NASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 12.00 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 8.00 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on October 7, 2024.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) has opened Mobile American Job Centers (MAJCs) at two Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs) in Northeast Tennessee to assist Tennesseans who are not able to work after historic flooding in the region.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and First Lady Maria Lee highlighted resources available for communities impacted by Hurricane Helene and ways Tennesseans can serve.

MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. – Guardsmen with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s A Company, 169th Divisional Sustainment Support Battalion, based in Memphis, deployed a Tactical Water Purification System to provide drinking water to communities affected by Hurricane Helene, October 6.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) announced today that they are offering extended hours of service for one day only on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Trenton Driver Services Center, 2211 Highway 45 Bypass South.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 450 Soldiers and Airmen with the Tennessee National Guard continue to support state, county, and local first responders in East Tennessee areas impacted by severe flooding following Hurricane Helene.

TDOT Reopens Two Severely Damaged State Routes

The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Memphis/East Shelby Drive Driver Services and Reinstatement Center and Bartlett Express Services Center will each close next week for installation of new credentialing equipment and new self-service kiosks.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s (TDOSHS) Driver Services mobile units at the Elizabethton Driver Services Center, Unicoi Police Department and Newport Grammar School are issuing free replacement identification licenses and driver licenses to citizens directly impacted by the East Tennessee floods.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee traveled to Greene and Cocke counties to survey storm damage on the ground and meet with survivors, first responders and volunteers following severe weather and flooding from Hurricane Helene. This marks the Governor’s third trip to the region; he participated in aerial surveys and surveyed damage on the ground in Carter and Unicoi counties earlier in the week. Gov. Lee also provided updates on the State’s multi-agency response.

TDOT Roadway Activity Report – Region 2 (Parts of East and Middle Tennessee) for October 3 - 9, 2024