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NASHVILLE--- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) biologists held their second annual Benthic Blitz covering 123 sites from 10 watersheds within the Upper Cumberland River Basin. They included the Caney, Collins, and Calfkiller Rivers. A benthic blitz is critical for maintaining wildlife diversity and aims to fill data gaps and targets rare animals such as bottom-dwelling snails, mussels, crayfish, and fish. Healthy aquatic ecosystems should have a wide range of species.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 8, 2026) – Tennessee is home to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, America’s most visited national park. The park welcomes approximately 12 million visitors a year – and with great reason. Notes of orange, red and yellow hues blanket more than 800 miles of trails, providing stunning views of scenic vistas, waterfalls and forest horizons.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Office of Energy Programs announces the launch of the Multifamily Housing Rebate Program for Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

The world’s best marbles players and marble collectors from across the country will roll into Standing Stone State Park in Overton County on Saturday, September 19 for the National Rolley Hole Championship Marbles and Music Festival, also known as the “Super Bowl of Marbles.”

As part of an ongoing update to public-use maps for Tennessee’s state forests, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) has updated Bledsoe State Forest maps to align with road-use designation signage already in place at the south end of the forest and to protect forest roads and trails that have experienced repeated, serious damage from off-highway vehicles (OHVs).

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 3, 2026) – Phantom footsteps, disembodied voices, apparitions and stories echo from the past at historic places, theatres, jails, cemeteries, battlefields, depots, distilleries, even caves. From guided daytime tours to immersive paranormal investigations, discover these haunted destinations in Tennessee for the ultimate spooky season road trip.

NASHVILLE, TN– Approved by USDA Food and Nutrition Administration, the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS), will provide automatic replacement Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to eligible SNAP households in certain Shelby County zip codes impacted by severe weather on August 22, 2026.

What do law enforcement agencies do when they’re searching for a missing man in an area with limited radio or cell service? They call the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN) to bring their compact rapid deployable (CRD) to establish those critical communications needs.

Nashville — The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) today announced the initial recipients of funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), providing awards to 53 innovative projects that strengthen healthcare access, improve health outcomes, and advance the long-term sustainability of rural healthcare systems across Tennessee.