North Carolina DMV – Snow School: NCDOT Crews Prepare Equipment, Supplies for Winter

Snow School: NCDOT Crews Prepare Equipment, Supplies for Winter by CHARLOTTE – Brightly colored leaves, not ice, collected on the ground as NCDOT crews hoisted snow plows onto their trucks.  There was no winter weather in the forecast on that 60-degree day in late October, but the Department’s Mecklenburg County maintenance yard was abuzz with activity as … Read more

Tennessee Highway Patrol Checkpoint Leads to Arrest of Fugitive, Seizure of Meth-Making Supplies

NASHVILLE — Tennessee state troopers today arrested two Florida men after they discovered one was a fugitive from justice and evidence of methamphetamine making supplies during a driver license checkpoint in Rhea County.   Lieutenant Daniel Ruskey and Trooper Pat Patterson stopped a pick-up truck during the scheduled checkpoint on State Hwy 68 at Shut … Read more

Haslam Issues Executive Order on Transportation of Emergency Supplies

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