NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, American Legion, Walters State Community College and the Tennessee Valley Coalition to End Homelessness to offer a Veterans outreach event for Grainger and Claiborne Counties.  The event will be hosted at American Legion Post #119, 7812 Rutledge Pike (SR 11W) across from the Brine House on Friday, October 12, 2012 from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health will host a media briefing on the outbreak of infections associated with epidural steroid injections on Tuesday, October 9 at 1 p.m. Central time. Media members may participate in the briefing via telephone by calling 1-888-757-2790, passcode 781337.

Participants in this conference call are asked to mute their phones after joining the call as a courtesy to other participants, and may unmute phones to ask questions. Participants should not put the call on hold at any time.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau and Deputy Commissioner Dr. Shari Meghreblian will join local legislators and community officials in Knoxville on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. for a ceremony formally announcing the first five communities to take part in TDEC’s new stormwater qualifying pilot program.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer begins his “TDOT Projects Tour” next week in TDOT’s Region One which is based in Knoxville. During this week-long tour, Commissioner Schroer, elected officials and transportation officials will travel by bus to view TDOT projects currently underway and those listed on the department’s “Three Year Program.” 

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health will host a media briefing on the outbreak of infections associated with epidural steroid injections on Monday, October 8 at 1 p.m. Central time. Members of the media are invited to attend the briefing in person at the TDH Central Office in the Cordell Hull Building at 425 5th Avenue North in Nashville. Media members wishing to attend in person must be in place by 12:30 p.m., and should arrive earlier at the Cordell Hull Building with photo identification to be checked in by security.

Media members may also participate in the briefing via telephone by calling 1-888-757-2790, passcode 781337. Participants in this conference call are asked to mute their phones after joining the call as a courtesy to other participants, and may unmute phones to ask questions.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health will host a media briefing on the outbreak of infections associated with epidural steroid injections on Monday, October 8 at 1 p.m. Central time. Media members may participate in the briefing via telephone by calling 1-888-757-2790, passcode 781337.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health will host an additional media briefing on the outbreak of infections associated with epidural steroid injections on Friday, October 5 at 12:30 p.m. Central time due to technical issues with our 11 a.m. telephone conference. Media members may participate in the briefing via telephone by calling 1-888-757-2790, passcode 781337.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health will host a media briefing on the outbreak of infections associated with epidural steroid injections Friday, October 5 at 11 a.m. Central time.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Forestry Commission will meet Oct. 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT in the Bruer Building conference room at Ellington Agricultural Center, located at 440 Hogan Road in Nashville.

The commission will conduct interviews with applicants for the vacant State Forester/Assistant Commissioner position, which is responsible for planning, directing and implementing programs and services of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health media briefing on the outbreak of infections associated with epidural steroid injections scheduled for 1 p.m. Central time today has been moved to 2 p.m. Central time. The telephone number for the call is the same:  1-888-757-2790, passcode 781337.