The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is extending its successful Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program into the fall semester by sending qualifying families a card they can use to buy food for their student who has been impacted by the pandemic. Over 500,000 students received benefits to replace school meals lost during the spring. That’s more than half of all public-school children in the state.
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Thursday, October 29, 2020 | 03:39pm
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Thursday, October 29, 2020 | 11:00am
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health encourages Tennessee nursing homes to apply for funding for aids to facilitate in-person visitation in compliance with COVID19 safety guidelines. TDH recognizes the difficult challenges long-term care facilities have faced in protecting vulnerable residents during the COVID-19 response and developed Tennessee Long Term Care Facility Guidance to reunite these residents and their families in a safe and disciplined manner.
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Thursday, October 29, 2020 | 10:00am
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and GS Performance, LLC officials announced today that the company will relocate its headquarters, manufacturing and distribution operations from San Diego, Calif. to Nashville, Tenn.
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Thursday, October 29, 2020 | 07:30am
Tennessee Unemployment Claims Data for the Week ending on October 24, 2020
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Thursday, October 29, 2020 | 07:30am
Tennessee Unemployment Claims Data for the week ending on October 24, 2020
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020 | 12:15pm
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee Army National Guard flight crew responded to an emergency air evacuation mission after a hiker suffered injuries in the Pisgah National Forest area, North Carolina, Oct. 28.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020 | 10:00am
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and ReNew Biomedical Services, LLC officials announced today that the biomedical equipment service provider is expanding operations in Jackson.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 04:00pm
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) announced Commissioner Danielle Whitworth Barnes will leave state government in mid-November after 16 years of service to the citizens of Tennessee to return to the private sector.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 11:36am
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Lee’s Unified Command Group will open drive through COVID-19 testing sites in each of Tennessee’s grand divisions Saturday, Oct. 31 in an ongoing effort to curb rising case rates in Tennessee’s rural areas.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 10:30am
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health is currently accepting applications for funding opportunities to help build and support healthy communities. TDH Healthy Active Built Environments grants serve as a catalyst for publicly accessible physical activity and healthy eating opportunities. These are competitive funding opportunities.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 09:00am
A new report released by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development highlights jobs in high demand across Tennessee, including occupations in finance and technology, headquarters, automotive, distribution and logistics, and other target industry clusters.
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Monday, October 26, 2020 | 04:00pm
Organizations providing services to crime victims are eligible to apply for new federal funding to assist in responding to victim service needs.
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Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – The unemployment rates in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties decreased in September, according to new data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
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Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 09:58am
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health invites all Tennesseans to celebrate Child Health Month this October! This annual event focuses on positively impacting the lives of children and their families by promoting physical, social and emotional health.
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Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 07:30am
Tennessee Unemployment Claims Data for the week ending on October 17, 2020