Tennessee Joins Neighboring States to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse

NASHVILLE – In an effort to fight prescription drug abuse and misuse in Tennessee, representatives from the Governor’s Office, Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and the Department of Mental Health on Wednesday attended the first meeting of the Interstate Prescription Drug Task Force in Ashland, Ky. Tennessee joins Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia in … Read more

TDOS Joins Agencies to Urge Drivers & Riders to “Share the Road”

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has once again joined the annual May campaign to encourage motorcycle riders, bicyclists and drivers to “Share the Road,” with a safety festival held Saturday afternoon at Scoreboard Bar and Grill in Nashville. The event began at 2 p.m. The media event scheduled for 5 … Read more

THP Joins Governor’s Highway Safety Office for Click It or Ticket 2011

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol will join the Governor’s Highway Safety Office and law enforcement agencies across the state and country for the 2011 Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign, May 23 through June 5. This initiative includes the Memorial Day holiday weekend and urges all drivers and passengers to wear their seat belts … Read more

THP Joins Governor’s Highway Safety Office for Click It or Ticket 2011

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol will join the Governor’s Highway Safety Office and law enforcement agencies across the state and country for the 2011 Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign, May 23 through June 5. This initiative includes the Memorial Day holiday weekend and urges all drivers and passengers to wear their seat belts … Read more

TDOS Joins Agencies to Urge Drivers & Riders to “Share the Road”

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has once again joined the annual May campaign to encourage motorcycle riders, bicyclists and drivers to “Share the Road,” with a safety festival held Saturday afternoon at Scoreboard Bar and Grill in Nashville. The event began at 2 p.m. The media event scheduled for 5 … Read more

THP Knoxville Interdiction Team Joins Partnership

NASHVILLE — For the second time in as many days, the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Interdiction Plus program has a new partner. This time, THP’s Knoxville Interdiction team has joined forces with the Knoxville Police Department and the Appalachian High Intensity Drug Trafficking area to form a newly created Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) Interdiction Plus program.   … Read more

Department of Veterans Affairs joins forces with DOL to help veterans

  Starting November 1, military personnel with specialized truck driver training will have an easier time getting a commercial driver license (CDL) here at home through a new Military Training Certification Process. This new program allows Washington Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) to verify an individual CDL applicant has the required minimum commercial motor vehicle … Read more