The final day to vote for the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) in the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) 13th Annual Best Looking Cruiser Contest is Monday, July 13th at 11 a.m. CDT. To cast your vote for THP, visit bit.ly/VoteTHP26. Once on the AAST voting site, scroll down the page to select Tennessee. Only one vote per device.
The Tennessee Department of Revenue, in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging (DDA), the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), and the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, is recognizing Disability Pride Month this July and raising awareness about the Precious Cargo program.
The Nashville Downtown Express Driver Services Center will close at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, due to building maintenance in the William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower. The center will remain closed on Friday, July 10, and will resume normal business hours on Monday, July 13.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is asking Tennesseans for their vote in the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) 13th Annual Best Looking Cruiser Contest. This year’s photo features a new Chevy Tahoe in front of Bald River Falls in the Cherokee National Forest in Monroe County.
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) announces that the Greeneville Driver Services Center located at 1210 Hal Henard Rd., will temporarily close beginning June 29, 2026, to allow for facility renovations and improvements. An alternate location will be available beginning July 6, at the Greene County Annex Building.
On June 18, Governor Bill Lee, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry welcomed the newest graduating class of Tennessee State Troopers. The ceremony took place at the Hermitage Hills Baptist Church with Governor Bill Lee serving as the keynote speaker.
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is proud to announce that the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) has been awarded its Fifth Accreditation Award by the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP).
On Wednesday, May 27, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) joined Warren County leaders for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the county's official transition to the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN).
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Chattanooga/Red Bank Driver Services Center located at 4873 Dayton Blvd., which closed for a planned remodel on March 2, will reopen on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Beginning May 22, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), divisions of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, will join local law enforcement for two traffic safety enforcement campaigns, “Protecting Every Mile: 68 Hours of Enforcement on Highway 68” and “58 Hours on Highway 58,” to reduce traffic fatalities during the Memorial Day weekend.
On May 8, Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry welcomed the newest graduating classes of Tennessee State Troopers. Lateral Trooper Class 97 completed a rigorous 11-week training. Commissioner Jeff Long served as the keynote speaker during the graduation ceremony and delivered the oath of office as the graduating class was sworn in.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is seeking information that may aid in the investigation of a fatal hit-and-run crash in Sumner County. Preliminary information indicates that a hit-and-run driver struck a pedestrian on Saturday, May 2, around 1:15 a.m. in Sumner County. The crash occurred on Hwy 386 (Vietnam Veterans Boulevard) eastbound at mile marker 4 in Hendersonville.
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Blountville Driver Services Center, 3769 Highway 11 West, will close for a planned remodel on Wednesday, May 6.
On April 22, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) announced results from its 2025 annual roadside observational survey to determine the state’s average seat belt usage rate. The survey, conducted during March, April, and May of last year, returned a statewide usage rate of 91.3%. This represents a decrease of approximately 0.9%. compared to Tennessee’s 2024 survey result of 92.2%; however, the 2025 survey result is above the national average of 90%. Tennessee’s 2025 survey result is its fourth-highest annual seat belt usage rate and marks the seventh consecutive statewide observational survey with a rate exceeding 90%.