News Across Tennessee

LEV (Light Electric Vehicles) Manufacturing officials will establish its first Tennessee facility in Algood to serve as the company's primary U.S. assembly, logistics, and fulfillment center. LEV Manufacturing, part of the Life EV Group, will create 288 jobs and invest $7 million as the company...

The city of Norris is expanding its recreation opportunities at the Norris Community Building. Officials have unveiled plans to turn two tennis courts and a disc golf-course at the community facility into a $1 million sports complex, which will add four pickleball courts, a high school regulation...

The city of Cleveland has dedicated a new fire engine for its Fire Station No. 5 in the Candies Creek area. The new apparatus is a Pierce Enforcer equipped with a 515-horsepower Paccar engine and a 2,000-gallon-per-minute pump, enhancing the Fire Department’s capacity to respond to emergencies and...

Stella-Jones Corporation will open its first U.S. steel lattice tower manufacturing facility in Fayetteville. The new facility will create nearly 230 jobs and is part of a $45 million investment. Expected to be fully operational by the end of 2027, the facility will help support growing demand from...

Officials with the Johnson City Parks and Recreation Department, municipal leaders, and local seniors gathered to unveil a new historical marker commemorating the first nationally accredited senior center in Tennessee. Founded in 1961, the original senior center has since expanded to the Memorial...

Cookeville officials celebrated the completion of the West Stevens Street Phase I project by reopening the street to traffic. The $4 million project widened West Stevens Street from South Willow Avenue to West Jackson Street, added a center turn lane at South Willow, installed new storm sewer and...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is working with the city of Winchester to improve access to Tims Ford Lake at Winchester City Park as part of the Bill Dance Signature Lake Program (BDSL). A new 60-foot-wide boat ramp is presently open for use with renovations nearing completion on...

The city of Milan has completed the transfer of the former Milan Army Ammunition Plant, also known as the Milan Arsenal, from the U.S. Army. The city purchased the site for $4.2 million, much of which came from grant funding from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD)...

Officials with Kingsport and the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new BlueCross Healthy Place at Riverwalk Park. The 5.6-acre park is located along the Holston River and provides a unique blend of natural beauty and recreational opportunities, as...

Germantown’s Public Art Program is launching Phase I of the Wolf River Cultural Greenway initiative, a multi-phase effort to integrate public art throughout the Greenway trail system. This phase includes two coordinated components: a series of large-scale murals at the Riverwood Pedestrian Tunnel...

Officials with the city of Dickson cut the ribbon on the first phase of the  J. Dan Buckner Park renovation project. The $2.8 million project will include a new playground, pavilion, restrooms, two basketball courts, and two courts striped for tennis and pickleball with adjustable nets. Funding for...