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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Greg Gonzales, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (the Department), announced two personnel changes. Todd Rice is retiring at the end of June after 35 years of service to the Department. Rice began his career in the middle Tennessee region as an examiner and advanced his career with multiple promotions to ultimately attain a senior role as Chief Administrator of Examinations. Todd is a native of Sparta, Tennessee, and a graduate of Tennessee Technological University. Gonzales also announced Jessica Huff has been appointed as Chief Administrator of Examinations. Huff joined the Department in 2007 as an examiner and has served as division manager for the east Tennessee field office since 2017. Before joining the Department, Huff served six years in the Tennessee Army National Guard. Jessica is a graduate of East Tennessee State University and the Graduate School of Banking at LSU. She is a resident of Knoxville, Tennessee.

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

The Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced the opening of the 2024-2025 Houses of Worship Security Grant to fund contract security personnel for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations which serve as houses of worship including churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee marked a milestone in May when the statewide unemployment rate dropped to a historic low level and set a record, according to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

Region 2 Lane Closure Report for June 20-26, 2024

On June 18, Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry welcomed the newest graduating classes of Tennessee State Troopers.

MAYNARDSVILLE, Tenn. ⎯ The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to Monday’s guilty plea from Phillip Jeremy Carter in Union County.

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 18, 2024, that will include a formal process for the public to comment on Ballad Health’s compliance with the Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA).

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 June 17, 2024.

This is a big win for the Constitution and the people of Tennessee.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Drivers traveling on I-24 in Coffee County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will have an impact on traffic. As part of the bridge replacement project on I-24 at SR 2 in Coffee County, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) contract crews will shift interstate traffic nightly (from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am local time) beginning Wednesday evening, June 19, 2024, through Friday evening, June 28, 2024.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In conjunction with National Pollinator Week, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has resumed online ordering for milkweed seeds through its popular Project Milkweed offering. Last year, Project Milkweed distributed 779,601 seed packets across Tennessee. Plant species and seed material quantities are being offered like last year, with a maximum of 350,000 seed packets available for free to Tennessee residents. Orders will be filled while supplies last and can be placed at https://tnpollinators.org/milkweed/.

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – On the evening of Wednesday, June 12, a flight crew from the Tennessee Army National Guard, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, rescued a hiker having a medical emergency in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.