This is Panos from Gondolier at

Cracker Barrel in Lenoir City is open and ready to fill your food orders!

Many of us servers and cooks are out of work due to this virus but the more To Go orders we get, maybe more of us can go back to having a job!

Spread the word, not the virus. Place an order and have a fresh, hot meal to take back to the comfort of your home and family.

ORNL Federal Credit Union: To comply with the “stay at home” directive from Governor Lee and to keep our members and employees safe, lobby access will not be granted for routine transactions that can be performed at an ITM/ATM, drive thru lanes, or through online & mobile banking, beginning Wednesday, March 25. Visit ornlfcu.com/covid-19-response for more information.

From The Loudon County Chamber Of Commerce

This is Panos from Gondolier at Lenoir City. Our situation here is the following at the time being:

We still have our doors open to the public, for picking up To Go orders and Dine In. However, we have limited the dine in occupancy of the restaurant to half of the capacity, sitting parties 6 feet away from each other, and we also are not accommodating parties with more than 10 people, according to the guidelines issued from CDC. We have taken all the recommended pre-cautions putting the safety of our customers as our top priority while understanding the community members need for feeding their families. We will remain open serving the community until further notice from the responsible authorities instructing differently.

I am reaching out to let you know that our Fairfield Inn & Suites Lenoir City is still open and we have a special rate available should your office be closing or you may need a space to work where you can self-isolate. We are doing our best to make sure the hotel stays clean and we are using extra precautions to disinfect. From now until the end of April, we are offering day rates for our rooms at $60. Should you still require overnight accommodations, I would be happy to quote you those as well below our current negotiated rate until the end of April. Call 865-412-0050 for more information.

Shoney's of Knoxville, Inc. announces that all locations are now closed until further notice, including our take-out service. We are closed due to the coronavirus, and out of concern for our employees, guests and the community. We will re-open as soon as it is safe for our employees and guests.

From The Shoppes on the Square: In response to the COVID - 19 outbreak and the fact our business has declined tremendously, we will be changing our hours of operation. For now, we will be open Thursday - Saturday, regular business hours. We continue to keep the health and safety of our customers, vendors, and staff as a top priority. We regret having to close at all, but these are uncertain times in which we are living. As with everything going on now, this will be subject to change. If Loudon County starts to see people test positive, we will have to rethink what we're doing, or we may be asked to close. We just don't know. Stay healthy!

Calhoun's is still delivering!! I don't know if you heard about Calhoun's Lenoir City closing until all this craziness is behind us. Just to let you know, this week I am going to test this out in Tellico Village and Rarity Bay area. I will be taking pre-orders for the following day to deliver between 2-3 throughout the week. We will only be coming in that area 1x a day so I have to get at least 10 different deliveries around that area for it to work since we are coming from our Knoxville location (so please share to anyone that you think would like this service). This can go for residential or businesses. Contact sandi@loudoncountychamber.com for the available menu. Please let me know if you or you know anyone that would be interested.

Starting this upcoming Tuesday (March 24th, 2020), we will only be serving lunches through our in-store pickup, curbside pickup, and new delivery services. This is to facilitate our customer's and our staff's health needs while still providing you with your favorite home-cooked meals to keep us and you safe and well-fed. We are taking every precaution to bring you the meals you are accustomed to in a safe and healthy way.

Creative Dimensions has hand sanitizer: medical grade hand sanitizer - please keep everyone in the workplace safe. We have 78-81% alcohol and we can send Safety Data Sheet if needed. Current pricing as follows: $150 per case - four one-gallon jugs to a case; $7,200 per pallet - 48 cases to a pallet - 20 pallets to a semi-load; liquid with hand pumps. Gel at $71, 32 oz. gel bottles, 6 per case; $9,940 per pallet of 140 cases. If you have an questions, please email, call or text - janet@creativedimensions.com, 865-777-4722 or 865-300-4722.

During this difficult time our amazing staff/caregivers at The Neighborhood and Premiere Residences at Tellico Village are continuing to do everything in their power to protect the residents in our communities that are part of the vulnerable population.

If you or your business would like to donate any of the following items they we be greatly appreciated as we prepare care packages this week for each of our residences and the hard working staff. We will accept donations through this Friday March 27th.

The Register of Deeds office is closed to the public. If you have anything to record, you can call the office @458-2605 for instructions on the cost and where to mail it. We will be in the office processing documents and answering the phones. If you need a copy of anything, give us a call. We can email, fax or mail it to you. If anything changes, I will post an update. Also, if you have any business to conduct in any of the other offices in the annex, I strongly suggest that you call first. It’s all trial and error at this point.

