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Tennessee recorded a significant decline in traffic fatalities in 2025, with 147 fewer roadway deaths than the previous year, according to year end data released by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The Tennessee Fatality Analysis Reporting System shows 1,045 traffic fatalities statewide in 2025, down from 1,194 in 2024, a reduction of approximately 14 percent.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is beginning the renewal process for private applicator pesticide certifications, marking the first year private applicators have renewed certifications through continuing education units (CEUs).

NASHVILLE --- The second Tennessee Young Sportsman Deer Hunt will be held Jan. 10–11, officially wrapping up the 2025–26 deer season. The regular statewide season ends the weekend before, on Sunday, Jan. 4.

NASHVILLE--Commissioner of Financial Institutions Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 10.75 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 6.75 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on December 29, 2025.

Pikeville, Tenn. – Nineteen inmates at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex earned their associate’s degrees from Chattanooga State Community College in December.

Nashville, Tenn. - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, along with Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Commissioner Will Reid, P.E., announced the award of over $42 million in state and federal grant funds that support multimodal investments in walking, biking and transit statewide in Tennessee.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) has increased cost share maximums for select programs within the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program (TAEP) for the 2025 –26 program year. The updates support farm families across the state and help producers continue investing in their operations.

Closure Notification - Old Hickory Duck Blind 32, Unit 2

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) has confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) in Robertson County. The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle that attacks and kills ash trees.

NASHVILLE – Attention, new business owners! Join the Department of Revenue on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Central time for a free webinar designed for new businesses. Participants will learn about state tax obligations for new businesses in Tennessee, as well as other resources that may assist their businesses. Each new business webinar, offered quarterly, covers topics such as tax registration, sales and use tax, business tax, franchise and excise taxes, and how to get help from the Department of Revenue and other relevant state agencies.

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has received positive chronic wasting disease (CWD) test results in hunter-harvested deer in Dickson and Williamson counties, the first positive CWD case for both.

NASHVILLE — In the fall of 2024, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s (TWRA) game wardens in Wilson and Rutherford counties received information from a concerned citizen regarding extensive ongoing wildlife poaching activity near the Wilson and Rutherford County border.

NASHVILLE--Commissioner of Financial Institutions Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 10.75 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 6.75 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on December 22, 2025.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has honored Henry Horton State Park for its performance in the Excellence in Visitor Experience Award category of the annual Tennessee State Parks Awards of Excellence.