Tennessee Human Rights Commission Rules East Tennessee Periodontics, Inc. Violated the Tennessee Human Rights Act

RIPLEY – Earlier today the Tennessee Department of Correction welcomed the next generation of correctional officers into our workforce.

A Davidson County woman is charged with TennCare fraud for filing a fraudulent prescription and using TennCare healthcare insurance benefits to pay for it.

NASHVILLE – Unemployment across Tennessee remains near its historic low, despite a slight increase to 3.4 percent in June, according to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

The Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program (TAEP) is announcing new options and changes to better assist Tennessee farmers in diversifying, expanding, and improving their farming operations.

Longtime state employee Liz Ledbetter today received the Hank Pirowski Award for her efforts to create and expand Veterans Treatment Courts in Tennessee. The award was presented by Justice for Vets in National Harbor, MD at the annual conference of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry is now accepting orders for tree seedlings at the East Tennessee Nursery in Delano, Tenn.

NASHVILLE – In accordance with state law, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is now accepting applications from recognized Tennessee news organizations to serve as statutorily required witnesses for the scheduled execution of death row inmate Stephen West #115717.

Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter today announced that Tennessee tax revenue exceeded budgeted estimates for the month of June.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 100 National Guard Soldiers from Tullahoma’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion returned to Smyrna on July 17 after an 11-month deployment to Kosovo.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance’s (TDCI) Division of Regulatory Boards has released its latest Disciplinary Action Report, which compiles the actions taken by its boards and commissions during the month of June.

NASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 9.50 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 5.50 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on July 15, 2019.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 100 personnel of the Tennessee National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion, headquartered in Tullahoma, are scheduled to return from their overseas deployment to Kosovo on July 17 at approximately 1:15 pm CST to the Volunteer Training Site-Smyrna. The 1-230th AHB has been at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo for the last nine months as part of Kosovo Force – KFOR, a NATO led mission that builds peace and maintains stability in the area.

On July 10th, 2019, Fall Branch Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Owen Caudill received a call from dispatch stating a bystander observed several small children being locked in the back of a white U-Haul box truck at the I-40 446 Welcome Center in Cocke County.