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Lee delivers eighth State of the State

Gov. Bill Lee delivered his eighth and final State of the State Address on Feb. 2 before the Tennessee General Assembly, highlighting priorities including expanding the school voucher program, crime...
Bristol Public Works

Municipalities deal with water, power outages after Winter Storm Fern strikes

State officials confirmed 31 weather-related deaths amid Winter Storm Fern, leading to a statewide emergency declaration. Officials with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) said one death...
Pennies

End of penny production creates challenges for local governments

With penny production halted and circulation shortages reported by banks and retailers, cities across Tennessee are also looking for guidance on how to handle currency issues. Perhaps nowhere is the...
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News Across Tennessee

Documotion Research expands Columbia operations

Documotion Research Inc. officials announced the company is expanding its manufacturing operations in Columbia. The company will create 48 new jobs and invest $9.1 million as it adds approximately 40,000-square-feet of manufacturing space and maintenance operations. Founded in Santa Ana, Calif., in...

Goodlettsville receives TCPE award

Goodlettsville was honored with the Level 1 Award at the 2026 awards ceremony hosted by the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence. The ceremony was held in Franklin, and recognized organizations, both public and private, across the state for their commitment to performance excellence and...

Durable Products to expand Crossville facility

Durable Products officials announced the company is expanding and renovating one of its current facilities in Crossville. The project will create 134 jobs and invest $27.3 million. Founded in Crossville in 1982, Durable Products offers its customers diverse manufacturing capabilities ranging from...

Columbia receives sports tourism award

Columbia Parks and Recreation has been recognized as 2025 Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism by Sports Destination Management, honoring the exceptional performance and national impact of the Ridley Sports Complex. The complex was honored in the Small Market category, highlighting Columbia...

Belgian manufacturer to open Mt. Pleasant plant

Recticel Group officials announced the company has selected Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, as the location for its first Insulated Panels manufacturing facility in the U.S. The Belgium-based company plans to create 78 new jobs and invest $49.6 million at the Cherry Glen Industrial Park, a Select Tennessee...

New collegiate baseball league announces first team in Tullahoma

The city of Tullahoma will welcome the first expansion team in a newly formed collegiate summer baseball league. The Players League has formed the Volunteer State League with the Tullahoma Test Pilots serving as the first team in the new league. Founded in 2023, the Players League includes the North...
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People

Lt. Gov. Randy McNally will not seek re-election

Randy McNally
Randy McNally

After a 50-year career, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally has announced he will not seek re-election this fall.  

McNally, who represents Tennessee Senate District 5, cited health concerns as the primary reason for his decision to step down. McNally underwent emergency heart surgery in February 2023 where a...

Tony Buchanan

Tony Buchanan
Tony Buchanan

Tony Buchanan has been selected as the new chief of police by the Erwin Board of Mayor and Alderman. Buchanan has been serving as the interim chief of the Erwin Police Department since June 2025. He served for four years in the U.S. Air Force before joining the Erwin Police Department in 2001. He...

Kane Sessler

Kane Sessler
Kane Sessler

Kane Sesler has retired as assistant chief for the Dickson Fire Department after 31 years with the department. Sesler began working with the Dickson Fire Department in 1995, working his way up through the ranks to assistant chief in 2017. During his tenure, Sesler has received the distinguished...

Bryson Masters

Bryson Masters
 Bryson Masters

Bryson Masters has been selected to fill a vacancy on the Red Boiling Springs City Council. A lifelong city resident and 2022 graduate of Red Boiling Springs High School, Masters has served for the past four years with the Red Boiling Springs Fire Department, including taking on a leadership role as...

Bobby Jarnagin

Bobby Jarnagin
Bobby Jarnagin

Bobby Jarnagin, vice mayor of Surgoinsville, died Feb. 4, 2026, at the age of 78. Jarnagin was first elected as an alderman for Surgoinsville in 2016 and has served as vice mayor of the town since 2017. Prior to joining the board of mayor and alderman, he spent many years in public service including...

Julie Brackenbery

Julie Brackenberry

Julie Brackenbury, former member of the Gallatin City Council and longtime community journalist, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at the age of 58. She served four years on the Gallatin City Council as an at-large member from 2013 to 2017. Additionally, Brackenberry was well-known for her work in local...
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State Briefs

New TACIR reports address homelessness, juvenile detention

The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) has published new reports dealing with what improvements can be made to address homelessness and juvenile detention capacity. 

The TACIR report “Improving Tennessee's Continua of Care with Flexible Funding, Better Data, and...

January 2025 state revenues $27.2M above estimates

Tennessee revenues exceeded budgeted estimates for the month of January.  

Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson reported that total January tax revenues were $2.1 billion, $27.2 million more than the budgeted estimate and $87.7 million more than January 2025. The total tax...

Tennessee ranks as sixth most popular state for movers

Tennessee is the sixth most popular state for in-bound movers, according to a new survey by U.S. News and World Report. Tennessee’s low cost of living, mild weather, outdoor opportunities, affordable housing, and job growth were cited as making the state one of the most appealing. South Carolina...

Seven cities to share in state Site Development Grants

More than $13 million in state site development grants have been awarded with seven municipalities among the grantees.

State Data Center: Tennessee has nation's eighth largest population increase in 2025

Tennessee’s population increase was the nation’s 8th largest last year – adding nearly 64,000 new residents and reaching a population of 7.32 million people.

Tennessee December 2025 unemployment remains steady

Tennessee’s December 2025 unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%. The state unemployment rate has remained at 3.6% since July, though no data was recorded for October due to the government shutdown. The U.S. rate for December was 4.4%, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month...
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