Tennessee’s historic state capitol will be silhouetted in blue-green lighting this weekend to raise awareness for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The teal lighting will be featured Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3, the first three days of the national observation in April.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – At the request of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, the Tennessee National Guard is providing six UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to support the wildfire response near Pigeon Forge, March 31.
A Wilson County man faces nearly a dozen criminal charges including TennCare fraud after investigators allege he withheld information from the state so he could appear to be eligible for the state’s healthcare insurance program.
NASHVILLE – Unemployment rates dropped in counties across Tennessee in February, according to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Each of the state’s 95 counties saw lower unemployment during the second month of 2022.
Nashville, TN – Beginning April 1st, 2022, the Division of TennCare will officially expand health care benefits for pregnant and postpartum TennCare members.* Health care coverage for women will expand from sixty days to twelve months after pregnancy, which is called “postpartum”. Pregnant and postpartum mothers will also have a comprehensive dental benefit as part of this new coverage.
The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is announcing the dates for its annual Educational Conference and issuing a Call for Presenters for its 2022 Workers' Compensation Educational Conference. The in-person conference will be held at the Embassy Suites Nashville SE in Murfreesboro, TN August 15-17, 2022.
Home to the most-visited national park in America, the Great Smoky Mountains have enchanted tourists, nature-lovers and artists for generations. A new exhibition at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, Painting the Smokies: Art, Community, and the Making of a National Park, invites visitors to examine the history of the park through the work of five visual artists active around the time of its creation, about 1900 to 1940. Placing art in conversation with artifacts, the two-gallery, 8,000 square foot show will open April 22, 2022, and run through January 16, 2023. The exhibition will be complemented by a variety of public programming and digital offerings to be announced soon.
Trees are budding, flowers are blooming, and it’s time for landowners to consider improving riparian buffers, planting trees, and improving forest stands. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry (TDF) can help landowners near the Duck and Elk Rivers increase land value, enhance water quality, and maintain healthy woods through the Duck and Elk Watershed Initiative.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Ultimate Linings, LLC officials announced today the company will relocate its chemical manufacturing facility from Bedford, Texas, to Lebanon, Tennessee.
TN Department of Human Services (DHS) is requesting three waivers from USDA FNS in its operation of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced appointments to three judicial positions across the state.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Permobil, Inc. officials announced today the company expects to invest $15.5 million to expand its manufacturing operations at the company’s North American headquarters in Middle Tennessee.
Tennessee’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has a new chief and he’s no stranger to the division’s work of pursuing TennCare fraud.