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There is growing evidence that Carbon Monoxide-related illnesses, injuries, and fatalities on the water may be far greater than reported.  The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is asking recreational boaters to take special […]

Nashville, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Commissioner Gerald Nicely has instructed all TDOT employees and contractors to cease all construction related lane closure activity on interstates and major state roadways on July 4th, as well as the weekends preceding and following the holiday.
Crews will stop all lane closures on […]

Nashville, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen today unveiled BioTENN, a new campaign to raise the visibility of biofuels in Tennessee. The Governor announced the new initiative during the first ever Biofuels Day in Tennessee at the Daily’s fueling station on South Hartman Drive in Lebanon. The BioTENN logo will be used […]

The Tennessee Department of Revenue will hold its next free bimonthly new business workshop:
NASHVILLE — July 24 from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the department’s Murfreesboro Road office, located at 1321 Murfreesboro Rd. in Nashville. The workshop will be held on the eighth floor.
MEMPHIS — July 12 from 9 a.m. to noon at the […]

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley have awarded $224,187 to the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency in Cookeville, Tennessee . The money will address the needs of 36 participants who will be given the opportunity to enroll in the Licensed Practical Nurse training at […]

Nashville, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen and the members of the Heritage Conservation Trust Fund (HCTF) Board have announced a $900,000 grant award to Franklin’s Charge and its partner organizations for […]

The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth released its annual KIDS COUNT report on child well-being today, A Blueprint for the Success of Tennessee’s Children. It includes statistical information about all 95 of the state’s counties and identifies the public structures and programs essential for Tennessee’s children to be born healthy and have opportunities for […]

Nashville, Tenn. � As millions prepare to celebrate their freedom this July Fourth, Governor Phil Bredesen is encouraging Tennesseans to kick off the pre-holiday weekend by celebrating independence with biofuels. Governor Bredesen today signed a proclamation declaring June 28th as the first ever Biofuels Day in Tennessee and announced his plan […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Farmers interested in growing grapes, attracting farm tourists or going organic will get their chance with a major boost in state dollars for the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program (TAEP). 
 
“The $21 million increase in Governor Bredesen’s budget for the Ag Enhancement program will help make more cost […]

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) received word today that another $18.4 million in federal funds have been rescinded from the department’s federal allocation of funds for the fiscal year 2007. TDOT has lost a total of $171.4 million in federal funds since December of 2005. A rescission […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The deadline for renewing coin-operated amusement device master licenses and obtaining current machine decals is June 30, 2007. As a result, the Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue will be conducting coin-operated amusement device inspections in Sevier County this week.
The purpose of these and other compliance checks scheduled throughout […]

Generally speaking, the Fourth of July Holiday sees more boating activity than any other time of the year.  This will be the second year that the level of blood alcohol content for an intoxicated boat operator has been […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn., — The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the tragic mishap in Selmer, Tennessee Saturday night that resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries during a parade at the Cars for Kids charity event.
At the request of the Selmer Police Department, the Tennessee Highway Patrol deployed investigators from the Critical Incident Response Team (C.I.R.T) to […]

NASHVILLE - Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley announces a record penalty collection of $1,012,161 assessed against employers for non-compliance with the insurance requirements of the Workers’ Compensation Law during fiscal year 2006-2007. The Uninsured Employers Fund (UEF) is a program created by statute in 2000 to reduce the problem of […]

Nashville, Tenn. - Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that the state will provide the city of Bristol with an enhancement grant of $1.2 million to assist with the development of Phase III of the Volunteer Parkway Pedestrian Enhancement Project.
The project is located in Bristol along Volunteer Parkway and Highway 11E near […]

NASHVILLE - Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley announced that American Greetings in Afton 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 experiencing a lost workday […]

NASHVILLE - Tennessee’s unemployment rate for the month of May is 4.7 percent, up from the seasonally adjusted April 2007 rate of 4.4 percent, Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development James Neeley announced today. The national unemployment rate for May 2007 is 4.5 percent, the same as the April rate.
“In the month of May, […]

NASHVILLE - - During their recent quarterly meeting held June 7, the Tennessee Arts Commission selected new officers to lead the agency. The appointments become effective July 1, 2007. New officers are: Ed Gerace of Johnson City, chair; Betsy Reid of Brownsville, vice chair; and Donna Chase of Knoxville, secretary.Stephanie Barger Conner, outgoing chair, had […]

With ongoing dry conditions and a rainfall deficit affecting Tennessee, officials with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) want to remind producers enrolled in […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee farmers looking to improve hay quality and to better manage forage resources will have ample opportunity with a major boost in state dollars for the popular Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program (TAEP). 
 
“With the passage of Governor Bredesen’s budget and a $21 million increase in funding for […]