Federal Emergency Management Agency designates 14 Tennessee Counties as primary natural disaster areas due to severe storms, straight line winds, tornadoes, land slides and mud slides.

Roadway Activity Report – Region 2 (Parts of East and Middle Tennessee) for September 12 - 18, 2024

NASHVILLE -- With the NFL and college football seasons underway, the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council (SWC) is reminding everyone licensed sportsbooks in Tennessee offer players the option to set playing time limits, deposit limits and temporary “cool off” periods during which they cannot place wagers.

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed a single positive measles test of a Tennessee resident who recently travelled internationally, spent time in Kentucky during the infectious period, and is now recovering from the virus.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced three key judicial appointments.

During today’s 2024 “Three Stars of Tennessee Award” ceremony Governor Bill Lee and State Senator Becky Duncan Massey joined Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Deputy Commissioner of Homeland Security Greg Mays to honor and remember eight first responders who died or suffered a career-ending injury in the line of duty.

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – On the early morning of Tuesday, September 10, a flight crew from the Tennessee Army National Guard, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, rescued an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – This National Preparedness Month, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) will provide 300 Emergency Go-Kits to Tennesseans who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, and have low vision.

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 9, 2024.