The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has made notable improvements within the Driver Services Division in recent months in an effort to better serve the citizens of Tennessee. The Driver Services Division is continuously working to provide customers with the most efficient service possible to decrease wait times, increase customer satisfaction and streamline processes.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announces the current Elizabethton Driver Services Center (located at 206 Cherokee Park Drive, Suite #3, Elizabethton, Tennessee, 37643) will close and relocate to a new, larger center to better serve the citizens of Carter County. The new location will be located at 1741 Highway 19 E, Elizabethton, Tennessee, 37643.

Effective today, November 25, 2019 the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) is accepting third party vendor online concealed carry permit (CCP) class applications.

Today, Commissioner Jeff Long of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDSOHS) and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Dereck R. Stewart joined multiple law enforcement partners to announce the seventh annual "I-40 Challenge” traffic safety initiative. “The I-40 Challenge” or “CARE across Tennessee” will consist of increased patrols from state police/ highway patrols as well as local agencies along the I-40 corridor nationwide.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security will host a rapid hiring event to fill interim Driver License Examiner positions in metropolitan areas across the state. The hiring event will take place October 22 and 23, 2019 at the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Training Center’s Annex and Gymnasium Building at 283 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville, Tennessee, 37214.

Seven people were killed in traffic crashes in Tennessee during last year’s Halloween period between Tuesday, October 30 through Thursday, November 1. That’s why the Tennessee Highway Patrol is urging all motorists to drive cautiously, buckle up, never drive distracted and don’t drink and drive this Halloween.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Criminal Investigations Division (CID) began assisting the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department in a burglary report from July 2019.

On October 2, 2019, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) received credible information that 1st degree murder suspect, 19-year-old DeAndre Jones of Memphis, Tennessee was possibly in the Middle Tennessee area. Troopers ultimately located Jones at the Knights Inn on South Church Street in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

One year from today, the REAL ID Act of 2005 will go into effect. Beginning October 1, 2020, all persons must have a REAL ID license for accessing certain Federal facilities, entering nuclear facilities, military bases, and boarding commercial flights within the United States. The REAL ID Act of 2005 establishes minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibits Federal agencies from accepting for certain purposes driver licenses and identification cards from states not meeting the Act’s minimum standards.

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security hosted the annual First Responder Awards ceremony today. The event held in Conservation Hall at the Tennessee Residence honors those who have­­ dedicated their lives for the safety and security of Tennesseans.