News Across Tennessee

Gov. Bill Lee joined officials with the city of Shelbyville and Middle Tennessee State University’s Aerospace Department to announce a new, state-of-the-art aerospace campus located at the Shelbyville Municipal Airport. The rapid growth of the aerospace program at MTSU has necessitated the move from...

Dutch Tech, Inc. officials announced the company will invest $755,000 to expand its insulation manufacturing operations at the company’s headquarters in Lobelville. Dutch Tech will create 73 new jobs in Lobelville three years after the company was founded. Lobelville is located within Perry County...

The Cookeville Police Department has purchased a new mobile command center that will enhance the department’s ability to respond to a large range of critical situations including rescue operations and natural disasters. The center will strengthen public safety and community support efforts across...

Kingsport’s Fleet Maintenance Division has finished the restoration of the city’s first fire engine back to its original condition on a project that took two years to complete. During their spare time, employees worked to restore the 1917 American LaFrance truck – nicknamed Old Huldy – that went...

The Johnson City Board of Commissioners joined city staff; representatives from Cain, Rash and West Architects; and GRC Construction to celebrate the completion of the new Johnson City Water and Sewer Services Complex located at 2250 Eddie Williams Road with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The former 7...

In addition to trash and recycling, a new pilot program in Nashville will be picking up compost as part of zero-waste efforts in the city. The initial program will offer the service to 750 households to allow compost collection at the curb. Participants will be selected from online applications and...

The Brentwood Fire Department announced a historic event in the department’s history when an all-female engine company took to the frontlines of firefighting duty for the first time. Though women have been a part of the department for years, this marked the first time an all-female team was working...

Mayor Joe Pitts, community members, and officials with the city of Clarksville and Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department were on hand to cut the ribbon on the city’s Beech Street Park. The new park offers a wide variety of amenities to cater to the diverse needs of the community, including an...

A Belgium-based LED housing and framing producer Twenty Three has chosen Gallatin for its first U.S. manufacturing operations. The global company will invest $3 million for its manufacturing operations in the Gallatin Industrial Center and create 10 fulltime jobs, with up to 30 new jobs eventually...

Ground has been broken on a new industrial park in Gallatin. The 90-acre Aero Business Park at 750 Airport Road will serve tenants near the Music City Executive Airport. Officials with TennProperties said plans for the park include dividing it’s 297,000-square-feet into properties that can...

Members of the Greeneville Fire Department and city officials held a formal push-in ceremony for two new fire engines at the city’s Station No. 2 on Carson Street. The new rescue pumper engine - designated Engine No. 2 - and mini-pumper truck will replace aging equipment. Both trucks were purchased...

A dozen municipalities are among the recipients of the latest round of TDEC grants from the state’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) fund aimed at improving drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. 

TDEC announced 20 entities would be sharing in $63,888,650 in grant funds, part of the...