Limited Public access for all Loudon County offices - For access call Trustee - 865-458-3103; County Clerk - 865-458-2726; Register of Deeds - 865-458-2605; Codes - 865-458-4470; Planning - 865-458-2055; Assessor - 865-458-2059.

All campuses of Roane State Community College will be closed beginning March 23 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Classes will resume in an online format wherever possible through the rest of the spring semester. Commencement is postponed. The latest information and resources can be found below.
www.roanestate.edu/coronavirus.
You can check our website for any updates on classes and special dates and events.

Avalon CC will be adhering to the provisions set by Gov. Bill Lee with the signing of Executive Order 17 outlining Restaurant/Bars shut down across the state for dine in service at 12:00am March 23, 2020. Therefor in accordance with the mandate we will be “Temporarily suspending” our in club dining in T-Prime and The Grille at Avalon with the projected opening date of April 7th.

New to our members and residence in Avalon is our New Curbside Pickup as well as Delivery within the Avalon Community. As noted by Executive Order 17 we will be permitted to sell alcohol in closed containers with food purchases. Our Chef will also be offering family style meals/specials as well as both our menus Tuesday-Sunday from 11am – 8pm. All events during this time will be postponed until a later date. The Golf Course and Driving Range will REMAIN OPERATIONAL.

We’d like to thank all of you for your continued support, patience and understanding during this time of uncertainty. We look forward to providing great food and service to the best of our abilities as allowed in our effort to support the community. The health of our members, guests and staff remain our highest priority.

One day we will look back and reminisce about living through the COVID-19 outbreak and the appalling lack of toilet paper. But that is not this day. Today we are struggling to not only understand this new challenge but to figure out how to adapt and survive. As a non-profit charity, STAR is dependent on the public to empower special needs individuals through our diverse programs. The income generated from direct services (lesson fees) has stopped. Some participant families are devastated at the prolonged delay as many students will experience drastic setbacks from not being on the horse. While we do not provide therapy, being with the horses exercises the body and mind in a holistic manner that is difficult to replicate. As time passes, the gap will widen, requiring some participants begin again at square one.

Five fundraising events for STAR this spring – three from outside agencies and two internal, have all been pushed to late summer or fall. This means there is essentially no income this Spring. We are now at the mercy of our extended family of supporters who know the value STAR provides to individuals, families and neighbors.

We have been proactive by temporarily sending 12 horses to neighboring farms to help reduce expenses, closing up the South Knox facility to save on utilities, selling some equipment and working out reduced payments with the bank.

We understand that everyone is effected by this virus in some way but we sincerely hope your families are not directly hit. Supporting each other from a safe distance is the best we can do it seems. Let us know if we can be of assistance to you.

The Cove at Creekwood Park is VIRTUALLY OPEN! Our office is closed to the public, but we are able to send Virtual Tours to any one who is in need of a home. All business is completed online from renting to rent collections. We currently have a two and three bedroom available, with one bedroom units available in April and two bedroom units in May. Please contact us TODAY at 865-988-7776 for more information.

From The Burgers: We are Open, got us a new drive thru :-). Call-in, Carryout, and some delivery for LARGE orders. If we have a large demand for delivery we will start that over the next few days. We have new specials. $4.99 BBQ sandwich, $1.99 Lime Margarita, $2.99 Flavored Margaritas, 50 Cent fountain drinks 20oz, $1.50 Bottled Beer. Free Toilet Paper Phone Number 865-816-6900 #THEBurgersgotyoucovered

El Senor Rancho Mexican Restaurant has Tuesday Only To Go, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with Taco Tuesday - $1 each or soft $1.35; Margaritas 16 oz - $3.95, 24 oz. $6.95 or 32 oz. $9.95. Fajitas chicken, steak or mix - $9.99. Free soft drinks! Support the restaurants in your community! Call 865-816-6868 to place your order.

Taste-o-Texas is open for business using carry out and curbside to-go options. We have changed our hours temporarily: Monday through Thursday 11:30 to 6:30 and Friday and Saturday 11:30 to 7:00. These changes will remain in effect through April 6th.

From Aqua Clear Water Systems: We hope you and your family are staying well during the COVID-19 crisis. These are troubling times for all of us, and we wanted to provide some level of assurance that we will continue providing you with the service you’ve come to expect from us.

