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Germantown’s Mary Anne Gibson receives Municipal League Local Government Leadership Award

Germantown Alderwoman Mary Anne Gibson was awarded the fourth annual Bob Kirk Local Government Leadership Award by the Tennessee Municipal League at their 82nd Annual Conference in Gatlinburg.

The Bob Kirk Local Government Leadership Award is presented to the council member, alderman, or...

TML Achievement Awards

TML Announces 2022 Achievement Award winners

The Tennessee Municipal League is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 TML Annual Achievement Awards. The awards will be presented Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at the 82nd Annual Conference of the

Election

Municipal elections held in 80 cities

Citizens in 80 municipalities across Tennessee went to the polls on Aug. 4, 2022, to decide local town and city races in addition to state and federal primary elections.

Charlotte will have its first

Andy Ogles

Martin, Ogles secure nominations; Incumbents upset in House races

Tennesseans went to the polls in August primary elections to decide leadership in the state General Assembly, partisan races for Congressional seats, and Democratic and Independent nominations for

TN Opioid Abatement Council

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

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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

Election

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

Body Cameras

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

Germatown

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

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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...

SK Group headquarters

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

Housing

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