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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – During a special ceremony at Nashville’s Joint Force Headquarters on August 2, Naudia Cartmell assumed command of the Tennessee Air National Guard’s newest unit, the Tennessee Recruiting and Retention Squadron.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – During a ceremony held at the Tennessee National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters in Nashville on August 1, Col. Mark Tyndall, Chief of the Joint Staff for the Tennessee National Guard, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in front of his family, friends, and fellow Soldiers.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is welcoming comments for its 2026-27 fishing regulations, providing an opportunity for the public to share ideas and concerns about fishing regulations with TWRA staff.

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is seeking fields to lease for the upcoming 2025 dove season. Landowners can earn up to $4,000 for providing a dove field for public hunting. These fields must be available for a minimum of three priority hunt dates in September. The first segment of dove season opens at noon on Labor Day, Sept. 1.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Board of Parole will conduct executive clemency hearings on Tuesday, August 12 through Wednesday, August 13 at its downtown Nashville central office, located at 500 James Robertson Parkway in the Davy Crockett Tower.

The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Nashville/Hickory Hollow Driver Services Center, 5216 Hickory Hollow Pkwy, is moving to a new location, 2450 Morris Gentry Blvd, Antioch, TN.

NASHVILLE – The Turney Center Industrial Complex partnered with multiple organizations over the weekend to host a Build-A-Guitar workshop for inmates in the facility’s Music Club. President Emeritus of Belmont University, Dr. Bob Fisher, who now sits on the Board of Directors at the Tennessee-based nonprofit, Instrumental Horizons, coordinated the event - where inmates received expert instruction from one of Nashville’s top luthiers and crafted 10 handmade guitars to be used at the facility.

NASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 11.50 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 7.50 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on July 29, 2025.