robbing and kidnapping two Virginia men during an alleged drug deal
Nashville, TN – According to the police officials, his name is Jeremiah Miller and he is charged with two counts of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of aggravated robbery. Police say the 27-year-old suspect was located at a nearby apartment. He was taken into custody and is being…
A murder suspect accused of killing a two-year-old girl in a road rage incident was accidentally released by Tennessee authorities
TENNESSEE – According to the statement, someone in the clerk’s office mistakenly entered the bond into the system as $15,000. Judge had set the suspect’s bond at $15 million at a court hearing on Tuesday. The suspect was able to post bond by the end…