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SMYRNA, Tenn. – The 194th Engineer Brigade, headquartered in Jackson, welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony in the 117th Regiment’s Bobby Davis Auditorium at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Site on Friday, June 7.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation will conduct its quarterly testing and maintenance on the Market Street Bridge in downtown Chattanooga on Sunday, June 9, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. EDT to 12 p.m. EDT. The bridge will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic as the testing is performed.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Once again, Manchester, Tennessee will host the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which is one of the most popular live music events in the country. Since 2002, the event has featured a diverse assortment of performers on a 700-acre Middle Tennessee farm that becomes the temporary home for thousands from across the country. Over 65,000 people are expected to attend this year’s festival, which runs from Thursday, June 13, 2024, through Sunday, June 16, 2024.

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

The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Tullahoma Driver Services Center, located at 307 Industrial Boulevard, will close for a planned remodel on Thursday, June 13, and will reopen in early August. Upon completion of the remodel, citizens can expect new furniture, fresh paint, new countertops, and an expanded parking lot!

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee visited summer learning camps in Obion and Cheatham counties, recognizing teachers’ commitment to helping students sharpen critical reading skills. Summer learning camps are currently underway in elementary schools across the state and are one of multiple pathways offered to strengthen student achievement and promotion via Tennessee’s comprehensive K-3 literacy strategy.

Tennessee has no shortage of fantastic hotels. Travelers in search of accommodations that go beyond the usual will find plenty to love, from impressively refurbished campers to themed suites right out of a fairy tale. Discover just a handful of unique places to stay in Tennessee.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Drivers traveling on SR 153 in Hamilton County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will have an impact on traffic. Beginning Friday, June 7, 2024, at 9:00 pm ET and continuing until 6:00 am ET on Monday, June 10, 2024, Tennessee Valley Authority contract crews will close the SR 153 South bridge over the Chickamauga Dam for repairs.

A listing of lane closures and road construction activities for 24 counties in Region 2 (Chattanooga/Cumberland Plateau).

The Federal National Mortgage Association has discontinued its free market auction system for commitments to purchase conventional home mortgages. Therefore, the Commissioner of Financial Institutions hereby announces that the maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans as set by the General Assembly in 1987, Public Chapter 291, for the month of July, 2024 is 8.69 percent per annum. The rate as set by the said law is an amount equal to four percentage points above the index of market yields of long-term government bonds adjusted to a thirty (30) year maturity by the U. S. Department of the Treasury. For the most recent weekly average statistical data available preceding the date of this announcement, the calculated rate is 4.69 percent.

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 3, 2024.