Executive

THP Names New Captain to Oversee Capitol Security, Executive Protection Units

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NASHVILLE — Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons and Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Tracy Trott on Friday announced Mark Proctor as the new captain overseeing the agency’s Capitol Security and Executive Protection Units. Captain Proctor has been assigned to the Governor’s Security Detail since 2001. During that time, he advanced to the … Read more

Commissioner Bill Gibbons Participates in Southeastern States Public Safety Executive Summit

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NASHVILLE — Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons participated Thursday in the first Southeastern States Public Safety Executive Summit in Richmond, Virginia. Executive branch public safety officials representing Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida attended the one day summit to discuss public safety issues across the southeastern … Read more

Haslam Issues Executive Order on Transportation of Emergency Supplies

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has issued an executive order suspending certain provisions affecting vehicles carrying emergency equipment, services or supplies to support the emergency relief efforts for the severe storms and tornadoes that crossed Tennessee on April 25, 2011. read more TN.gov Newsroom – Safety