New state opioid abatement council takes first steps with settlement money A state council that will help determine future spending of Tennessee’s more than $600 million share of federal opioid settlement funds held its first meeting where requirements for use of program Walbridge details how Blue Oval City is beginning to take shape With work already underway at the future site of Ford and SK Innovation’s Blue Oval City plant, design and construction consultants Walbridge anticipate the peak of construction on the massive project Ahead of Aug. 4 primaries, some state races already decided With early voting already underway and the August primary just days away, some races have already been decided due to no challenger either in the primary or general elections. We already know the Morristown Police Department Uses Grant Funding to Redevelop Body-Worn Camera Program The Morristown Police Department used grant funding from the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance to augment city funds devoted to redeveloping the department’s body-worn camera Pickleball players taking to courts across Tennessee From Alcoa to Vonore, the sport of pickleball is taking Tennessee municipalities by storm. A mix between tennis, racquetball, and ping pong, pickleball was invented in 1965 by the Prichard family of Denise Paige to leave TML Denise Paige, longtime staff member with the Tennessee Municipal League, will be departing the organization at the end of July. Paige has been with TML since November 1999 and has served nearly 23 years as a member of the TML government relations team. She is taking a position in Jeffersonville... Patience, etiquette vital for cities interested in recruiting Korean companies Working with SK Innovation and other Korean-based Ford suppliers and companies was the focus of a recent Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) panel discussion as part of Municipal workers, essential employees faces of affordable housing crunch With housing prices hitting record highs across the country, officials are hoping to reframe the conversation about what affordable housing is and who needs it. The Tennessee Affordable Housing Tennessee municipalities celebrate Independence Day Municipalities across Tennessee hosted fireworks displays, concerts, parades, and other patriotic programming to celebrate Independence Day. Here are some of the ways that Tennessee cities celebrated Reimbursement costs now available to CMFOs The Tennessee Comptroller has released information about new funding that is available to qualified CMFO candidates. Beginning July 1, 2022, cities that have employees actively participating in the Certified Municipal Finance Officer (CMFO) program may be reimbursed for costs associated with their... 5 cities hold June elections Five municipalities held elections in June ahead of a busy election schedule later this year. A mixture of old and new faces will be seen on boards in Livingston, Maynardville, and Parsons while Tennessee cities still welcoming visitors rollin’ on the river It may seem 200 years out of place to see paddlewheel boats making their way up and down the Cumberland, Mississippi, and Tennessee rivers, but there are still cities across the state where visitors Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 … Next › Next page Last » Last page