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The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Rockwood Driver Services Center, located at 1070 North Gateway Ave., will close for a planned remodel on Wednesday, Sept. 11, and will reopen in November.

The Federal National Mortgage Association has discontinued its free market auction system for commitments to purchase conventional home mortgages. Therefore, 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 1987, Public Chapter 291, for the month of October, 2024 is 8.15 percent per annum. The rate as set by the said law is an amount equal to four percentage points above the index of market yields of long-term government bonds adjusted to a thirty (30) year maturity by the U. S. Department of the Treasury. For the most recent weekly average statistical data available preceding the date of this announcement, the calculated rate is 4.15 percent.

NASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 12.50 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 8.50 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on September 3, 2024.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry’s (TDF) East Tennessee Nursery is accepting tree seedling orders until April 1, 2025, or while supplies last. More than 30 species of tree and shrub seedlings are currently available for reforestation and conservation projects.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Next Door – Chattanooga, a nine-month, six-phase transitional living program funded by the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), celebrated the graduation of their first resident last week.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Roughly 10 Soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard’s 1128th Finance Management Support Detachment departed Tennessee Monday, September 2, on the first leg of a year-long deployment to the Balkans.

HENNING, Tenn. – The Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center (WTRC) in Henning held a commencement ceremony last week for 44 women who have taken steps toward a brighter future.

NASHVILLE - An impressive 117 high schools across Tennessee have been recognized this year as FAFSA Champions for the Class of 2024.

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Health is launching a significant maternal health campaign devoted to stillbirth prevention to provide expecting mothers and their families with education, information, and tools they can use to monitor their health, especially in the third trimester of pregnancies.