NASHVILLE - The next meeting of the State Soil Conservation Committee will be held Feb. 24 at the Park Vista Hotel, located at 705 Cherokee Orchard Road in Gatlinburg, Tenn. 

The meeting will be in conjunction with the Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts annual meeting. It will be held at 5 pm EST.

The agenda includes reports from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Water Resources program, the Tennessee Conservation District Employees Association and the Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Forestry Commission will meet Feb. 19 at 9 a.m. CST in the Bruer Building conference room at Ellington Agricultural Center, located at 440 Hogan Road in Nashville. 

The commission will meet briefly to approve minutes from the previous meeting and to review legislative presentations. The commission will make its annual presentation on Tennessee’s forest resource and the Division of Forestry to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 19 and to the Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee at 2 p.m. on Feb. 20 at Legislative Plaza, located at 601 6th Avenue North in Nashville. Tuesday’s agenda also includes a visit to Sullivan’s Ridge, a green building design update and a review of the division’s proposed FY 2014 budget.  

The meeting and legislative committee presentations are open to the public. Individuals interested in addressing the commission should plan to arrive prior to the start of the meeting in order to be placed on the agenda.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is honored for its efforts in keeping the state clean and green. TDOT was one of five Keep America Beautiful/U.S.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Viticulture Advisory Board will meet Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. CST at DelMonaco Winery in Baxter, Tenn. The agenda includes VAB member review and recommendations, Stonebridge Research Study and other business.

The meeting is open to the public. Individuals interested in addressing the board should plan to arrive prior to the start of the meeting in order to be placed on the agenda. 

The Tennessee Viticulture Advisory Board advises the Tennessee Department of Agriculture on matters pertaining to grape growing and wine production in Tennessee.  For more information, contact Tammy Algood, marketing specialist with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture at 615-837-5160, or e-mail Tammy.Algood@TN.gov.

NASHVILLE – Doug Varney, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS), has announced the appointment of Bob Micinski as Chief Ex

NASHVILLE –– The state was recently awarded a federal Transformation Transfer Initiative (TTI) grant of $221,000 that will be used by the Tenness

Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk This Super Bowl Sunday

Law enforcement will work overtime to crack down on drunk drivers

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation, Governor’s Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Titans and Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security are once again teaming up to remind Tennessee football fans that real Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk this Super Bowl weekend.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Governor’s Highway Safety Office and the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security will join the Tennessee Titans Friday, Febr

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – TDOT Commissioner John Schroer will join other TDOT officials in Knoxville on Monday, February 4, 2013 to update the status of the Henley Bridge Project. 

Monday’s event will begin at 11:00 a.m. ET and will last approximately 30 minutes.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On Tuesday, January 22, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) awarded a rockslide repair contract, following a rockslide that occurred last week on Alcoa Highway (US 129).