NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Deniece Thomas as Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, effective September 30. Thomas succeeds Jeff McCord following his departure to lead Northeast State Community College.
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Thursday, September 29, 2022 | 04:39pm
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Thursday, September 29, 2022 | 04:39pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Deniece Thomas as Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, effective September 30. Thomas succeeds Jeff McCord following his departure to lead Northeast State Community College.
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Thursday, September 29, 2022 | 02:58pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally and Speaker Cameron Sexton announced a decisive step to accelerate the hiring process for 25 additional forensic lab positions at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). Taking this action ahead of the regular budget process will expedite the TBI’s efforts to expand testing capacity and reduce the turnaround time for sexual assault kits (SAKs).
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Thursday, September 29, 2022 | 12:15pm
Tennessee’s technology solutions and innovation are cited today in honors from the Center for Digital States
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | 10:28pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Sept. 29, roughly 1,200 Soldiers and Airmen from the Tennessee National Guard will depart from multiple locations across Tennessee to support response and recovery efforts in Florida following the landfall of Hurricane Ian.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | 01:57pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced two key judicial appointments.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | 05:44am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee released a nationwide Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) recruitment video and renewed efforts to welcome out of state law enforcement officers to Tennessee.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 | 02:30pm
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 | 11:57am
A Pulaski, Tennessee man is charged with two counts of TennCare fraud for allegedly re-selling pills he obtained using TennCare healthcare insurance benefits.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 | 10:00am
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Daejin Advanced Materials USA Inc. officials announced today the company will invest $10.2 million to establish its second U.S. manufacturing and processing facility in Cumberland City, Tennessee.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 | 08:34am
Tennessee’s agritourism season is in full swing. Spanning from Shelby County to Johnson County, people of all ages will visit pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and apple orchards looking for décor, wagon rides, festivals, and all sorts of fun right up through Halloween.
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Monday, September 26, 2022 | 08:52pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Maj. Gen. Jeff Holmes, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, announced today that Tennessee Governor Bill Lee authorized the deployment of roughly 1,200 Soldiers and Airmen from the Tennessee National Guard to support response and recovery efforts for Hurricane Ian, which is expected to make landfall in Florida on Thursday.
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Monday, September 26, 2022 | 03:45pm
CHATTANOOGA – The Tennessee Department of Correction Chattanooga Community Resource Center (CRC) is teaming up with Hamilton County based community partners, including Legal Aid, The Chattanooga Bar, and the American Job Center, to host a ‘One-Stop Re-Entry Shop’ for justice-involved individuals in Chattanooga.
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Monday, September 26, 2022 | 03:00pm
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Georgia-Pacific officials announced today the company will invest at least $425 million to construct a state-of-the-art Dixie manufacturing facility in Jackson.
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Friday, September 23, 2022 | 08:33am
For 35 years, the Clean Water Act’s Nonpoint Source Program has funded projects that improve water quality and reduce or eliminate nonpoint source pollution. Water quality grant proposals are now being accepted by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.