In March, Amazon announced it would hire more than 175,000 temporary full- and part-time roles across its North American operations network to help provide for communities relying on Amazon’s service and keep as many people working as possible during the coronavirus pandemic. This included more than 3,500 new employees hired in Tennessee. Like other companies, Amazon brought ... (click for more)

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced on Thursday that April’s unemployment numbers for Georgia’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), regions, and counties are at a reported all-time high across all categories. Regional commissions reported unemployment rates at all-time highs in Atlanta, Coastal Georgia, Georgia Mountains, Northeast Georgia, Northwest Georgia, River ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police said protestors damaged property throughout downtown Chattanooga, threw rocks at police, fought with officers, and blocked roadways during several hours of tumult late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Twelve were arrested, including several from out of town. After the arrests the group of around 150 protestors surrounded the downtown jail and courts ... (click for more)

Hamilton County on Sunday reported 84 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 1,083. Deaths remain at 15. The state reported no new deaths from the virus. However, there were 440 new cases. That brings the total to 23,006. Eighteen more were hospitalized in Tennessee for a total of 1,750. Nashville is listed at 62 deaths and 5,130 cases.Memphis is at 111 deaths ... (click for more)

Since the court of public opinion has already judged the officer in Minneapolis, the city should save money and not even have a trial. Let a volunteer, one of these tough guys who run around blindly shooting at people and setting fires, let that guy execute him. With all due respect to our police chief and I mean that sincerely, I disagree with your view. Chief, you should know ... (click for more)

On Monday, when an unarmed black man was killed by a white policeman in Minneapolis, there were 28 others, predominately black, shot within the city limits of Chicago on the very same day. The “Bloody Monday” came after 50 others in Chicago were shot (10 fatally) during the Memorial Day weekend – that’s 78 human beings in just four days – and since “Bloody Monday” through 6 o’clock ... (click for more)