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The Tennessee Highway Safety Office has disclosed the findings of its yearly roadside observational survey aimed at determining the state’s average seat belt usage rate
Chattanooga, TN – According to the survey, Tennessee boasts a statewide seat belt usage rate of 92 percent for 2023. This marks a notable increase of approximately 1.5 percent from the 2022 survey result of 90.5 percent, making it the highest annual seat belt usage rate recorded in the state thus far.
Applications open for Tennessee $1.6B franchise tax refund
(The Center Square) – Tennessee has opened the claim period for businesses to collect up to $1.6 billion in refunds for the property portion of franchise tax payments to the state. The tax will now be based on the taxpayer’s net worth and a refund can be requested by Nov. 30 for the property portion of taxes previously paid for tax years ending on or after March 31, 2020. The...
Tennessee among worst states in the nation for porch pirates
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — As you get ready to travel for summer vacation, don’t let your packages pile up. Forbes ranks Tennessee as the 11th worst state in the nation for porch pirates. “It’s an effortless crime,” said Detective Sgt. Josh Combs with the Nolensville Police Department. “There’s not a lot of intel to do; […]
How a Texas-based lab is helping fight a ‘silent mass disaster’ in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Earlier this week, remains found in Knox County in 2022 were identified through forensic genetic genealogy, but it’s just one example of how a laboratory based in Texas is helping to fight what has become called a “silent mass disaster” here in Tennessee. In March, DNA technology helped scientists at Othram, […]
The Tennessee Military Department, in collaboration with several state and local agencies, is embarking on an emergency response exercise spanning from May 15 to May 19, entitled “Tennessee Maneuvers 2024
Chattanooga, TN – State officials released a statement, saying that this exercise will unfold across various counties, including Bradley, Coffee, Davidson, Gibson, Hamilton, Hawkins, Knox, Loudon, Madison, Maury, McMinn, Rhea, Rutherford, Sullivan, and Wilson. Multiple police and fire departments are slated to partake in the exercise, with notable participants...
Did You Know? Choice Lanes
Another innovative and proposed creative way to alleviate traffic snarls on the interstate highway systems in the Volunteer State due to increasing car, truck, tractor trailers to welcome migrants from other locales and to help locals to timely arrive at their chosen designations is- “Choice Lanes”. In a...
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