The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an unidentified female found lying in the emergency lane of Interstate 40 eastbound in Roane County, one mile east of exit 340 Rockwood Municipal Airport Road near the 341-mile marker, on Oct. 13, at approximately 8:17 p.m. She succumbed to her injuries at the UT Medical Center.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard celebrated the life and legacy of former President James K. Polk in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tennessee State Capitol, Nov. 2, in honor of Polk’s 229th birthday.
TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. – The Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) celebrated a milestone last week as 201 incarcerated men earned degrees, diplomas, or certificates during graduation ceremonies.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) Nobody Trashes Tennessee (NTT) campaign announces its fourth annual No Trash November, a month-long statewide initiative encouraging Tennesseans to participate in cleanup events in their communities. Last year’s campaign included more than 150 events with over 2,200 volunteers who collected more than 86,000 pounds of litter from the state’s roadways.
Today, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) Commissioner Jeff Long, Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry, and Dispatch Director Caiti Medling welcomed the latest graduating class of THP dispatchers.
Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced the 2023-24 statewide graduation rate is 92.1 percent, breaking the previous record achieved in the 2022-23 school year at 90.6 percent.
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Rockwood Driver Services Center, located at 1070 North Gateway Ave., which closed for a planned remodel on Sept. 11, will reopen to the public on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
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