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As another school year gets underway, the Department of Safety and Homeland Security is reminding students, faculty, parents and the public about their SafeTN app and announcing additional ways Tennesseans can report threats directly to the Office of Homeland Security Threat Assessment Center.

On August 14, 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. Lateral Trooper Cadet Class 825 completed a rigorous 11-week training. Commissioner Long served as the keynote speaker during the graduation ceremony and delivered the oath of office as the graduating class was sworn in. The graduation ceremony was held at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville.

Today, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) announced award recipients from its 37th Annual Tennessee Lifesavers Conference and 21st Annual Law Enforcement Challenge held Aug. 6 – 8, 2025. Agencies and individuals were recognized for excelling in child passenger safety, drug recognition, teen driver safety, traffic enforcement, and more.

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.

Drivers who feel the need for speed better hit the brakes or be ready to see blue lights in their rear-view mirror during Operation Southern Slow Down. From July 14 to July 20, this speed enforcement campaign returns in five southeastern states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. To kick off the campaign, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, held press events in Franklin, Collierville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Kingsport to remind drivers to slow down.

The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Dickson Driver Services Center, 114 West Christi Drive, will close for a planned remodel on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is one of 40 states competing in the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) 12th Annual America’s Best Looking Cruiser Calendar Contest, which ends Friday July 11, 2025, at noon EDT. To cast your vote for THP, visit bit.ly/VoteTHP25. Once on the AAST voting site, scroll down the page to select Tennessee. Only one vote per device.

The Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced the opening of the 2025-2026 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.

Preliminary figures from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) show a significant drop in traffic fatalities across the state during the 2025 Independence Day holiday period. Four people were killed in crashes, compared to 18 during the same time frame in 2024.

During Independence Day weekend, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, will join Tennessee Highway Patrol and local law enforcement for “Safe on Seventy,” a campaign to increase traffic enforcement across U.S. Highway 70 statewide. U.S. Highway 70 stretches from West to East Tennessee spanning 500 miles across 21 counties, including Davidson County, Dickson, Cheatham, Wilson, Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, DeKalb, Cumberland, Roane, Loudon, Knox, Sevier, Jefferson, and more.

For the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) 12th Annual America’s Best Looking Cruiser Calendar Contest, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) took photos in front of the one-of-a-kind Sunsphere, which was built for the 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tenn. The photo features two of the newest cruisers in THP’s fleet, a 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500 and 2024 Ford Mustang.

On June 18, Tennessee 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.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) are warning Tennesseans about a new scam involving text messages that say they come from the Tennessee Department of Vehicles (DMV).

The Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN) are receiving national recognition for their leadership in improving emergency communications across the state.

The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Springfield Driver Services Center, 4676 Highway 41 North, Suite C, which closed for a planned remodel on May 21, will reopen on Monday, June 2.