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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 […]

A sale of personal property seized by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers will be held in the Cumberland Plateau area of 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 […]

A sale of personal property seized by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers will be held in Middle 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 […]

A sale of personal property seized by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers will be held in West 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’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February 2008 was released last week at 5.3 percent, 0.4 percent higher than the January rate of 4.9 percent.  The United States unemployment rate for the month of February was 4.8 percent.
County non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for February 2008, released today, show that 82 counties increased. […]

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley announced that Osmose, Inc. in Millington was chosen to receive the Volunteer STAR (Safety Through Accountability and Recognition) award.
“Today’s award is the second Volunteer STAR certification Osmose has earned,” said John Winkler, Administrator of Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration, who presented the […]

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley announced that Firestone Industrial Products’s Facility in Dyersburg was chosen to receive the Volunteer STAR (Safety Through Accountability and Recognition) award.
“Firestone has met the evaluation standards required to receive this award by proving its dedication to uphold an excellent safety program,” said Bob […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigations that led to the separate arrests of Zaidoun M. Nofal, also known as “Zack Nofal,” and Majed N. Massad on sales tax evasion and theft charges. On March 24, 2008, Nofal, former owner of Main Street Citgo located at […]

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development announces Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Monroe, Sevier, and Union counties in East Tennessee will be added to the telephone claims program beginning Monday April 7, 2008. Residents in those counties will now be able to file […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ben Apodaca, a fifth-grader at Cedar Bluff Intermediate School in Knoxville was recently named state winner in the 2008 Tennessee Arbor Day Poster Contest.  Second place honors went to Andrew Stout, Manley Elementary […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – State Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens, recently honored 2007 Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Champion owners Lee Wall and Mike McGartland and trainer Jimmy McConnell.
Givens recognized Wall, McGartland and McConnell during a luncheon of industry leaders and […]

Nashville, Tennessee — The Tennessee Department of Safety announced the promotions of 11 dedicated members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.  The promotion ceremony was held Monday, March 24, 2008, at 10:00 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, Tennessee — A Special McNairy County Grand Jury in Selmer, Tennessee has indicted Troy Warren Critchley, 38, of Wylie, Texas on six counts of vehicular homicide due to recklessness (Class C Felony) and 22 counts of reckless aggravated assault (Class D Felony).   The charges stem from the Saturday, June 16, 2007 crash during a […]

NASHVILLE –Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Deputy Commissioner Bob Henningsen will present Osmose, Inc. with the Volunteer STAR Safety Award on Thursday, March 27, at 11:00 a.m. (CDT). The ceremony will take place at the company’s facility, 3450 Fite Road.

WHO:

Osmose, Inc.
Bob Henningsen, Deputy Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce […]

NASHVILLE –Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner James Neeley will present Firestone Industrial Products in Dyersburg with the Volunteer STAR Safety Award on Wednesday, March 26, at 3:00 p.m. (CDT). The ceremony will take place at the company’s facility, 1901 Sylvan Road.

WHO:

Firestone Industrial Products
James Neeley, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of […]

NASHVILLE — An estimated 500 people braved the elements on Saturday morning (March to witness thirty-four elk being released at the Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area in Campbell County. The elk were transported from the Land-Between-The-Lakes area in Kentucky after all test results reflected a clean bill of health for the entire herd.
The elk […]

COOKEVILLE - Three team champions were crowned in their respective divisions at The Second Annual Tennessee National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Championships held Tuesday (March 11) at Tennessee Tech University’s Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and Tennessee Tech sponsored the event.
Warren County Middle School, in addition to winning […]

The Department of Health will join health providers around the globe in observing World TB Day March 24. This annual worldwide health observance is designed to raise awareness and knowledge about tuberculosis, a disease which kills more than 1.5 million people worldwide every year and remains a significant public health concern across the United States […]

Department Reminds Motorists to Be Safe In Work Zones Despite Work Stop
Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Transportation will stop all interstate construction work this Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel.
TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely informed TDOT crews and contractors to stop all road construction work which requires lane closures beginning at 6:00 […]

More than $237 million in Federal Funds Rescinded Since December 2005
Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has received word from the United States Department of Transportation that another $66.3 million in federal funds have been rescinded from the TDOT’s federal allocation of funds for the fiscal year 2008.  The latest rescission brings […]