We at Green Heating and Air are open and on normal business hours. We are stocked with equipment and supplies. Just give us a call for all your needs 865-458-6718.

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Blairland Baptist Church, 730 Steekee Street, Loudon, will have free grab and go meals this Saturday, 3/28 and Sunday 3/29 from Noon - 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the church.

Anytime Fitness Loudon is launching Home Bodies Coaching on March 29th. No gym? No problem! Personalized at home workouts, recipes, health tips, and much more for individuals and families. Sign up on anytimefitness_loudon on Instagram.

Alcoholic beverages can be sold to go as well as delivered. All alcohol purchases must be in conjunction with a food purchase. This includes both draft and bottled beer, glasses and bottles of wine, and mixed drinks. Bottles of liquor are not available for purchase and obviously the patron must be over the age of 21 with a valid ID.

Those are the only appointments that will be seen at this time. We are requesting if someone needs to have their hearing aids checked out, to call to schedule an appointment. We will make the appointment and will try to do everything to keep the patient in their car. Please call when arriving to the office and I will come out to the car and hopefully be able to service the aids and return them without anyone having to get into the office.

A message from Centriworks/Thermocopy: We want to ensure our customers know that we are still working and meeting the needs of everyone so that there should not be any delay in service or supplies during this uncertain time. We appreciate your business and want to make sure you know we have our situation under control. If there was to be a need for service, our technicians are taking extra precautions to ensure cleanliness and sanitization of the machines. Please let us know if we can be of service to you in any way. Call 865-524-1124 with any questions or for more information.

From ARI Agency: We are trying our best to protect our clients and staff - We are spraying everything down with Lysol constantly. We have decided it best to make the following changes on a temporary basis to keep everyone safe. We have closed the lobby to walk-in business. HOWEVER, we are still open by phone, email and text and can do most everything by these methods.

IF you do need to make your payment in person or need a paper copy of your ID cards and cannot wait for the mail - you can use our NEW Drive-Thru option we are setting up right Now - IT should be Ready to go by lunch time today- IT is located at the back of the office - so be careful when pulling around the building so that you do not hit anyone that may be sitting there waiting for their print out.

We know that this is just a trial that we are going to face for a few weeks however if we work together, we will come out stronger on the other side. We love our clients and pray daily for their safety and want to do our part to keep folks safe and yet be there for them when we are needed.

I heard on the radio this morning - the singer from Building 429 stated - We are playing checkers while God is the Master of Chess. What we see as a trials and tribulations- God sees as a blessing in progress (not exact words but definitely the sentiment) So during this Trial of Crazy going on, lets look to God for the blessings that are coming.

Update from Good Samaritan Center of Loudon County: GSC Center at 119 North A St., Lenoir City: Open Monday - Friday 9:00a.m. - 12:30p.m. Clients must arrive before 11:30 to request a pantry food order. At the present time we are able to assist current clients with food orders, all other services normally provided are put on hold. GSC has limited all interaction/communication between clients and staff to phone calls.

The Backdoor Gallery will be open Monday and Tuesday so that people can pick up much needed hand sanitizer. If you would like to shop or need something, please let us know via Facebook and we will make arrangements for you. A big thank you to all who have supported and stood by us. When this is over, please remember to shop local and help the small businesses in our wonderful community.

Update from Climatize Heating & Cooling, LLC -- Our Hours are normal with 24/7 emergency heating & air conditioning service. The office doors are closed, however most of the office staff is working from home, with 24/7 phone answering all phone lines. The technicians are still running service calls and the install crews are installing new heating & air conditioning equipment. ( we are working all technicians on a volunteer basis)

From the Loudon Police Department -- We wanted to update the public regarding the COVID 19 Pandemic Procedures that have been established by the Loudon Police Department in order to protect both our Officers and the public during these unprecedented times.

We are continually disinfecting our vehicles and equipment for the protection of both the public and our Officers. We are exercising social distancing as much as possible. We are attempting to take reports over the phone when at all practical. Our officers are using Personal Protective equipment as much as possible, in accordance with CDC guidelines. If you happen to observe our Officers wearing masks and or gloves, it is not an indication of any type of outbreak, they are simply attempting to protect themselves and the public in these uncertain times.

We are here, just like always, to serve and Protect our community to the best of our ability. Our Office is currently closed to the public but our office staff can be contacted by phone at 865 408 0408 and 865 408 9081 is the dispatch number for normal calls for service. Hang in there, we will all get through this together.