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LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – On Wednesday afternoon, April 1, a flight crew with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion rescued a park visitor suffering from cardiac arrest in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

NASHVILLE – After a year of steady unemployment, Tennessee began 2026 with a slight decline in its unemployment rate from the previous month, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

The Oscar L. Farris Agricultural Museum Association has been awarded a $6,995 Tennessee America 250 Grant from the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial. This Community Support Grant will help make possible an upcoming public event held at the Tennessee Agricultural Museum on April 25.

Nashville, TN–Throughout April, the Tennessee Department of Education invites Tennesseans to celebrate Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, proclaimed by Governor Bill Lee. The department will spotlight historic math gains in achievement driven by the state’s focused commitment to rigorous academic standards, educator support, mathematics resources, and a strong accountability system.

Tennessee’s statewide spring turkey hunting season opens Saturday, April 11, and will continue through Sunday, May 24. The Young Sportsman Hunt precedes the statewide season the weekend of April 4-5.

Tennessee State Parks and the Tennessee State Parks Conservancy will hold their 6th annual fundraising drive throughout April, encouraging park lovers to “vote” for their favorite parks through contributions.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (March 30, 2026) – Seven songwriters earned a career-changing opportunity, to share three of their original songs on the legendary stage at The Bluebird Cafe last night, the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development announced today. Family, friends and members of the music industry, including music industry executive Scott Borchetta, Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), Taylor Guitars and WSM Radio were in attendance. Amazon Music’s Country Heat Weekly co-host Amber Anderson hosted the finale.

Tennessee State Parks officials will hold a community meeting April 6 to inform the public about the future Buffalo River State Park.

NASHVILLE – Attention, new business owners! Join the Department of Revenue on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Central time for a free webinar designed for new businesses.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all interstate construction work on Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel.

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 March 30, 2026.