NASHVILLE---Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Assistant Commissioner David W. Purkey has been appointed by Governor Bill Haslam to the Tennessee Medical Examiner Advisory Council as a Board Member. The appointment is effective immediately and runs through June 30, 2014.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security today announced that the Hardin County Driver Service Center located at 60 Brazelton Street, Unit 10, in Savannah, Tenn. is temporarily closed due to an ongoing building maintenance issue. The center will be closed until further notice.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced the Wilson County Driver Service Center located at 725 Elkins Drive in Lebanon, Tenn. will temporarily close on Friday, July 13 and Monday, July 16. The Wilson County Driver Service Center will reopen for normal business hours at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 17 in its new location at 204 Maddox Simpson Parkway in Lebanon.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced the Madison County Driver Service Center located at 100 Benchmark Circle in Jackson, Tenn. will temporarily close on Monday, July 16 and Tuesday, July 17 for facility renovations. The Madison County Driver Service Center will reopen during normal business hours at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced the results from the state’s first-ever “No Refusal” DUI enforcement effort which took place in five counties over the July Fourth holiday period. The campaign was a coordinated effort by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO), local district attorneys, and various local and state law enforcement agencies.
NASHVILLE --- A Tennessee State Trooper died Friday while on duty in the Cookeville District. Trooper Ronnie Hale, 57, was stationed in White County when he suffered a heart attack. Trooper Hale died while being transported to the hospital by emergency medical personnel.
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced the Driver Service Center located at 6604 Centennial Blvd. in Nashville will temporarily close on Monday, July 9 and Tuesday, July 10 for facility renovations. The Centennial Blvd. Driver Service Center will reopen for normal business hours at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11.
MEMPHIS --- The West Tennessee Drug Task Force and the Tennessee Highway Patrol announced today the arrests of five individuals on drugs and weapons charges following an interdiction stop on Interstate-40 in Fayette County.
NASHVILLE--- Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security officials formally recognized six recent promotions in a special ceremony Tuesday at the Tennessee Highway Patrol Training Center in Nashville. Commissioner Bill Gibbons, Deputy Commissioner Larry Godwin, Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Tracy Trott, and Assistant Commissioner David Purkey were on-hand to congratulate the recipients.
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons and Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Tracy Trott today partnered with the Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO) and various local and state officials to announce this weekend’s first-ever “No Refusal” enforcement campaign.
