News Across Tennessee

Tyson Foods, Inc., has begun construction on a new $3.5 million childcare facility catering to employees of its Humboldt poultry processing plant. The pilot project will be operational by 2023 and will support up to 100 children five years of age or younger as a way to support employees with young...

Officials with the city of Ripley, Lauderdale Community Hospital (LCH), USDA Rural Development, and the state have broken ground on a new critical access hospital to replace the current facility, which opened in 1983. The Lauderdale Community Hospital, in partnership with Stone Bank headquartered in...

Nashville Record Pressing, LLC officials announced today the company will establish operations in Nashville, which will include its headquarters, manufacturing, distribution and back-office functions. Nashville Record Pressing will invest $13.3 million and create 255 new jobs over the next five...

The town of Greeneville and George Clem Multicultural Alliance announce plans for Greeneville’s first annual Juneteenth celebration. Juneteenth, which became a federal holiday in 2021, commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement proclaiming freedom for enslaved people in Texas, the last state of...

The Newport Board of Mayor and Aldermen have approved the purchase of a 72-acre tract of land that will become Woodland Park, the newest park in the city. The property is adjacent to the city’s Newport City Park and will allow for hiking and picnicking. The property will be purchased at $5,000 per...

The city of Charleston has named its city hall in honor of longtime Mayor Walter Goode, who died in 2020. Goode served more than 28 years in Charleston city government and was first elected to the Charleston City Commission in 1986, eventually becoming the city’s mayor. 

The city of Dayton cut the ribbon on the new Dayton Dog Park at Swinging Bridge Park near the Dayton Farmer’s Market. The new dog park was made possible through a $25,000 grant from the Boyd Foundation’s Dog Park Dash program in 2019. The dog park features separate areas for small and large dogs...

The city of Bristol and BVU Authority have received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) as part of upgrades to the Bristol Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. Provided through the American Rescue Plan, the grant will help install a...

TRISO-X LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-energy LLC, has announced the company will be locating at the Oak Ridge Horizon Center Industrial Park to build the country’s first commercial advanced High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) based nuclear reactor fuel fabrication facility of its kind...

Dot Foods, Inc. officials announced the company will expand its Tennessee operations by establishing a new distribution facility in Manchester at the Manchester Industrial Park, a Select Tennessee Certified Site. Dot Foods will invest $50.5 million and create 171 new jobs as the company constructs a...

Officials with the Kingsport Fire Chief have officially cut the ribbon on a fire training facility almost 20 years in the making. The new, $2 million training center boasts a 40-person classroom that can be partitioned into two classrooms, a large fire truck bay, restrooms, a kitchen, and an outdoor...

The city of Knoxville has created a Greenways Ambassador program, which was announced Saturday at the 2022 Neighborhood Conference. The Greenways Ambassador initiative was developed by the Knoxville Greenways Commission, with support from the Parks and Recreation Department. The ambassadors will be...