The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) deadline for the Tennessee Promise scholarship program has been extended to Friday, May 31. The new deadline provides high school seniors and their families additional time to complete their FAFSA and remain eligible for the state's tuition-free higher education prog...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will participant in the 2024 National Safe Boating Week, May 18-24, reminding all boaters to brush up on boating safety skills and prepare for the boating season. This observance week is the annual kick-off of the Safe Boating Campaign, a global awareness effort that encourages b...

The National Weather Service has confirmed that ten tornadoes touched down in Tennessee on May 8, 2024. There were five EF-1's in Lincoln County. As previously reported there was a confirmed EF-0 in Benton County, an EF-2 in Giles County, an EF-3 tornado in Maury County, an EF-1 in Robertson County, and an EF-0 in Ru...

Former White County High School Head Basketball Coach Roy Whited is still missing and the search for him continues. Mr. Whited, who was a state-winning championship basketball coach at White County High School from 1993 to 2001, was last seen on Friday, May 3, 2024 near Lovejoy Road in Sparta. He was wearing a beige s...

The Williamson County Sheriff's Office said three people are presumed dead after a small plane crashed in Middle Tennessee on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. It happened around noon in Leiper's Fork. Prior to the crash, there were reports of an explosion and the plane broke apart in the air, scattering debris over half a mi...

As summer kicks off and families hit the road for vacation, the Crossville Police Department and the Fairfield Glade Police Department are partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to remind motorists to Click It or Ticket. From May 20 through June 2, participating agencies across the state will increa...

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) has announced results from its annual roadside observational survey to determine the state's average seat belt usage rate. This survey returned a statewide usage rate of 92 percent. The 2023 usage rate represents an increase of approximately 1.5 percent compared to Tennessee's...