NASHVILLE -- The Department of Revenue will host a free webinar on the Family-Owned Non-Corporate Entity (FONCE) exemption for the franchise and excise tax on February 24 at 9 a.m. Central time.
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Tenn. --- Visitors to Laurel Hill Wildlife Management Area should be aware that certain roads and trails will be impacted due to ongoing logging operations.
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) announced today that it received federal approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (USDA) to automatically issue replacement Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to households impacted by prolonged power outages caused by the January 2026 Winter Storm Fern in Tennessee. To deliver timely relief of replacement SNAP benefits, TDHS will automatically issue 45% of affected SNAP households’ January 2026 SNAP benefit amount beginning February 13, 2026, without requiring households to submit an individual food loss affidavit.
On Thursday, Feb. 12, Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Office of Homeland Security (OHS) Deputy Commissioner Greg Mays presented badges to five new OHS Special Agents in a graduation ceremony at the Old Supreme Court Chambers at the State Capitol.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of William E. Phillips II to the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Eastern Section.
On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) joined Metro Moore 911 Board Chair, Metro Moore County Mayor Sloan Stewart, Metro Moore Sheriff Tyler Hatfield, Metro Moore County first responders and Jack Daniel Distillery Senior Vice President/General Manager Melvin Keebler to celebrate the opening of the “Old No. 7 Tower” and Metro Moore County’s integration into the statewide Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN).
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that Senior Advisor John DeBerry will step away from his role to pursue a new venture after six years of leadership in Governor Lee’s cabinet and a distinguished tenure in the executive and legislative branches of state government, effective today, February 12.
NASHVILLE --- Sportsmen are reminded that a free permit is required to participate in the 2026 Light Goose Conservation season, which will be held Feb. 15-March 31. Hunters can claim their free permit at GoOutdoorsTennessee.com.
The Department of Revenue published several mineral tax notices on its website.
Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released numbers demonstrating the strong and ongoing demand for the Education Freedom Scholarship (EFS) Program among families statewide.