News Across Tennessee

Brownsville cuts ribbon on new city hall

Officials with the city of Brownsville recently cut the ribbon on a new city hall. Located in a renovated bank building on East Main Street in Brownsville, the two-story building will house offices for the mayor, vice mayor, and other employees as well as rooms for meetings and conference spaces...

Morristown opens multi-purpose recreation center

The $32 million Morristown Landing Recreation Center is official open to the public and is expected to draw in thousands of visitors. A regional basketball tournament was the first major event hosted at the new center which has space for games and tournaments for basketball, volleyball, swimming...

Toyota to expand Jackson operations

Toyota Boshoku Tennessee, LLC (TBTN) officials will invest $54.4 million to expand manufacturing operations at its metal stamping facility in Jackson, creating 80 new jobs. The expansion will add an additional 87,000 square feet to TBTN’s existing Jackson facility, which will allow the company to...

Dyersburg celebrates upgrades to Kiwanis Park

City officials and Kiwanis Club members recently opened new playground equipment installed at the city's Kiwanis Park. Several community members and organization, including Kiwanis, made contributions of money, time, talents, and labor to install the new equipment including  Jordan's Grab'n Go, Summ...

Tennessee cities celebrate strawberry season

It’s strawberry time in Tennessee and municipalities across the state are celebrating the agricultural heritage of strawberries in their communities.  

May is peak season for Tennessee strawberries and the industry still has a $10 million impact on the state.  

While strawberry production has...

1-gig internet service comes to Englewood

TDS Telecommunications has begun installing up to 1-gigabyte high-speed internet in Englewood with plans to extend fiber service to more than 1,200 homes and businesses by the end of the year. The Madison, Wis.- based company has already provided service to more than 700 initial customers since...
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People

Will Tholken

Will Tholken
Will Tholken

Will Tholken has been selected as the new parks and recreation director for the city of Dayton. Tholken comes to the city from Bryan College where he served for nearly 10 years, as director of baseball operations, coordinator of athletic operations and most recently as associate athletic director...

Rose Steagall

Rose Steagall
Rose Steagall

Rose Steagall, a police officer with the Franklin Police Department, will retire after 18 years with the department. Prior to joining the Franklin Police Department in 2004, Steagall served the community as a paramedic. During her service with FPD, Steagall was assigned to the bike patrol, segway...

Rosemary Golden

Rosemary Golden
Rosemary Golden

Rosemary Golden, city recorder for Tullahoma, is retiring from her role after a 22-year career with the city. Golden has served as city recorder since 2009. She began her career with the city of Tullahoma as a city purchasing officer, being promoted to assistant finance director and director of...

Charles Booth

Charles Booth
Charles Booth

Charles Booth has been named the new community relations director for the city of Brentwood, taking over from Deanna Lambert who served in the role for six years. Booth comes to Brentwood with 22 years of experience in journalism, marketing, and public sector communication experience, most recently...

Mike Musick

Mike Musick
Mike Musick

Mike Musick has been hired as the new director of parks and recreation for the town of Jonesborough. Musick comes to Jonesborough from Bristol where he has spent 13 years as a recreation superintendent. During that time, Musick has also served on the board of directors of the Bristol Theatre and has...

Chris Shockley

Chris Shockley
Chris Shockley

Chris Shockley has been selected as the new town administrator for Dandridge after previous administrator Matt Rudder announced he will be leaving the town to take a position at the Sevier County mayor’s office. Shockley has been employed with the town since 2012 and presently serves as assistant...
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State Briefs

Tennessee February unemployment unchanged from previous months

Unemployment rates in Tennessee remained at 3.5% for February 2023, the fifth month in a row of unchanged unemployment. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development said the state’s seasonally adjusted jobless number has been at or below 3.5% since January 2022. In a year-to-year comparison...

State February revenues $88.3M above estimates

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced that February tax revenues exceeded budgeted estimates. February revenues totaled $1.3 billion, which is $88.3 million more than the state received in February 2022 and $128.4 million more than the budgeted estimate...

One-third of Tennesseans planning spring break trip

Nearly one-third of Tennesseans plan on taking a spring break trip between March and early April, according to information collected by AAA. The organization said more families are planning trips this year than last year despite inflation. The average gas prices are down nearly a dollar from this...

Tennessee unemployment rate holds steady in January 2023

Tennessee’s January unemployment rate remained unchanged from the previous three months at 3.5%, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state had also recorded the same unemployment rate the previous year in January 2022. During the month, the state...

Tennessee airports receive federal grants

Three Tennessee airports will receive funds from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from a pot of nearly $1 billion in grants being shared among 99 airports across the country as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Memphis International Airport (MEM) will receive $14 million for...

Financial woes put 45% of Tennessee hospitals at risk of closure

Approximately 45% of Tennessee’s hospitals are at the risk of closure for financial reasons, according to a report commissioned by the Tennessee Hospital Association. Labor shortages, high labor costs, and the increased cost of providing care exceeding reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, and...
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