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SMYRNA, Tenn. – Soldiers from across the United States became the U.S. Army’s newest military policemen as they graduated from the Tennessee National Guard’s Military Police Basic Course at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Site, August 8. These 16 graduates are now military law enforcement officers and the newest members of the U.S. Army Military Police Corps.

Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education and Tennessee Education Research Alliance (TERA) at Vanderbilt University released key findings and responses from the 2025 Tennessee Educator Survey.

Urban Search & Rescue Teams return home after mission in Hill Country.

David Crockett Birthplace State Park will hold its annual Crockett Days Festival Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10, at nearby Doak House Museum on the campus of Tusculum University.

Red Clay State Historic Park will host the Cherokee Cultural Celebration featuring demonstrations, traditional dancing, craft vendors, and food vendors from federally recognized Cherokee tribes.

The Commissioner of Financial Institutions hereby announces that the maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans as set by the General Assembly in 2025, Public Chapter 290, for the month of September 2025 is 10.75 percent per annum. The maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans shall be set at an amount equal to four (4) percentage points above the average prime offer rate (APOR), as defined in 12 CFR 1026.35, that applies to a thirty-year fixed loan, as published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), or its successor federal entity. For the most recent APOR statistical data available preceding the date of this announcement, the calculated rate is 6.75 percent.

NASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 11.50 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 7.50 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on August 4, 2025.

NASHVILLE – Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling and upon consultation with the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office, the Governor determined that it was lawful to carry out the jury’s sentence of death given to Mr. Black.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) has added eight paws to its fight against invasive pests. Two specially trained detection dogs—Winnie and Marcel—have joined the TDA Plant Certification Section to help protect Tennessee’s thriving nursery and agricultural industries from the destructive Spotted Lanternfly (SLF).