Today, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDSOHS) Commissioner Jeff Long, Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry and Tennessee Highway Safety Office Director Buddy Lewis joined multiple law enforcement partners to announce the Tennessee Interstate Challenge traffic safety initiative.
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Tennessee Highway Patrol Launches Tennessee Interstate Challenge
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Partnership with the THP Prompts Operation Guardians of the Roadway
Monday, November 20, 2023 | 04:42pmCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation has partnered with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for Operation Guardians of the Roadway, to ramp up enforcement of Tennessee’s Move Over Law (T.C.A. 55-8-132). The law was passed in 2006 and requires drivers to move over into an adjacent lane of traffic, when safe to do so, or to slow down when approaching emergency vehicles on the side of the road. In 2023, there have been 33 HELP trucks hit while responding to incidents and 5 of those crashes have occurred in the past month.
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Gov. Bill Lee, First Lady Maria Lee Celebrate Holiday Season
Monday, November 20, 2023 | 03:46pmNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Governor Bill Lee and First Lady Maria Lee announced the state’s official Christmas celebrations: Christmas at the Capitol and “Heaven and Nature Sing” tours of the Tennessee Residence.
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TDOE Releases 2022-23 Graduation Rate
Monday, November 20, 2023 | 01:00pmNashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced the 2022-23 statewide graduation rate is 90.6 percent, exceeding ninety percent for the first time and achieving the highest graduation rate on record since 2012.
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Roadway Activity Report for parts of East and Middle Tennessee (November 16 - 22, 2023)
Monday, November 20, 2023 | 10:46amA complete list of lane closure activity due to construction or maintenance operation on state-owned roads within the 24 middle and east Tennessee counties of TDOT Region 2.
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Free Webinar on How to Update Your Tax Accounts November 28
Monday, November 20, 2023 | 10:18amNASHVILLE - Join the Department of Revenue on November 28 at 9 am Central time for a free webinar on how to update your Tennessee tax accounts in the TNTAP system.
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Gov. Lee Announces Increased Tennessee Highway Patrol Presence in Shelby County
Monday, November 20, 2023 | 09:46amNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced an increased Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) presence in Shelby County to support public safety efforts throughout the community.
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TDOT Halts Lane Closures During Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Period
Monday, November 20, 2023 | 08:47amNASHVILLE – Thanksgiving travelers will not be delayed by construction on Tennessee roads during this holiday. TDOT will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways in anticipation of higher traffic volumes across the state. All construction-related lane closures will be stopped beginning at noon on Wednesday, November 22, through 6:30 a.m. on Monday, November 27.
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TDOE Announces Teaching as a Profession (TAP) Pre-Apprenticeship Pilot Program
Friday, November 17, 2023 | 12:30pmNashville, TN— To continue the celebration of National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), the Tennessee Department of Education announced a new Teaching as a Profession (TAP) state-certified pre-apprenticeship pilot program to provide high school students with hands on teaching experience in their local communities.
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Tennessee Higher Education Commission Names Dr. Steven Gentile as Executive Director
Thursday, November 16, 2023 | 04:30pmNashville – The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) today appointed Dr. Steven Gentile as the agency’s new executive director.
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TDOC Treatment Program Reaches Milestone
Thursday, November 16, 2023 | 03:45pmKNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Knoxville Day Reporting Center (DRC), an intensive outpatient treatment program that serves as an alternative to incarceration, has reached another important milestone. More than 150 people have now graduated from the year-long substance abuse treatment program.
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Weekly East Tennessee Construction Report for November 16-22, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023 | 02:51pmA listing of lane closures and road construction activities for 24 East Tennessee counties.
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TDEC Announces Tire Program Grant for University of Tennessee-Knoxville
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