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Kingsport Home Builders, Elizabethton TCAT dedicate renovated house

The Home Builders Association of Greater Kingsport and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony to highlight the results of a six-month...

Northeast Tennessee flooding leaves 11 dead, more than 20 missing

Eleven people are confirmed dead and more than 20 are missing following flooding caused by the landfall of Hurricane Helene in East Tennessee.

Of the 11 deaths, four deaths were confirmed in Unicoi...

Solid waste disposal a growing, statewide issue

With an increasing population generating more trash and more than a dozen of the state’s landfills set to close their doors in the next decade, solid waste officials are hoping to energize the...

Sportswriter Sally Jenkins details life lessons learned from top athletes

From the gridiron to the balance beam to the tennis court, the way superstar athletes prepare for peak performance can be adapted by others to achieve success.

News Across Tennessee

FEMA grant helps Nolensville Fire and Rescue purchase life-saving gear

The Nolensville Fire and Rescue Department has received a $17,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to purchase new live-saving tools. Nolensville will use the funds to purchase eight self-contained breathing apparatuses with masks and 16 air...

Anderson-DuBose Company to locate first Tennessee facility in Jefferson City

The Anderson-DuBose Company officials announced the company will invest nearly $40 million by locating its first operations in Tennessee to Jefferson City. The new distribution facility will house 80 new jobs upon completion of the project. The company is a major distributor for McDonald’s, and this...

Hardwood production company to expand Huntland operations

Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods officials announced the company will invest $3.9 million to expand its operations in Huntland. Through the project, Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods will create 25 new jobs to better support operations of the company’s new industrial-grade sawmill, increasing its...

Baxter, Paris, receive federal water funds

Two Tennessee municipalities have been awarded a share in $443 million in USDA Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants awarded to expand access to clean and reliable drinking water, sanitary waste disposal and storm water drainage for people in 24 states. The town of Baxter will use a $1 million...

Savannah receives funds for marina development

Officials with the city of Savannah received $5 million from the Tennessee Department of Economic Development as part of the Blueways Trail Development program. State Sen. Page Walley presented the check to officials at Wayne Jerrolds River Park in Savannah. The city recently purchased 15 acres of...

Steel fabricator to open Kingsport facility

O’Neal Manufacturing Services (OMS) officials, announced the company is locating its first Tennessee facility in Kingsport. Through the project, OMS will invest $8.5 million and create 29 new jobs to support medium- to heavy-gauge steel fabrication including steel plate burning, machining, shot...

People

Michelle Roberts

Michelle Roberts has been selected as the new city manager of Bluff City. Roberts comes to the city with more than 10 years of experience with the Department of Veterans affairs, where she worked as a logistics management specialist, acquisition utilization specialist, and engineering technician...

State Sen. Yager jumps from plane for cancer awareness

State Sen. Ken Yager, R-Kingston, found a unique way to celebrate his own cancer-free status while bringing awareness to prostate cancer and men’s health.

Yager jumped out of an airplane at 14,000 ft above ground to celebrate over one year of being cancer-free and raise awareness for prostate...

Steve Wilson

Steve Wilson has been named the new deputy chief operating officer for the city of Chattanooga by Mayor Tim Kelly. Wilson has been with the city since 2002 when he was hired as director of innovation. Prior to his role with the city, he was the director of operational effectiveness at the Lean...

Laura Kidwell

Laura Kidwell has joined UT-MTAS as a legal consultant in the Nashville Office. Kidwell has spent the past 18 years with the Tennessee Attorney General’s office, including serving nearly 14 years as a senior counsel and nearly five as an assistant solicitor general. She also served as an adjunct...

Hoyte Hale

Hoyte Hale, deputy fire chief for the Smithville Fire Department and director of the DeKalb County Emergency Management Service, died Sept. 29, 2024, at the age of 62. A Smithville native, Hale began his career as a volunteer with the Smithville Fire Department, serving with the department for 40...

Former Gov. Winfield Dunn dies at 97

Former Gov. Winfield Dunn died peacefully at home with his family on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the age of 97.

Dunn served as governor of Tennessee from 1971 to 1975. Prior to his election, Dunn had never held public office, and was the first Republican governor the state had elected in 50 years...

State Briefs

FBI to open new Nashville headquarters, continue field offices in Knoxville, Memphis

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has moved its main Tennessee headquarters to a new office in Nashville, but said it will continue to operate “resident agencies” in Memphis and Knoxville. Instead of having two separate sets of leadership operating in Knoxville and Memphis, FBI Director Chris...

State seeks help in white oak restoration efforts

A new initiative is seeking to aid in the restoration of native white oaks across Tennessee. The Tennessee White Oak Initiative is a cooperative effort between the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF), TDF’s East Tennessee Nursery, the University of Tennessee Extension, and...

New Comptroller guidance issued for volunteer fire departments

The Tennessee Comptroller’s division of Local Government Audit has launched a new resource designed to improve and emphasize the importance of good financial management within Tennessee’s hundreds of volunteer fire departments.

“While volunteer fire departments provide essential services across the...

Franklin, Lake and White counties selected for Property Evaluation Program

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) announced Franklin, Lake and White counties were selected to participate in the latest round of the Select Tennessee Property Evaluation Program (PEP).

PEP evaluates potential industrial properties, advising counties on...

State housing report shows progress, challenges

With continued rising home prices and an emerging trend of fewer closings in some areas of the state during the second quarter of the year, Tennessee’s housing market presents mixed signals heading into the fall, according to the latest statewide report from Middle Tennessee State University.

“The...

TCRS exceeds projected rate of return

The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System wrapped up the 2024 fiscal year with a 10.06% investment return, well exceeding the plan’s 6.75% assumed rate of return.

The annual earnings represent over $6.2 billion in new investment income added to the portfolio in a single year. The TCRS portfolio...

TML Updates

TML Executive Committee to Meet Oct. 16

Tennessee Comptroller to host public and open records trainings

Charging Smart program to provide no-cost technical assistance to municipalities

Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council opens funding for community grants

Delta Regional Authority announces funding opportunities

Federal departments announce deadlines for major grant applications

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