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The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Oakland Driver Services Center, located at 160 Beau Tisdale Drive, is temporarily closed through May 10 for repairs to water pipes.

Motorists traveling on I-75 in Anderson County should be aware of upcoming bridge repair activities that are expected to have a significant impact on traffic.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Franklin Driver Services Center, located at 3830 Carothers Parkway, which closed for a planned remodel in November, will reopen to the public on Monday, May, 13.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Board of Parole will conduct Executive Clemency hearings on Monday, May 20 through Wednesday, May 22 at its downtown Nashville central office, located at 500 James Robertson Parkway in the Davy Crockett Tower, fourth floor. The May 20 hearings will start at 9 a.m. Central time and the May 21-22 hearings will start at 8:30 a.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Four Soldiers from Ashland City’s Troop B, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, won first place during the prestigious 2024 Sullivan Cup competition at Fort Moore, Georgia, from April 29 to May 3.

Tennessee State Parks restaurants will offer meals on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12, the perfect way to treat Mom and spend time together. The parks restaurants hosting Mother’s Day meals are: Pickwick Landing, Natchez Trace, David Crockett, Montgomery Bell, Fall Creek Falls, Cumberland Mountain, Paris Landing, and Henry Horton.

SB2103/HB1893 (2024) eliminates the property measure of the franchise tax (also known as the “minimum measure”) for tax years ending on or after January 1, 2024.

A listing of lane closures and road construction activities for 24 East Tennessee counties.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the selection of Greg Gonzales to the FFIEC’s State Liaison Committee (SLC). Gonzales’s term runs from May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2026.

Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is ramping up its pavement repair efforts to address those lingering potholes from January’s record winter storm. The department is investing an additional $15 million in a total of 121 various projects statewide over and above our annual work program. We accelerated Transportation Modernization Act dollars to supplement our state of good repair/maintenance budget. Without the extra funds, we could not afford to do this more permanent work. Media is welcome to use new b-roll of repaving with a TDOT courtesy.

Nashville, TN—Throughout the month of May, the Tennessee Department of Education invites all Tennesseans to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Month, Week, Day, proclaimed by Governor Bill Lee. Additionally, the department launched the ‘Year of Tennessee Teachers’ campaign, highlighting teachers for shaping the minds of the over one million K-12 students across the state to ensure they have access to a high-quality education and are successful in the classroom, workforce, and life.

The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the conviction of Scharneitha Britton, owner, of Kinfolks BBQ, in Smyrna. Britton previously pleaded guilty to tax and theft charges.