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Tennessee Municipal League holds district meetings

Municipal officials from across Tennessee have gathered for Tennessee Municipal League (TML) District meetings, discussing upcoming legislative issues as well as local and regional concerns.
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AI capabilities, infrastructure among request during state budget hearings

Investments in AI technology, maintaining state roadways and bridges amid declining revenues, and growing economic development and tourism initiatives were among funding requests presented by state...
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State funding board approves lower-than-average growth rate

The State Funding Board voted to set a growth rate for the state lower than average but higher than last year’s projected numbers as economic experts cited a “volatile” and “uncertain” economic future...
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News Across Tennessee

DRA awards funds to four Tennessee municipalities

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced more than $6.3 million investments in West Tennessee communities, including four municipal projects. 

The funds were awarded as part of the States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) — one of DRA’s main investment tools. 

The Covington Indu...

Radiator manufacturer to expand Clarksville operations

T.RAD officials announced the company is expanding to Tennessee with Clarksville as the company’s first location in the state. T.RAD will create 928 new jobs and invest $90.2 million by constructing a new facility at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Corporate Business Park South, a Select Tennessee...

Ground broken on new MTSU aerospace facility in Shelbyville

Officials with the city of Shelbyville, Shelbyville Municipal Airport, and Middle Tennessee State University broke ground on a $73.4 million state-of-the-art aerospace facility. The new aviation hub will address critical needs for expanding MTSU’s Department of Aerospace and its pilot training...

Centerville opens new pickleball courts

Centerville officials have cut the ribbon on new pickleball courts at the city’s River Park. The town worked with Bylers Quality Construction on the new courts, which were opened with the first pickleball tournament in both Centerville and Hickman County. The event was attended by area pickleball...

Oak Ridge breaks ground on affordable housing

The Oak Ridge Housing Authority (ORHA) has broken ground on a new project bringing more than 100 affordable housing units to the city’s Scarboro community as well as renovating 128 existing public housing units across the city. The $64 million development is a partnership between the city and...

Oak Ridge's Clinch River Site receives $400M DOE grant

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) was selected for a $400 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance the development of a small modular reactor (SMR) at the Clinch River Site in Oak Ridge. Tennessee’s Clinch River Site is one of the only federally approved, undeveloped...
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People

Gerald McCormick

Gerald McCormick
Gerald McCormick

Gerald McCormick, former Republican Majority Leader in the Tennessee State House, died Dec. 11, 2025, at the age of 63 after a battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. McCormick represented Chattanooga’s District 26 in the State House for 14 years and had...

Michael Lankford

Michael Lankford
Michael Lankford

Michael Lankford has been selected to fill the seat left vacant by the death of late State Rep. Jeff Burkhart, R-Clarksville. Lankford presently serves as a Montgomery County commissioner, representing District 6. Lankford will represent Tennessee’s House District 75, which includes part of...

Tullahoma announces public works changes

Butch Taylor
Butch Taylor

The city of Tullahoma has announced the retirement of current Director of Public Works Butch Taylor and the appointment of Eric Pierce as his successor.  

Taylor has retired after 30 years of service to the city of Tullahoma. A reception in Taylor’s honor was held at the city’s public works facility...

Lance Sutton

Lance Sutton
Lance Sutton

Lance Sutton has been named the new fire marshal for the town of Nolensville. Sutton has more than 24 years of service in emergency operations and fire investigation across municipal, commercial, and industrial environments. Sutton served as a fire captain, fire inspector, engineer, and firefighter...

Alamo names municipal building for former Mayor Tommy Green

Tommy Green Building Dedication

The municipal building for the town of Alamo has been renamed to honor former Mayor Tommy Green, who served in the role for 30 years. 

The Alamo Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously voted to rename the municipal building to honor Green for his decades of service to the community. 

Before serving as...

Jon Holmes

Jon Holmes
Jon Holmes

Jon Holmes has been selected as the new city manager for Collegedale. Holmes has more than 17 years of high-level municipal leadership experience, most recently serving for seven years as city manager of Aurora, Mo. He also served as county administrator for Franklin County, Kan.; city administrator...
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State Briefs

Tennessee September 2025 unemployment rate remains steady

Tennessee’s September 2025 unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The release of September’s data was delayed because of the impact to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics during the federal government...

Tennessee October revenues $48.7M above estimates

Tennessee revenues exceeded budgeted estimates for the month of October.  

Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson reported total October tax revenues were $1.6 billion, $48.7 million more than the budgeted estimate and $112.5 million more than October 2024. The total tax...

Tennessee State Parks unveils new signage

New signage has been installed across the Tennessee State Parks system allowing visitors to access more information about trails, including t grade of a trail, the degree of the slope on the width of a trail, and the type of surface the trail provides. The signs are aimed at improving accessibility...

CDBG funds awarded to 30 municipalities

Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) have been awarded to 30 municipalities across Tennessee.

Tourism grants awarded to 19 municipalities

Tourism Enhancement Grants have been awarded to 19 municipalities across the state by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development.

TWRA aquires nearly 4,700 acres of Hatchie Bottom

A 7,457-acre tract of ecologically rich bottomland hardwood forest along the Hatchie River has been acquired by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), in partnership with The Nature Conservancy of Tennessee (TNC) and The Conservation Fund (TCF). The Hatchie Bottom acquisition represents a...
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