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Nashville , TN – Using technology to bring global awareness to Tennessee students is the focus of an education technology conference in Nashville this week. Teachers and technology coordinators from across the state have the opportunity to improve skills in areas such as mastering digital photography, building web pages, using online assessments and using technology […]

Demolition and Reconstruction Begin Immediately
Knoxville, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced today that the Church Avenue Bridge in downtown Knoxville will close Monday, December 4 at 6 a.m. The current structure spans over James White Parkway and Central Avenue. It was built in 1936 and has been given a […]

Nashville, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen and the members of the Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board have announced that eight projects totaling more than 15,000 acres are eligible for the first grants to be […]

Nashville , TN – The Tennessee Department of Education named Maryville Middle School and the Alvin C. York Institute winners of the 2006 Best Practices in Character Education Merit Award recognizing these schools as models for improving attitudes and behavior within the school. Schools and districts compete annually by submitting their strategy and evidence […]

Nashville, TN — The Tennessee Department of Transportation will hold training sessions in December for communities interested in applying for a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program grant. The recently announced Safe Routes to School program will provide grants to state, local and regional agencies for projects designed to encourage walking […]

Company Worked 800,000 Man Hours Without Injury
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley announced that American Greetings in Ripley was chosen to receive the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety.
The Commissioner’s Award honors Tennessee employers and their employees who together have achieved a required number of hours worked without […]

NASHVILLE - - The Tennessee Arts Commission will hold its next quarterly meeting in Nashville at the Commission’s office, located at 401 Charlotte Avenue. The meeting will be held Thursday, December 7 at 1:30 p.m. (CST).
According to Stephanie Barger Conner, chair of the Commission, the meeting agenda will include reports on the Value Plus Schools […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For more than 30 years, John “Jack” Murrey of Nashville, has dedicated his life to wild turkeys and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). As the turkey program coordinator, Murrey has been instrumental in restocking more than 10,000 wild turkeys and returning the thunderous gobble of the wild turkey for Tennessee’s outdoor […]

Several young Lewis County residents may soon learn that a night out poaching deer is a bad idea, made even worse than normal by a decision to kill an albino deer.
“As far as I know, this is the first case that has been made concerning an albino deer since the law that made it illegal […]

112 deer (77 buck, 35 doe) were taken on the 750 quota either sex hunt on AEDC Wildlife Management Area held on Nov. 25-26, 2006.
So far this year, a total of 468 deer (236 buck, 232 doe) have been taken on the AEDC WMA hunts.
The best buck taken this hunt was a 140 lb. field […]

TDOT 1-800 Construction Hotline Discontinued
Nashville, Tenn. — Three months after the launch of Tennessee 511, travelers are turning to the motorist information line in record numbers. A quarter million calls have flooded into 511 since the launch of the system on August 14, 2006. At the end of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend (midnight Sunday), Tennessee […]

NASHVILLE – Tennessee ’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October 2006 was 4.5 percent, down from the September rate of 4.6 percent. County unemployment rates for September 2006, released today, show that 41 county rates decreased, 38 county rates increased and 16 county rates remained the same.
Williamson County again had the lowest unemployment rate in […]

NASHVILLE –The Tennessee Department of Human Services is working with 19 community service agencies across the state to help those less fortunate get through the cold winter months. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a utility assistance program for eligible individuals and families, who must sign up with their local agency for […]

Pikeville, Tenn. – Get into the holiday spirit with the annual Christmas on the Mountain Celebration at Fall Creek Falls State Park. This year’s event begins Friday, December 1st and runs through Sunday, […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee State Parks is now offering special rates for its 360 villas and cabins and six inns during the winter months. From December 1, 2006 through February 28, 2007, state park lodging will be […]

Tracts Include Areas Of Exceptional Conservation Value With Focus On Cumberland Plateau.
Nashville – Governor Phil Bredesen has announced the purchase of more than 12,500 acres on the Cumberland Plateau from Bowater Incorporated. The properties, acquired for $17.3 […]

The public is invited to attend an open house and holiday lighting ceremony at Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 25, 2006. The event is free and open to the public.

Nashville , TN – For the first time, four prospective foreign language teachers are among the individuals selected to participate in Governor Bredesen’s Teach Tennessee program. The fourth Teach Tennessee Institute commenced November 13 training 24 mid-career professionals to become middle and high school teachers. Teach Tennessee Fellows are selected through a scrupulous screening and […]

During the fall and winter months, Tennesseans all across the state will take to the outdoors to enjoy their sport.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) would like to remind all hunters that Tennessee State Law (TCA 70-4-106) requires all hunters to have permission before hunting on private property.