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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 1, 2025) – The crisp fall air echoes with the stories of Tennessee’s haunted past, in historic prisons, hotels, theatres, caves and on walking tours. Add these immersive Halloween experiences to your spooky season bucket list. For additional inspiration, if you dare, meet Tennessee’s ghosts this fall.

On Sept. 30, Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry welcomed the newest graduating classes of Tennessee State Troopers.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – In support of the 2025 Medal of Honor Celebration Convention, Soldiers from the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment’s Fires Squadron will perform a three-volley salute next to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, in Chattanooga, during a memorial service on October 3, at approximately 10:20 a.m.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. --- Registration for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s (TWRA) inaugural Tennessee Biodiversity Summit will remain open, with walk-ins accepted on the day of the event.

Beginning September 30, 2025, the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) will implement new Child Protective Services (CPS) response times to ensure children at risk of abuse or neglect are seen more quickly.

Officials overseeing $42 million for restoration of natural resources impacted by the Oak Ridge Reservation today announced the recommendation of seven projects for funding and released a first restoration plan describing them.

NASHVILLE--Commissioner of Financial Institutions Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 11.25 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 7.25 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on September 29, 2025.

One year ago, Hurricane Helene brought devastating floods to East Tennessee. Lives were lost, families were displaced, and entire communities were tested. Earlier this year, the Department of Safety & Homeland Security shared a three-part video series to honor the first responders who put their lives on the line during the storm. On this anniversary, we remember the victims and reflect on the strength shown across our state.

On Monday, Sept. 29, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, joined the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) at Nashville Auto-Diesel College (NADC) for a “Seat Belts Save Lives” event to showcase the THSO’s four new seat belt convincers purchased through THSO grant funds to be utilized for community outreach. The THSO will now have eight seat belt convincers to utilize statewide, expanding opportunities for traffic safety education.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Anderson, Bedford, and Cumberland counties.