Tennessee’s sales tax holiday runs from Friday, July 25, to Sunday, July 27. During this event, families can buy school-related items—like clothing, classroom supplies, laptops, and tablets—tax-free, as long as each item meets set price limits. Clothing and school supplies must be under $100 per item; technology items, including tablets, are capped at $1,500. Some …
Visitors are invited to have a ball this summer with a full roster of exciting baseball events happening across the state. Tennessee is home to four Minor League teams embracing the All-American pastime on a grand slam scale. Whether hot dogs, popcorn, and ice cream dreams draw you to the diamond or the crack of …
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was the same as its April and May rates. In June 2024, the rate was 3.3%. The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1% in June, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month. A year ago, the U.S. rate also was 4.1%. Over the past year, …
It has now been 10 years since five men in Chattanooga lost their lives in a terrorist attack here at home in the Tennessee Valley. No one who was in Chattanooga on July 16, 2015 will ever forget the events of that day. Muhammad Abdulazeez opened fire at the Lee Highway recruiting center before driving …
The Tennessee Department of Education has released the 2024-25 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) state and district-level results, which include both fall 2024 end-of-course (EOC) exams and spring 2025 exams in English language arts (ELA), mathematics, science, and social studies. Together, teachers, administrators, families, and elected officials continue to use practices and programs proven to …
Press Release from the Pikeville Police Department: We are thrilled to introduce Project Safe Return, a new initiative aimed at assisting Law Enforcement Officers and search and rescue personnel in communicating with individuals with cognitive and behavioral disorders, such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, and individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Project Safe Return is designed to equip …
Some changes are coming to the way you call local numbers. Beginning August 5, 2025, you must dial 10 digits (area code + 7-digit telephone number) on all local calls, including calls within your same area code. On and after this date, if you dial just 7 digits, your call will not be completed, and …
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) reports there was one fatality over the July 4th holiday and Operation Dry Water weekend. The incident occurred on Center Hill Lake shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday (July 3) when a 57-year-old Brentwood woman jumped into the water from a ski boat and was fatally injured by the prop. After …
Preliminary figures from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) show a significant drop in traffic fatalities across the state during the 2025 Independence Day holiday period. Four people were killed in crashes, compared to 18 during the same time frame in 2024. The holiday enforcement period ran from 6 p.m. Thursday, July 3, through 5:59 a.m. …
As summer temperatures soar to the 90s and 100s, Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett wants to remind Tennesseans of the free “Baby in the Back” car hangtag program. On days with extreme heat, temperatures inside a parked car can quickly reach 140 degrees. “The Baby in the Back program can make all the difference …
