MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tennessee National Guardsmen with the Memphis Safe Task Force, and the Memphis Police Department, responded to two separate shootings across Memphis on April 16, providing immediate medical aid to multiple gunshot victims.
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 20, 2026.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In accordance with state law, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is now accepting applications from recognized Tennessee news organizations to serve as statutorily required witnesses for the scheduled execution of Tony Von Carruthers #139604. The execution is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (CDT) on May 21, 2026.
NASHVILLE -- The Department of Revenue will host a free webinar on sales tax exemptions on April 28 at 9 a.m. Central time.
TDMHSAS is encouraging Tennesseans to take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time.
Darrell’s Dream Boundless Playground at Warriors’ Path State Park will be closed Saturday, April 25 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. for the 19th annual Day of Caring/Day of Service volunteer cleanup at the park.
SMYRNA, Tenn. – Sixteen National Guardsmen graduated from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 10-month-long Officer Candidate School, led by the 117th Regional Training Institute, during a special ceremony held at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Center, April 19.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is joining states nationwide to ask motorists to Work with Us – move over and slow down for highway workers. TDOT will spread that message statewide during National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 20-24) to improve safety in Tennessee’s interstate and highway construction and maintenance work zones. This year’s theme is “Safe Actions Save Lives.”
Renovations of the boat ramp and dock at the Winchester City Park on Tims Ford Lake are nearing completion. Currently, the new sixty-foot-wide ramp is open for use. Placement of courtesy docks and bank armoring began the week of April 6 and is slated to be completed by May 1, 2026.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture today announced that applications for the Hurricane Helene Agricultural and Timber Relief Fund will open Wednesday, April 22, at 1 p.m. Eastern (noon Central), giving eligible farmers and forest landowners in Northeast Tennessee notice to prepare required documentation and apply for assistance.
KNOXVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission set the state’s 2026-27 hunting and trapping seasons at its two-day April meeting, which concluded Friday at the UT Institute of Agriculture Plant Biotechnology Building.