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The Tennessee State Museum will commemorate both America’s 250th and Tennessee’s 230th birthdays with special public programming on Saturday, May 30, and additional events scheduled on Monday, June 1. Presented in partnership with the Folklife Program at the Tennessee Arts Commission, programming on Saturday, May 30 will include folklife demonstrations and performances throughout the Museum, as well as Storytime with Miss Tennessee Zoe Scheiderich, guided tours of the exhibit Tennessee Voices, American Stories, hands-on activities, historical wet-plate photography, and the annual festive cupcake celebration. One of the event highlights is the premiere screening of A Grand Design: Captain Le Roy Reeves and the Tennessee State Flag, a new short documentary about the origins of the TriStar design of the state flagand the history of the very first template flag, which part of the Tennessee State Museum collection. Produced by the Tennessee State Museum with Nashville PBS, the film will screen on the hour in the Museum’s Digital Learning Center on both May 30 and June 1.

The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Blountville Driver Services Center, 3769 Highway 11 West, will close for a planned remodel on Wednesday, May 6.

Rock Island State Park is being recognized its work in building partnerships over the last decade to provide ideal swift water rescue training for fire departments and rescue teams. Many groups come from other states, often driving hundreds of miles to develop these lifesaving techniques.

Tennessee State Parks and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) are teaming up with paddlesports leaders across the state to offer low-cost beginner kayaking classes Saturday, May 16 to kick off National Safe Boating Week.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Last May, it was announced that the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment was selected as one of three National Guard units to reorganize into a Mobile Brigade Combat Team, aligning with the U.S. Army’s new transformation initiatives. Since then, the 278th has begun its rapid conversion from an Armored Brigade Combat Team to a Mobile Brigade Combat Team, a lighter, faster, and more lethal unit.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health is reminding everyone to take precautions to avoid tick bites and tick-borne diseases. Spring is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the many beautiful state parks and other amazing locations Tennessee has to offer.

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and Tennessee State Parks are teaming with paddlesports leaders across the state to offer low-cost beginner kayaking classes Saturday, May 16, which kicks off National Safe Boating Week.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Commissioner David Salyers today announced a $1,446,382 loan for the City of Maynardville to improve water infrastructure.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Commissioner David Salyers today announced a $556,575 loan for the City of South Pittsburg to improve water infrastructure.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Commissioner David Salyers today announced a $15,725,000 loan for the City of Brownsville to improve water infrastructure.

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 April 27, 2026.