Tennessee businessman with son in Congress gets $500k in COVID-19 loans
Tennessee businessman with son in Congress gets $500k in COVID-19 loans The Knoxville News-Sentinel 12/19/2020 Tyler Whetstone, Knoxville News Sentinel © Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel Joe Hollingsworth Jr.’s Git N Go Inc., which operates four convenience stations by the same name, was awarded $546,700 in April. Editor’s note: This story has been updated with comment from Joe Hollingsworth. An East Tennessee businessman whose wealth helped pay for his son's successful run for Congress in 2016 accepted more than $500,000 in federal emergency loans from the Paycheck Prot...