New West Tennessee Planning website to highlight resources, services for region A new website outlining current planning efforts surrounding the development of Blue Oval City and providing resources for future planning endeavors impacting local communities is now available to New statutory meeting requirements for municipal governing bodies The 113th General Assembly amended the Tennessee Open Meetings Act with two separate public chapters that will impact your municipality. Those public chapters are Public Chapter 213, Acts of 2023 and Mental healthcare, childcare, and alternative justice could help improve outcomes for Tennessee kids Support services, mental health care, childcare for parents, and alternatives to incarceration are all methods that can better help Tennessee youth have positive outcomes, according to a recent state SCOTUS ruling changes EPA authority over certain wetlands A new U.S. Supreme Court Ruling has narrowed the definition of which waters are subject to federal protections under the Clean Water Act, limiting how the Environmental Protection Agency can implement safeguards in certain wetlands. In the decision, the court ruled 5-4 that wetlands must have... Tennessee municipalities honor public works employees for National Public Works Week Municipalities across Tennessee are honoring the staffs of their public works departments for the important work these essential employees do in their communities every day as part of National Public Bolivar NeighborHub hopes to connect residents and resources A new centralized location for community resources is aiming to connect Bolivar residents with the help they need. Bolivar Mayor Julian McTizic said the resource center, known as The NeighborHub, has Spring elections held in 16 municipalities Spring elections were held in 16 municipalities across Tennessee with 15 electing members to boards and councils and two cities holding referendums. The Jackson mayoral election led to a second Tennessee cities celebrate National Police Week Municipalities across Tennessee are honoring members of their local police departments as part of celebrations of National Police Week (May 14-20). In addition to commemorating fallen officers Relationships, workforce, and culture strategies for retaining existing industry Economic development officials discussed easing the apprehension of existing industry as new companies arrive at a recent meeting hosted by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Resources, training can help mitigate local risk in derailments Following the train derailment and resulting toxic spill in East Palestine, Ohio, in February, many community members and local leaders are asking questions about their own municipality’s preparedness NLC: City leaders urged to weigh in on regulations following Ohio derailment Following the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, city leaders can take an active role in promoting federal regulation intended to reduce the risk their own communities face. The National 'RainSmart Yards' provides benefits to local stormwater systems, waterways An East Tennessee program aiming to help residents improve local water run-off and stormwater issues is hoping to go statewide. RainSmart Yards is one of several programs operated by Chattanooga-based Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … Ellipsis indicating non-visible pages 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 … Ellipsis indicating non-visible pages Next › Next page Last » Last page