The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security will host a rapid hiring event to fill interim Driver License Examiner positions in metropolitan areas across the state. The hiring event will take place October 22 and 23, 2019 at the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Training Center’s Annex and Gymnasium Building at 283 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville, Tennessee, 37214.

NASHVILLE — Suicide is never easy to talk about. Yet having a tough conversation, knowing the warning signs, and asking for help just may save a life.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Global Track Manufacturing USA, Inc. officials announced today that the company has established a production facility in Milan.

TDMHSAS, TN Department of Correction, and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Tennessee announced today a new grant that will expand Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training and techniques to eight new counties. The expansion is focusing on Sumner, Wilson, Smith, DeKalb, White, Putnam, Overton, and Cumberland Counties.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe recently approved over $26.7 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), which assist communities with infrastructure improvements, housing rehabilitations and health and safety initiatives.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) today released the latest student enrollment data for the fall 2019 semester, indicating an increase of 1,541 students, which is a 0.7% increase compared with 2018.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe today announced that Zeus Industrial Products, Inc. will invest $11.25 million to expand its Chattanooga operations and create 54 jobs over the next five years.

TDMHSAS is receiving more than $200,000 in new funding to improve the response for Tennesseans seeking help through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Jackson, Tenn. - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and arrest of Gregory Keith Hardee. Hardee, 55, turned himself in last week to Madison County Sheriff’s deputies.

Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 9.00 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 5.00 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on October 07, 2019.

Seven people were killed in traffic crashes in Tennessee during last year’s Halloween period between Tuesday, October 30 through Thursday, November 1. That’s why the Tennessee Highway Patrol is urging all motorists to drive cautiously, buckle up, never drive distracted and don’t drink and drive this Halloween.