NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate for March 2019 remains at the historic low of 3.2 percent according to the latest statistics released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) has honored BASF-Lost Mound Drive in Chattanooga with the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.

NASHVILLE – On Thursday April 18, 2019 the Nashville Day Reporting Center (DRC) will recognize its first graduating class.

WARTBURG – The Morgan County Correctional Complex held an offender resource fair earlier today for those who are within one year of their release or parole hearing.

ROGERSVILLE - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and arrest of Philip Keith Henard, former manager of Otis Home Center, for tax evasion and theft. Revenue agents arrested Henard, 64, today. Bond was set at $30,000.

In response to federal arrests of medical professionals in Tennessee and other nearby states through the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid (ARPO) Strike Force Takedown, the Departments of Health and Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) and the Division of TennCare have activated community-based substance abuse resources and statewide call lines to serve affected patients.

JACKSON – In an effort to assist the offender population of Jackson and Madison County, the Madison County Day Reporting Center on Carriage House Drive will be holding a career fair on Wednesday, April 17th.

A program aimed at improving the emotional and behavioral health of youth and young adults is growing to new areas of the state with the support of a new federal grant.

NASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 9.50 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 5.50 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on April 15, 2019.