Nashville, Tenn. – In an effort to save lives on Tennessee’s roadways, local law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force beginning April 12 through April 15, and from April 19 through April 22, as part of the “More Cops. More Stops.” campaign to crack down on drivers who are speeding, driving while under the influence or distracted, or not wearing seat belts.
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Beef Promotion Board will meet April 18 at 2 p.m. CDT at the offices of the Tennessee Beef Industry Council, located at 530 Brandies Circle, Suite A in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The agenda includes a review and approval of minutes, a review of board finances and a program update. The meeting is open to the public.
The Tennessee Beef Promotion Board was created in 2012 by state law to oversee the collection and use of assessments paid by producers for the purpose of promoting beef and beef products in-state. The Board comprises representatives from the Tennessee Livestock Market Association, Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, Tennessee Dairy Association and Tennessee Beef Cattle Improvement Initiative.
For more information, contact the Tennessee Department of Agriculture at 615-837-5160.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the Women Veterans of America Chapter 20 to host the Second Annual Women Veterans Summit at The Inn at Opryland on April 13-14.
Speakers include State Senator and Marine Veteran Dolores Gresham (R-Somerville) as well as Associate Director of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Women Veterans Dr. Betty Moseley-Brown.
HENNING – Two inmates who escaped a minimum security annex in West Tennessee Monday morning are back in TDOC custody. Ashton Siler, 21, and Dustin Wayman, 20, both minimum custody inmates, were captured less than 15 miles from the prison after the Department of Correction, with assistance from the Tipton County Sheriff’s Department, TN Highway Patrol, U.S. Marshals Service, Jackson Police Department, Madison County Sheriff’s Department and Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department located the pair in a wooded area near Highway 51 outside Covington, TN.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the Tennessee Department of Labor, Tennessee National Guard and the Tennessee Technology Center to offer a Veterans outreach event for Trousdale, Smith, Macon, Sumner and Wilson Counties.
HENNING - Two inmates who left a minimum security annex in West Tennessee are the subject of a search by the Department of Correction and local law enforcement agencies. Ashton Siler, 21, and Dustin Wayman, 20, were both minimum custody inmates who were close to being released from prison when they left the West Tennessee State Penitentiary Annex in Henning.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder will join three Tennessee State Veterans Home residents for a private flight to honor their military service and their love for flying. Middle Tennessee State University Professor and pilot Terry Dorris will meet the residents at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport on Wednesday, March 27 at 9:30 a.m. (CDT) to take each of the Veterans on a brief flight. Medical personnel will also accompany the residents on the flight.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee lawmakers will celebrate Ag Day on the Hill on April 2 at Legislative Plaza. The day will highlight the importance of farming and forestry to the state of Tennessee.
Ag Day on the Hill will feature a variety of exhibits and activities including:
Ag Day on the Hill will begin at 8 a.m. with displays from agricultural organizations lining the halls while the contests, live animals, crops and farm equipment will be located at the courtyard entrance to Legislative Plaza. The annual milking contest will take place at 9:45 a.m. Special presentations to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee get underway at 10:30 a.m. The winner of the cattle weighing contest, to be announced during the committee meeting, will receive a Pick Tennessee Products gift basket.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – At approximately 6:30 a.m. CDT this morning, a rockslide occurred on SR-16 (Rowe Gap Road/Keith Springs Mtn.) in Franklin County, totally closing the road near log mile 17.7. The rockslide occurred in the same location where a $2.4 million TDOT rockslide mitigation project is currently underway. Because the rockslide occurred at the site of an active project, personnel from Highways, Inc. are already in the area and can quickly mobilize to address the rockslide. TDOT and contractor personnel are assessing the area to determine when the roadway can safely be reopened, and crews and equipment will move in soon to begin the clearing the roadway.
While the road is closed, only local passenger car traffic will be allowed to use Iron Gap Road (a narrow county road) as a detour around the site. Truck traffic will not be allowed to use this road and will have to seek alternate routes. The average daily traffic count along this section of SR-16 is approximately 780 vehicles per day.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder will formally recognize and remember Vietnam Veterans leading into the 40th anniversary of the withdrawal of troops. The proclamation and presentation event will be held in the Old Supreme Court Chambers in the State Capitol on Monday, March 25 at 2:00 p.m. (CDT)
