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Blount County Courthouse closing over flu concerns [Video]
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MUCH FOR JOINING US. IM GLADYS BAUTISTA THE BLOUNT COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING TODAY FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING TO ADDRESS THE RAPID SPREAD OF THE FLU IN THE AREA. WVTM 13 ZOE BLAIR JOINS US LIVE NOW IN THE STUDIO AFTER GOING TO THAT MEETING, ZOE GLADYS, AS OF 1:00 TODAY, THE BLOUNT COUNTY COURTHOUSE IS CLOSED THROUGH WEDNESDAY BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN FLU CASES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. ITS BEEN HITTING THIS COMMUNITY PRETTY HARD. EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE TOLD YOU THAT TWO SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED BECAUSE SO MANY STUDENTS WERE GETTING SICK. NOW, THE COURTHOUSE CLOSURE SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR EFFECTS. IT WAS ALREADY SET TO BE CLOSED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS, AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE COURT CASE SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW. ITS BEEN MOVED TO LATER IN THE WEEK. IF YOU WERE PLANNING ON GETTING YOUR CAR TAG OR PAYING YOUR PROPERTY TAXES TOMORROW, YOURE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT OR SEE IF ITS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO ONLINE. NOW, AFTER THAT MEETING, I SPOKE WITH COMMISSION CHAIRMAN BRADLEY HARVEY. HE SAYS THAT ANY OTHER WEEK THEY PROBABLY COULD HAVE KEPT THE COURTHOUSE OPEN. THEY WERE ALREADY SHORT STAFFED BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS. AND NOW THE STAFF THEY DO HAVE IS GETTING SICK. ITS CUTTING INTO WHAT WHAT STAFF THAT WE HAD. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD TWO SCHOOLS THAT HAD CLOSED OUT PRIOR DURING THE WEEK. AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS PRUDENT JUST OVER THE WEEKEND. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ALREADY STARTING THE CHRISTMAS TRAVEL. THE BEST TIME, YOU KNOW, MAYBE JUST GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT MONDAY AND THEN PICK UP BUSINESS THURSDAY. AS OF NOW, THE COURTHOUSE IS SET TO REOPEN ON THURSDAY. BUT IF THE FLU NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE, THEY MAY HAVE TO KEEP IT CLOSED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW T

What’s open and closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2024? [Video]
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What’s open and closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2024? [Video]

Last-minute errands often seem to pop up on Christmas and Christmas Eve, whether it’s buying a quick present or picking up one last ingredient.Many stores and offices are closed on the two holidays to give employees a chance to spend time with loved ones during the holiday season. This year, Christmas Eve falls on Tuesday, Dec. 24, and Christmas falls on Wednesday, Dec. 25.Before heading out, make sure to check the times of locally owned businesses.Here’s what’s open and closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2024.Grocery storesAlbertsons Companies’ stores Safeway, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Randalls, Shaw’s, Vons and Tom Thumb will be open Christmas Eve with reduced hours.Many of those banner stores and pharmacies, including Jewel-Osco, Randalls, Shaw’s and Tom Thumb, will be closed Christmas Day. Some Albertsons, Safeway, ACME and Vons stores will be open with adjusted hours. The company said to check with your local store before visiting on Christmas.Another grocery giant, Kroger, will mostly operate on normal hours Christmas Eve, but will be closed Christmas Day. Along with Kroger, the company owns Ralphs, Dillons, Smith’s, King Soopers, Fry’s, QFC, City Market, Owen’s, Jay C, Pay Less, Baker’s, Gerbes, Harris Teeter, Pick ‘n Save, Metro Market, Mariano’s, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less and Foods Co.Whole Foods, Aldi and specialty grocer Trader Joe’s are open on modified hours Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day.Warehouse club Costco is closed on Christmas. Sam’s Club closes at 6 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day.RetailWalmart stores will close at 6 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve and all stores are closed on Christmas Day. Target will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. local time Christmas Eve, but it will be closed on Christmas.Home Depot says to check with your local store, but locations will generally close at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve and remain closed on Christmas Day. Lowe’s will be open as normal on Christmas Eve and will close on Christmas Day.Department store Macy’s will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve and close on Christmas Day. Kohl’s will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve and close on Christmas. Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores will be open with limited store hours on Christmas Eve and close the next day.Financial centersMost banks follow the Federal Reserve banking holidays, so most teller services will be closed Christmas Day. As always, you can use mobile banking services and ATMs.Bank of America will be closed on Christmas Day. Wells Fargo will close at noon local time on Christmas Eve and will be closed all day Dec. 25. TD Bank will also be closed on Christmas.The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ will not be trading on Christmas Day.PharmaciesCVS Pharmacy locations will be open on Christmas Eve and Christmas, but may have reduced hours. CVS said to check with your local store before visiting.Rite Aid will be open regular business hours on Christmas Eve but will close on Christmas Day.Walgreens will be open on Christmas Eve and all of its 24-hour pharmacies will remain open for 24 hours. On Christmas Day, Walgreens will operate during its usual hours, but the majority of pharmacies are closed except for 24-hour locations and certain others.Postal servicesThe United States Postal Service will not be sending or shipping mail on Dec. 25.On Christmas Eve, FedEx Express and FedEx Office will be operating on modified hours, but other services such as FedEx Ground and Custom Critical will be open as normal. On Christmas Day, every FedEx service except Custom Critical will be unavailable.UPS will operate as usual on Christmas Eve. Limited UPS store locations will be open on Christmas Day, and only the UPS Express Critical service will be available.

Apple Intelligence: A Deep Dive into Privacy-Driven Innovation [Video]
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Apple Intelligence: A Deep Dive into Privacy-Driven Innovation [Video]

Apple Intelligence: What It Means for Consumers They are at our fingertips almost constantly. Ever wake up and the first thing you do is reach for your smartphone? That iPhone is your connection to family, friends, news, weather, the latest Toronto Maple Leafs news, and more. One of the major shifts in the past decade