The Tennessee State Museum invites visitors to discover the people, places, and traditions behind Tennessee pottery with the new exhibition, Pottery from the Collection. Now open in the Museum’s Art Before 1900 gallery, the exhibition draws from the Museum’s extensive ceramics collection, the largest public collection of Tennessee ceramics.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Christopher Hansen as interim commissioner at the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), effective immediately. Hansen will serve as interim commissioner while maintaining his current duties as assistant commissioner of community supervision.
TDMHSAS is making $3 million in grant funding available to strengthen prevention and awareness of youth gambling in Tennessee. The competitive Announcement of Funding is a direct result of a work group of state leaders from behavioral health, education, prevention, healthcare, youth-serving organizations, treatment, research, and gambling regulation.
On October 28, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS), announced $25 million in federal grant funds to be distributed statewide from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the 2026–2027 federal fiscal year.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) will launch Operation Blackout this Halloween season as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance public safety and promote a safe Halloween for Tennessee families.
The Tennessee Agricultural Museum will replace the deck on its historic one-room schoolhouse with a larger, safer deck and add a wheelchair-accessible ramp, improving access for students, families, and visitors of all abilities.
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Office of Apprenticeship announces six apprenticeship intermediaries that will support apprenticeship growth across the state. These partners will help businesses identify workforce needs, understand available resources, and explore apprenticeship opportunities that fit their industries.
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NASHVILLE--Commissioner of Financial Institutions Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 11.00 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 7.00 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on October 26, 2026.
Two Overton County men have been sentenced after pleading guilty in connection with cutting down and stealing a black walnut tree from Standing Stone State Forest. The tree was later sold to a regional sawmill. The case was investigated by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) Agricultural Crime Unit (ACU).