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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 250 Soldiers and Airmen with the Tennessee National Guard continue to support state, county, and local emergency responders in 5 counties across Tennessee following Winter Storm Fern.

Tennessee’s agricultural fairs across the state were recognized for excellence during the Fairs’ Merit Awards at the 104th Tennessee Association of Fairs (TAF) Convention, held Jan. 15 –17 in Murfreesboro.

ATHENS, Tenn. - Lance William Torbett pleaded guilty to three counts of tax evasion in a McMinn County Criminal Court this week. Judge Andrew Freiberg sentenced Torbett to four years of supervised probation and granted judicial diversion. Additionally, Torbett was ordered to pay restitution of $13,330.75.

The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Jasper Driver Services Center, 4950 Main Street, Building D, which closed for a planned remodel on May 14, 2025, will reopen on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 250 Soldiers and Airmen with the Tennessee National Guard continue to support state, county, and local emergency responders in 8 counties across Tennessee following Winter Storm Fern.

Two Tennessee agricultural businesses have been selected to receive funding through the AgTrack Cost Share Fund in the latest funding round. Their projects will advance rural and urban economic progress by supporting strategic investments in the state’s agricultural sector.

Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced February is Tennessee Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month and will celebrate by amplifying the role CTE has in preparing all students — regardless of whether they pursue college, career, or military pathways after high school—for postsecondary, career, and military success.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – At the request of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, more than 280 Soldiers and Airmen with the Tennessee National Guard continue to support state, county, and local emergency responders in 10 counties across Tennessee following Winter Storm Fern.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Feb. 3, 2026 – Jefferson Street Sound Museum and the Museum of Christian and Gospel Music are officially designated as sites along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development (TDTD) announced today.

The Commissioner of Financial Institutions hereby announces that the maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans as set by the General Assembly in 2025, Public Chapter 290, for the month of March 2026 is 10.10 percent per annum. The maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans shall be set at an amount equal to four (4) percentage points above the average prime offer rate (APOR), as defined in 12 CFR 1026.35, that applies to a thirty-year fixed loan, as published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), or its successor federal entity. For the most recent APOR statistical data available preceding the date of this announcement, the calculated rate is 6.10 percent.

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 February 2, 2026.