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Boyd Center Report Shows Tennessee’s Economy to Surpass US Growth in 2025

With the effects of the pandemic and economic recovery largely behind it, Tennessee’s economy is expected to find a more stable growth path and expand faster than the U.S. overall in 2025, according...

As retirements peak, local governments are finding ways to recruit, retain employees

As the silver tsunami begins to crest, state and local governments are finding incentives like hybrid and shortened work schedules, increased compensation and wages, and changes to educational and...

Cookeville, NAMI Tennessee show how community collaboration can address citizens in crisis

As municipalities look to explore and expand crisis intervention care in their communities, a statewide mental health advocacy organization is hoping to help them connect what resources they have and...

TN Senate, House caucuses nominate candidates for leadership roles

Republican and Democratic caucuses in both Houses elected key leadership positions for the upcoming 114th Tennessee General Assembly set to convene Jan. 14, 2025.

News Across Tennessee

Columbia rededicates West Haven Park

Officials with the city of Columbia celebrated the completion of significant upgrades to the city’s West Haven Park with a rededication ceremony. New features of the park include a pavilion with picnic tables for gatherings and events, inclusive swings, ADA-compliant parking spaces, and a newly...

Farragut receives grant to develop new park

The town of Farragut has been awarded a $2,750,000 grant that will be used to develop park property that was purchased in 2023. The Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant, managed locally by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), was a 50% match of the total...

Food company to expand with new Morristown facility

Performance Food Group Company (PFG) officials announced the company is expanding its presence in Tennessee with a new facility in Morristown. PFG is investing approximately $33.2 million, allowing the company to create 37 new jobs as part of its growth in Morristown. The expansion better supports...

Blue Oval supplier opens first U.S. facility in Jackson

ALUKO Group officials announced the company has selected Jackson to locate its first U.S. manufacturing facility. The project will create 55 new jobs and represents an investment of $36.3 million. The new facility will manufacture aluminum battery casings for operations at Ford Motor Company’s...

Five cities receive state water loans

Five cities are sharing five loans through the State Revolving Fund Loan Program according to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC).

The cities of Dandridge and Fayetteville each received a single loan while the town of White Pine received two loans. A joint loan was also...

Jackson sportsplex wins national award

Jackson’s West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex has been honored with the prestigious 2024 USSSA Baseball Complex of the Year Award. This recognition was announced during the 2024 USSSA National Convention in San Antonio, cementing the Sportsplex’s status as one of the nation’s premier youth baseball...

People

Nate Robinson

Cpl. Nate Robinson with the Maryville Police Department died Dec. 20, 2024, after a short battle with cancer. Robinson was 33. He joined the Maryville Police Department in 2013, serving as a field training officer and a member of the SWAT Team. He had been promoted to the rank of corporal in 2022. ...

Michele Diebold

Michele Diebold, human resources director for the city of Gatlinburg, was awarded the Tennessee Public Risk Management Association (TN PRIMA) President’s Award at the organization’s annual conference. The award was presented for her commitment and dedication to the organization, as well as her...

Carol Berz

Carol Berz, Chattanooga councilmember for District 6, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Dec. 11, 2024. Berz was first elected in a special election 2008 and was planning to run for re-election in 2025. The owner and chief executive of Private Dispute Resolution Services, LLC, Berz has held...

Nick Robbins

Nick Robbins has won a run-off election for the Collierville Alderman Position 3 on the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Robbins defeated challenger Chad Lindsay for the seat. Robbins will take over the seat previously held by John Worley, who decided not to seek a fourth term. A...

Harold Love Jr.

State Rep. Harold Love Jr., D-Nashville, has been sworn in as president of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) during the 48th Annual Legislative Conference. Love, who represents District 58, also serves as Tennessee House Democratic assistant leader. A native of Nashville, Love...

Kevin Goins

Kevin Goins has been named the city and general management by the Loudon City Council and Utility Board. Goins has 25 years of experience from working with the Athens Utility Board, most recently as power superintendent. Goins began his work with AUB at 18 as a part-time summer job laying water and...

State Briefs

Tennessee unemployment ticks up slightly in November

Tennessee’s unemployment rate increased to 3.5% in November, up from 3.4% in October. According to Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), Tennessee’s November 2024 unemployment rate was unchanged from its November 2023 rate. The state’s unemployment rate still remains below...

Tennessee records highest level of seat belt usage

Tennessee has achieved its highest seat belt usage rate on record for the second year in a row. The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) conducted an annual roadside observational survey that determined a statewide usage rate of 92.2%, an increase of 0.2% from 2023. Researchers found occupants for...

Nearly 70,000 tons removed from roadways during Tennessee's No Trash November

Nearly 70,000 pounds of litter was removed from communities throughout Tennessee as part of the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) 4th Annual No Trash November, a month-long initiative to ensure the state’s roadways and waterways are safe from the harmful effects of litter. Spearheaded...

Tennessee fifth most popular state for new business filings

Tennessee is one of the top states for entrepreneurs, according to information compiled from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Tennessee ranked as the fifth most popular state for new businesses with the number of new businesses in the state growing by 8% between 2022 and 2023. The state saw...

Gov. Lee creates Duck River Watershed Planning Partnership

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed Executive Order 108, to establish the Duck River Watershed Planning Partnership and further the state’s commitment to balancing economic growth, water resource management, and environmental and habitat conservation to ensure the long-term sustainability of Tennessee’s...

Tennessee October revenues $30.1M less than budgeted estimates

The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration announced that revenues for October were $1.5 billion, which is $22.6 million more than October of last year, but $30.1 million less than the budgeted estimate.

The total growth rate for the month was 1.53 percent.

General fund revenues were...

TML Updates

Tennessee Historical Commission now accepting applications for federal historic preservation grants

Delta Regional Authority announces funding opportunities

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