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

NASHVILLE – Tennessee set a record low for statewide unemployment in May when its seasonally adjusted rate dropped to 3% for the first time. The latest county unemployment data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed continued low county unemployment across the state.

Roadway Activity Report for the Lower East and Upper Cumberland (June 27-July 3)

NASHVILLE – Road construction won’t slow motorists across Tennessee over the July 4 holiday. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes beginning at noon on Wednesday, July 3 through 6:00 a.m. on Monday, July 8 to provide maximum roadway capacity for holiday travelers.

A routine Tennessee Department of Transportation inspection of the Gay Street Bridge today revealed a compromised element, which out of an abundance of caution has led to a complete closure of the bridge to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

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 24, 2024.

Nashville, TN— Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released the 2023-24 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) state-, district-, and school-level results, which include both fall 2023 end-of-course (EOC) exams and spring 2024 exams in English language arts (ELA), mathematics, science, and social studies, with the exception of math EOC data, which will be available later in the fall pending the standards setting process.

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.