Tennessee needs at least $68 billion worth of public infrastructure improvements during the five-year period of July 2022 to June 2027—a $5 billion (9%) increase from the year before—according to a new report by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR).
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Tennessee Needs at Least $68 Billion Worth of Public Infrastructure Improvements
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I-55 and 3rd Street Closes for Bridge Repairs
Thursday, February 08, 2024 | 08:28amnews | tn | Press Releases | Transportation
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Tennessee National Guard engineers complete 12-hour relay race
Thursday, February 08, 2024 | 08:20amWATERTOWN, Tenn. – More than 25 members of the Tennessee National Guard’s 230th Engineer Battalion completed a 12-hour relay ruck march in Watertown, Feb. 3. The event was part of the ‘Black Toe Run,’ an annual trail running event hosted by Hardwin Adventures.
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West TN Lane Closures
Thursday, February 08, 2024 | 08:06amnews | tn | Press Releases | Transportation
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Probation Parole Officer Named Officer of the Year After Taking Heroic Action
Wednesday, February 07, 2024 | 04:33pmNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Probation Parole Officer (PPO) Rob Call was chosen as the 2023 Officer of the Year by the Maury County Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). PPO Call, who received the award during the FOP’s annual banquet on January 27, was recognized for going above and beyond the call of duty and protecting human life after observing a known offender in possession of a firearm.
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Pothole Repairs Prompt Lane Closures on Interstate 24 in Coffee County
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Leftover 2024 Spring Turkey Quota Hunt Permits Go on Sale February 7
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COMMISSIONER GONZALES ANNOUNCES MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE RATE of INTEREST
Tuesday, February 06, 2024 | 03:04pmThe Federal National Mortgage Association has discontinued its free market auction system for commitments to purchase conventional home mortgages. Therefore, the Commissioner of Financial Institutions hereby announces that the maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans as set by the General Assembly in 1987, Public Chapter 291, for the month of March, 2024 is 8.23 percent per annum. The rate as set by the said law is an amount equal to four percentage points above the index of market yields of long-term government bonds adjusted to a thirty (30) year maturity by the U. S. Department of the Treasury. For the most recent weekly average statistical data available preceding the date of this announcement, the calculated rate is 4.23 percent.
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COMMISSIONER GONZALES ANNOUNCES WEEKLY FORMULA RATE FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Tuesday, February 06, 2024 | 02:57pmNASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 12.50 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 8.50 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on February 5, 2024.
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Withers Collection Museum & Gallery on Beale Street in Memphis Added as New Site Along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail
Tuesday, February 06, 2024 | 02:47pmMEMPHIS, Tenn. – Feb. 6, 2024 – The Withers Collection Museum & Gallery is the newest Tennessee site along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Memphis Tourism and Travel South USA announced today. The new site along Beale Street in Memphis joins other landmarks for a total of 15 Tennessee stops along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
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Nobody Trashes Tennessee Expands Girl Scouts Patch Program Statewide
Tuesday, February 06, 2024 | 10:56amNASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) Nobody Trashes Tennessee litter prevention campaign has expanded its Youth Group patch program to include Girl Scouts Heart of the South and Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians. The patch program initially launched in October 2023 with the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee.
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NWCX to Hold Rapid Hiring Event
Tuesday, February 06, 2024 | 09:16amTIPTONVILLE, Tenn. – The Northwest Correctional Complex (NWCX) will hold multiple rapid hiring events on February 13-14, 2024. Attendees will have an opportunity to be interviewed on the spot and receive same-day job offers.
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Gov. Lee Delivers 2024 State of the State Address
Monday, February 05, 2024 | 05:56pmNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee delivered his sixth State of the State address and presented budget and legislative priorities for the upcoming year to a joint session of the General Assembly and fellow Tennesseans.
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Lewis County Chronic Wasting Disease Meeting Set for February 27, 2024
Monday, February 05, 2024 | 03:08pmHOHENWALD, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the University of Tennessee will host a public meeting to raise awareness and answer questions regarding the discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Lewis County.
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