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Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN, has suspended new admissions of residents to the Briarcliff Health Care Center nursing home effective September 3, 2008, and imposed a one-time state civil monetary penalty of $1,500. The state also has recommended that the federal civil penalty be imposed at $3,550 a day until the […]

Tennessee Department of Health announces that the suspension of admissions at Clay County Manor nursing home has been lifted. The facility is a 66-bed licensed nursing home located at 120 Pitcock Lane in Celina. The Department confirmed the facility has returned to substantial compliance for state licensing purposes, and the deficient practices and conditions have […]

Nashville, September 4–   “For now, many farms and farmers markets still stock the colors of summer gardens,” says food expert Tammy Algood, “with red tomatoes, yellow summer squash, and bright green peppers.  Soon though, those colors will turn to orange and gold as most summer produce makes […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is now accepting grant proposals for projects that will help improve water quality and reduce or eliminate nonpoint source pollution. The deadline for submitting grant proposals is Dec. 1. Proposals will be evaluated based on program goals and objectives, performance evaluation criteria and applicable EPA Nonpoint Source […]

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley announced that Frito-Lay Chattanooga Distribution Center was chosen to receive the Volunteer STAR (Safety Through Accountability and Recognition) award.
“Frito-Lay has met the evaluation standards required to receive this award by proving their ability to uphold an excellent safety record,” said Neeley, who presented […]

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley have awarded $23,946 to Carton Service-Packaging Insights in Norris, $14,557 to Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee, and $24,887 to SL-Tennessee both of Clinton. Incumbent Worker Training grants assist existing employers with training needs associated with skills upgrades for their employees. […]

Nashville, Tennessee — Today, the Department of Safety served Lieutenant Ronnie Shirley with a “minimum due process letter for termination” surrounding the on-going investigation into Shirley’s alleged unauthorized access to the Integrated Criminal Justice Web Portal (ICJWP).
“I recommended to Commissioner Dave Mitchell that Lieutenant Shirley be terminated for gross misconduct and violating the public’s trust […]

Nashville, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen and Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke today announced a $163,305 Waste Tire Cleanup Grant for Fayette County. This grant will help fund the cleanup of thousands of tires at a site on Brewer Road in Somerville.
“This Waste Tire Cleanup Grant will help Fayette County clean up […]

A sale of personal property seized by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers will be held in East Tennessee.
TWRA wildlife officers seize various items involved in wildlife violations each year. After the violators have been before the court, any of the items seized that have been declared to be contraband by the court are then ordered […]

Nashville, Tennessee — The Tennessee Department of Safety announced today that preliminary reports indicate eight people were killed on Tennessee roadways over the 2008 Labor Day holiday, compared to 17 fatalities last year. The 2008 Labor Day holiday period started at 6:00 p.m., on Friday, August 29, 2008, and ran through 11:59 p.m., Monday, September […]

Nashville, Tennessee — The Tennessee Department of Safety’s Office of Homeland Security (OHS), along with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and Metro Nashville’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) have partnered together to urge all Tennessee residents to take action and be prepared in the case of an emergency.  A joint-news conference was held this […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Revenue and the University of Tennessee - Knoxville will co-sponsor the annual 2008 Tennessee Business Tax Seminar on Thursday, Sept. 18 from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UT Conference Center, located at 600 Henley Street, Suite 400, Knoxville, Tenn., 37902.
This seminar is designed to provide current, […]

WINCHESTER, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Revenue’s Special Investigations Section conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and arrest of Mark Alan Hill on two counts of sales tax evasion. On August 28, 2008, Hill was granted pretrial diversion, required to perform 150 hours of community service and sentenced to two years unsupervised […]

The Tennessee Department of Health announces that the suspension of admissions at Nookie’s Loving Care Home has been lifted effective August 12, 2008. The facility is a four-bed licensed home for the aged located at 2993 Mt. Olive in Memphis. The Department confirmed the facility has returned to substantial compliance for state licensing purposes, and […]

Nashville, Tennessee — The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) will be out in force this Labor Day weekend, cracking down on drivers who break the law.   The Labor Day holiday weekend begins Friday, August 29, at 6 p.m., and ends Monday, September 1, at 11:59 p.m.
More than 80 sobriety and driver license checkpoints are scheduled across […]

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Revenue’s Special Investigations Section conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and subsequent guilty plea of Robert Victor Diefenbach on four counts of sales tax evasion. On August 26, 2008, Diefenbach, owner of M & R Auto, 2903 Newport Highway in Sevierville, was granted judicial diversion and […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Revenue will hold its next free bimonthly new business workshop on Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the department’s Murfreesboro Road office, located at 1321 Murfreesboro Road in Nashville. The workshop will be held on the eighth floor.
This free workshop is designed to assist those […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -The Department of Correction has been awarded a $540,000 federal grant to help offenders find employment upon release from prison. The grant, from the U.S. Department of Justice, will allow the TDOC to provide transitional employment servies to offenders released to the Davidson County area as part of a new program called Nashville […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen and state Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens today announced a $25,000 grant to the Knox County MPC and city of Knoxville to assist with urban forestry resource conservation planning and management.
“Our urban forests are an important resource and, managed properly, can help reduce heat buildup, control storm water and improve […]

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Fisheries Division presented its proposed 2009 sportfishing regulation changes during committee meetings at the August meeting of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency that was held at Pickwick Landing State Park.
In addition at the meeting, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission announced that they will revise the commercial fishing proclamation to allow […]