Springfield, Tenn. - Kendell Poole, Director of the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office, will join members of the Springfield Police Department, the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office, and other Middle Tennessee law enforcement agencies on Friday to announce the “Click It or Ticket” campaign. 

Megan and Brandon Bouge will also share their tragic story of losing their loved ones and their desire to encourage drivers to make safe choices on Tennessee highways.  

Friday’s event will take place at 1:00 p.m. at the Robertson County Courthouse.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, First Lady Crissy Haslam, Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder and Tennessee Military Department Major General Terry “Max” Haston will memorialize three Tennessee service members killed in action.

For the first time in the state’s history, the Governor will also formally present the first Gold Star Families proclamation to Wayne Gearheart with the newly created Gold Star Dads of America organization in Tennessee.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the American Legion Post 45 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2120 to offer a Veterans outreach event for Robertson and Cheatham Counties.

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Maintenance Equipment Will Save Taxpayer Dollars, Benefit the Environment and Improve Golfing Experience

CHATTANOOGA – Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau and Deputy Commissioner Brock Hill will unveil the new electric golf course equipment at the Bear Trace at Harrison Bay Golf Course on Tuesday, May 21, beginning at noon.  The event is designed to showcase the new maintenance equipment, while demonstrating its positive environmental impacts and energy savings, among other benefits. Attendees will include members of the community, golfing enthusiasts, power industry representatives, equipment manufacturers and local park supporters.

Closure Necessary to Allow TDOT Crews to Repair Slide Area

Chattanooga, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) maintenance crews will close SR 27 (Suck Creek Rd.) in Hamilton County on Sunday, May 19, 2013 between 6:00 a.m. EDT and 8:00 p.m. EDT to repair a slide area located approximately two miles west of the Signal Mountain Cement Company.

Closure Necessary to Replace Bearing Pin on Bridge Pier

Chattanooga, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) contract crews will close the Hurricane Bridge on State Route 56 over the Caney Fork River in DeKalb County to all traffic on Friday, May 17 beginning at 8:00 p.m. for approximately 20 hours.  The closure is necessary to allow the contractor to perform structural work that cannot be done with traffic driving on the bridge.

The work is weather dependent.  Should inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances prevent this work from occurring as scheduled, it will be rescheduled to take place as soon as possible.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Weather permitting, beginning on Friday evening, May 17, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. EDT and ending by 7:00 a.m. EDT on Saturday morning, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) contract crews will perform a traffic shift to move traffic to the newly-constructed southbound traffic lanes.  During the traffic shift, the southbound Manufacturer’s Road ramps will require periodic and possibly extended closures during the night to prepare for the new traffic pattern. 

Once completed, traffic will shift from the previously-closed Whitehall Road slip ramp to the Manning Street Bridge.  The new southbound entrance and exit ramps at Manufacturer’s Road will also be opened with a new traffic signal in place.

TDEC Deputy Commissioner Dr. Shari Meghreblian to Preside Over Ceremonial Removal Event

TRACY CITY, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Deputy Commissioner Dr. Shari Meghreblian, Tracy City Mayor Larry Phipps, Monteagle Mayor Marilyn Nixon and Grundy County Mayor Lonnie Cleek will join state and local elected officials and members of the community on Friday, May 17, for a ceremonial removal of a 13-year water contact advisory for Little Fiery Gizzard Creek and several of its tributaries in the Tracy City, Tenn. area of Grundy County.

Rangers Represent the Entire Second Grade Class at Waverly Elementary School; Celebration Will Commemorate Largest Junior Ranger Class in State Park History

NEW JOHNSONVILLE, Tenn. – History will be made once again on Friday, May 17, at Johnsonville State Historic Park when Tennessee State Parks officials will swear in 116 Junior Rangers from Waverly Elementary School.  Representing Waverly Elementary School’s entire second grade, the event will commemorate the largest Junior Ranger Class ever to be inducted in state park history.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder will break ground on the future Montgomery County State Veterans Home site in Clarksville.  They will be joined by U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Speaker Pro Tem Curtis  Johnson (R-Clarksville), Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan, Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers, Tennessee State Veterans Homes Director Ed Harries and Tennessee State Veterans Home Board Chairperson Mary Ross on Friday, May 17 at 1:45 p.m. on Arrowood and S. Jordan Drive.