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NASHVILLE – Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development James Neeley announced today Tennessee’s unemployment rate for January was 4.9 percent, down 0.1 percentage point from the revised December rate of 5.0.  In 2007 the January unemployment rate was 4.6 percent.  The national unemployment rate for January 2008 was also 4.9 percent, down from the […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture recently appointed Michael Studer as Tennessee’s state apiarist. Honeybees play an important role in increasing the quantity and quality of many agricultural crops as well as assuring the reproduction of countless […]

TDOT Crews Spread More than 12,000 tons of Salt, 206,000 gallons of Brine
Nashville, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation crews in middle and east Tennessee continue to work to keep Tennessee’s roadways clear of ice and snow.
TDOT crews have spread 12,124 tons of salt on roadways and 206,030 gallons of salt brine. Crews began […]

Nashville, Tennessee — On February 27, the Tennessee Department of Safety joins the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in a 24-hour campaign to curb unsafe driving practices that lead to commercial vehicle crashes.
The effort, dubbed “Operation Safe Driver” is intended to improve commercial and non-commercial driver behavior through […]

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley have awarded $49,998 to Eastman Chemical Company and $16,780 to Domtar Paper Company, LLC, both of Sullivan County. The grants will pay for electrical and mechanical apprenticeship training.
“It is vital for Tennessee workers to continually train and upgrade their […]

TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. - It’s an opportunity they never thought they would have, but one that could prevent them from getting into trouble again.  Several inmates at the Northwest […]

JACKSON, Tenn. - A man wanted by the Department of Correction is now in custody.  An arrest warrant had been issued for Tracy Bernard Mann.  Mann is a TDOC inmate who was […]

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation will host a Green Development Conference in Nashville Feb. 24-26, in partnership with the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  The three-day conference, titled “Green Development:  Good for Water and the Bottom Line” will be held at the Sheraton […]

Wartburg, Tenn. – Frozen Head State Park and the Tennessee Department of Transportation announced that renovation will begin Feb. 25 on Judge Branch Bridge, which is inside the park on Flat Fork Road. TDOT will be doing the bridge construction.  It is expected to take up to one month to complete.
During the renovation process, visitors […]

Nashville, Tennessee — The Tennessee Department of Safety announced the promotions of six dedicated members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.  The promotion ceremony was held Thursday, February 21, 2008, at 10:30 a.m., at the THP Training Center located at 275 Stewarts Ferry Pike in Nashville.
Commissioner Dave Mitchell, Colonel Mike Walker and members of THP’s Command […]

NASHVILLE - - The Tennessee Arts Commission will hold its next quarterly meeting on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in Nashville. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. (CST),and will be held at the Commission’s office at 401 Charlotte Avenue.
According to Ed Gerace, chair of the Commission, the meeting agenda will include […]

Nashville, Tenn. – Tennessee is joining the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) in recognizing National Weights & Measures Week, March 1-7, to remind consumers and businesses of the importance of equity in the marketplace. For more than 100 years, Tennessee’s Department […]

Nashville, Tennessee —The Tennessee Department of Safety (TDOS) is opening a new Driver License Station in McMinnville, TN, and closing the one currently located at 167 Cadillac Lane.  The new facility will be located at 1350 Sparta Street, McMinnville, Tennessee.
The center on Cadillac Lane will be closed on Friday, February 22, 2008.  The modular building […]

Nashville, Tennessee — A Tennessee State Trooper stopped a 1999 Suburban on I-75 Thursday evening and seized nearly 600 pounds of marijuana.
On February 14, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Trooper John Allen Jr. observed a grey Suburban SUV at mile marker 45 following a fuel tanker too closely.  Trooper Allen, who was conducting stationary […]

Nashville, Tennessee —The Tennessee Department of Safety reminds drivers that reinstatement services are being added to more driver license centers every month to better serve customers.   Seventeen counties across the state now have driver license centers that offer reinstatement services.
On January 1, 2008, three more driver license centers were added to the five driver license […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Governor Phil Bredesen announced today the federal government has authorized Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for workers in one additional county who have lost work as a direct result of the severe storms that ravaged the state, February 5-6, 2008. Fayette County has been added to the list of 13 counties previously […]

As winter transitions to spring, children will soon be running and playing outdoors. With these outdoor activities comes an increased potential of injury to a child’s face, mouth or teeth. As part of the observance of Children’s Dental Health Month this February, the Department of Health is working to inform parents and caregivers of the […]

Deadline for application is March 25
NASHVILLE - - Funds for At-risk Youth (FAY) grants are currently available through the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Education Program. The grants support arts-based after-school or summer camp programs designed specifically for elementary and secondary at-risk children by providing hands-on arts activities.  Projects must have professional artists at the […]

Cultural Crossroads grants assist communities in promoting their unique artistic and heritage resources
NASHVILLE - - The Community Arts Development Program of the Tennessee Arts Commission has announced the availability of grants for cultural tourism projects. The Cultural Crossroads grant category is designed to assist Tennessee communities to identify and promote their unique artistic and […]

JACKSON, Tenn. - An escape warrant has been issued for the arrest of Tracy Bernard Mann.  Mann is a Department of Correction inmate who was sent […]