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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Today Erich Wilhelm Reiser, president of Cosmopolitan Grill, Inc., located at 931 Shipley Rd. in Cookeville, pleaded guilty to one count of sales tax fraud, a violation of Tenn. Code Ann. Section 67-1-1440(g). The Tennessee Department of Revenue’s Special Investigations Section conducted the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea.
“When sales tax […]

Pikeville, Tenn. – Fall Creek Falls State Park is pleased to announce that construction has begun on a major campground renovation and construction will begin shortly on a new bridge over Rock House Creek.
The campground renovation includes […]

NASHVILLE - Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley announced that G&L Manufacturing in Cookeville was chosen to receive the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety.
“G&L Manufacturing has demonstrated strong commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace,” said John Winkler, administrator for the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development’s […]

Nashville, Tenn. – Two grants from the Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation’s State Park Connections program have been awarded to Tennessee State Parks and Natural Areas to improve and expand hiking trails. […]

Pikeville, Tenn. – Fall Creek Falls State Park is offering craft workshop weekends in the month of February for participants interested in learning new crafts or refining existing skills.
The park will host a basket-making workshop February 9-11, […]

State program visits Jackson Feb. 20; Registration deadline is Feb. 11
JACKSON – The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) announced today that Calvin Stevens, deputy director of customer accounts and research of the Federal Acquisition Service for the General Services Administration (GSA), will be the morning keynote speaker at the […]

Bridge Recognized for Careful Planning, Design and Construction
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is proud to announce that it has been given an Award of Excellence for its rehabilitation of the historic Elk Avenue Bridge in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The prestigious biennial competition, sponsored by Portland Cement Company, recognizes […]

Nashville, Tennessee — A Tennessee State Trooper stopped an 18-wheeler reported stolen out of Houston, Texas, Wednesday afternoon and ended up seizing approximately 142 pounds of marijuana in eight large bundles.
On January 25th at approximately 4:30 p.m., Trooper Charles McVey, an 11-year veteran of the THP, stopped a tanker-trailer on I-65 at mile marker 52 […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - On Jan. 24, Nicole Lynn Tibbs, manager of Sleepy Bear Cabin Rentals, 1000 Parkway, Sevierville, Tenn., was arrested by agents of the Tennessee Department of Revenue. A writ stemming from indictments returned by the Sevier County Grand Jury for evasion of sales tax due the state of Tennessee and theft of […]

NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December 2006 was released last week at 4.7 percent, 0.3 percent lower than the November rate of 5.0 percent. The United States unemployment rate for the month of December was 4.5 percent. County non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for December 2006, released today, show that 87 counties decreased, […]

Seminar slated for Feb. 21 in Jackson
JACKSON - The Tennessee office of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will co-sponsor a seminar titled, Gateway to Japan: Business Links for Tennessee Companies, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21 at the West Tennessee Industrial Association, 26 Conrad Drive, in Jackson.
“In today’s economy, maintaining a global […]

State’s FastTrack Program Supports Job Growth
NASHVILLE - Gov. Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development (ECD) Commissioner Matthew Kisber recently approved FastTrack Infrastructure Development Program (FIDP) grants to assist in infrastructure improvements in Cocke, Greene, Hamilton, Knox, Warren and Wayne Counties; Mosheim, Oak Ridge and Portland; and the Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson […]

Tennessee’s certified Three-Star communities eligible for funding opportunities
NASHVILLE - – The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) recently unveiled two new grant programs – the Three-Star Priority Grant and the Three-Star Innovation Grant – to support Tennessee’s certified Three-Star communities in their strategic plans and development priorities.
“ECD recognizes community development is […]

Wildlife Managers at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge have recorded a new high for midwinter population survey counts.
Biologists estimate over 15,000 migrating sandhill cranes are using the Refuge and many are no longer flying south and are spending the winter in Tennessee.  Also in the count, managers identified three whooping cranes during […]

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is pleased to announce the early completion of the widening project on I-40 near Nashville International Airport. The project was not scheduled to be complete until May 2007.
This project is designed to improve the flow of traffic on this heavily traveled stretch […]

New Toll-Free Litter Hotline Now Available
1-877-8-LITTER PROVIDES MOTORISTS A WAY TO REPORT LITTER BUGS
Nashville, Tenn. – Tennesseans who are tired of trash along state roadways now have a new tool to report litter bugs. The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced today a new toll-free litter hotline, 1-877-8-LITTER (877-854-8837). The litter hotline is […]

39 Tons of Interstate Trash Inspires Memphis/Shelby County StopLitter Pilot Program
Litter is a People Problem
Memphis,Tn – Trash on Tennessee interstates is costing taxpayers millions of dollars a year, especially in the Memphis/Shelby County Region which collects more garbage on the interstates than any other region of the state.
Today, the Tennessee Department of […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn., — A Tennessee State Trooper making a traffic stop ends up seizing 51 lbs. of marijuana.
On January 17 at approximately 9:30 p.m., Trooper Chris Adams observed a silver 1999 AUDI following another vehicle too closely on I-40 in Putnam County.  Trooper Adams initiated a stop of the vehicle and when asked, […]

Identifying and Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder
NASHVILLE — The winter season may bring about cold temperatures, dreary days and feelings of depression for many Tennesseans. These feelings may be caused by a condition known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD) which tends to occur more often in the winter months, especially January and February. It is now […]

NASHVILLE - Tennessee’s unemployment rate for the month of December is 4.7 percent, down from the seasonally adjusted November rate of 5.0 percent, Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development James Neeley announced today. In 2005, Tennessee’s unemployment rate for the month of December was 5.4 percent. The national unemployment rate for December is 4.5 percent, […]