NASHVILLE – First Lady Crissy Haslam will host HGTV at the Tennessee Residence on Thursday to film the groundbreaking of the build-out of a kitchen and cutting garden, promoting lo

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will be sending special “HELP” to the Tri-Cities this weekend to assist with the heavy traffic expected in conjunction with NASCAR events at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 16 and Sunday, March 17.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Paralyzed Veterans of America, Military Officers Association of America and Military Order Purple Heart to offer a Veterans outreach event for Tipton, Lauderdale and Haywood Counties. 

Representatives from the Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs (TDVA) and more than 50 state, local and non-profit organizations will be available to answer questions, provide information and assist in enrollment opportunities for Veterans and other eligible beneficiaries. 

TDVA Assistant Commissioner Don Smith

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Commissioner Don Smith will host a community meeting on March 16, 2013 at Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2108 at 2905 Buffalo Road in Johnson City at 3:00 p.m. (EDT).  Smith would like to meet with Washington County Veterans, dependents and surviving family members to discuss the need for a County Veterans Service Officer in Washington County.  Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs (TDVA) Veterans Benefits Representatives will also be available to file claims, answer questions and provide updated information regarding pending Veterans’ claims for federal benefits.

Tennessee Roads & Bridges Rank High in 20 Year Report

Reason Foundation Finds Improvement Across the Board in Tennessee

NASHVILLE – A new study by the Reason Foundation examining 20 years of highway data finds Tennessee has improved in all seven key areas studied, one of only 11 states to do so. The report, “Are Highways Crumbling? State Performance Summaries”, looked at state highway data from 1989 through 2008.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Dairy Promotion Committee will meet March 15 at
9 a.m. CST in the Porter Building at Ellington Agricultural Center, 440 Hogan Rd., Nashville. 

The committee will review the SUDIA Program Report, the 2012 TDPC audit and financial information and other business. The meeting is open to the public.

The committee comprises producers directly affected by the assessment. Members are represented in proportion to method of milk marketing either through agricultural dairy cooperatives or by direct sale.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. –TDOT bridge inspectors will perform their regular quarterly testing and inspection on the Market Street Bridge in downtown Chattanooga on Sunday, February 24, 2013.  Beginning at 8:00 a.m. EST the bridge will be closed to traffic as crews conduct the inspection and open the drawbridge portion of the bridge.  Due to the unfortunate electrical problems encountered during the last attempted inspection, this inspection may take longer than usual.  The bridge should be reopened to traffic no later than 2:00 p.m. EST.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Weather permitting, on Thursday evening, February 21, 2013, TDOT contract crews will implement lane closures on U.S. 27 South in Chattanooga between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. to shift the southbound lanes to a new alignment.  The new alignment will be in effect on Friday morning, February 22, resulting in traffic traveling south on U.S. 27 being routed onto the newly-constructed southbound lanes from Signal Mountain Boulevard to the closed Whitehall Road slip ramp.  U.S. 27 South traffic will merge into the existing center lane, and the right lane will become an “exit only” lane.  Traffic entering from Signal Mountain Boulevard onto U.S. 27 South will also be routed onto the new southbound lanes.

NASHVILLE -– Tuesday, March 5, 2013, will be an exciting day for mental health agencies and consumers as they attend a pair of events in Downtown Nashville.

NASHVILLE –– The Shield of Care –– a juvenile-justice suicide-prevention gatekeeper program that was developed and copyrighted by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Subs