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The State Review Board will meet on Friday, September 18, 2026, to examine Tennessee's proposed nominations to the National Register of Historic Places.

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is pleased to report no boating-related fatalities over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The TWRA Boating and Law Enforcement Division compiled the holiday statistics after receiving reports from the Agency’s four regions.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Board of Parole will conduct an administrative board meeting at 9 a.m. Sept. 23, along with executive clemency hearings Sept. 22-23 at its downtown Nashville central office, located at James Robertson Parkway in the Davy Crockett Tower. The meeting and clemency hearings are open to the public and will be conducted in the Chairman Richard Montgomery Board Room, located on the fourth floor.

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 October 2026 is 10.78 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 6.78 percent.

NASHVILLE--Commissioner of Financial Institutions Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 10.75 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 6.75 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on September 8, 2026.

NASHVILLE – Following an investigation and a cease-and-desist action by the Sports Wagering Council (SWC), another unlicensed, illegal sportsbook has stopped operating in Tennessee. VoltageBet.com, an illegal offshore sportsbook based in Anjouan, shut down its offerings to Tennesseans as of September 4. Tennesseans who may have deposited funds with VoltageBet.com are urged to withdraw them immediately.

NASHVILLE--- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) biologists held their second annual Benthic Blitz covering 123 sites from 10 watersheds within the Upper Cumberland River Basin. They included the Caney, Collins, and Calfkiller Rivers. A benthic blitz is critical for maintaining wildlife diversity and aims to fill data gaps and targets rare animals such as bottom-dwelling snails, mussels, crayfish, and fish. Healthy aquatic ecosystems should have a wide range of species.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 8, 2026) – Tennessee is home to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, America’s most visited national park. The park welcomes approximately 12 million visitors a year – and with great reason. Notes of orange, red and yellow hues blanket more than 800 miles of trails, providing stunning views of scenic vistas, waterfalls and forest horizons.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Office of Energy Programs announces the launch of the Multifamily Housing Rebate Program for Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

The world’s best marbles players and marble collectors from across the country will roll into Standing Stone State Park in Overton County on Saturday, September 19 for the National Rolley Hole Championship Marbles and Music Festival, also known as the “Super Bowl of Marbles.”

As part of an ongoing update to public-use maps for Tennessee’s state forests, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) has updated Bledsoe State Forest maps to align with road-use designation signage already in place at the south end of the forest and to protect forest roads and trails that have experienced repeated, serious damage from off-highway vehicles (OHVs).