Tennessee Highway Patrol Graduates Five K-9 Teams

Colonel Trott, Trp. Allen Leverette & K-9 Rusty NASHVILLE— The Tennessee Highway Patrol recognized five new canine units in a graduation ceremony held on Thursday morning at the agency’s Training Center in Nashville. The graduating class, which was certified in drug detection, consisted of four teams from the THP and one team from the McMinn … Read more

Media Advisory: Deputy Governor Claude Ramsey, State Officials to Honor First Responders

NASHVILLE — Deputy Gov. Claude Ramsey will join the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security in honoring 26 law enforcement officers and first responders at this year’s First Responder Awards Ceremony held on Friday at the State Capitol. The ceremony will take place just shy of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and will celebrate … Read more

E-Pollbooks continue ensuring election integrity

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson announced today that the electronic pollbook program is expanding into over 1,200 additional precincts in 50 counties for this fall’s elections. “I am pleased to see more jurisdictions taking advantage of this program, which helps eliminate voter fraud and reduce the possibility of clerical errors,” said Johnson, Michigan’s chief elections … Read more

State Agencies Urge Residents to be Prepared

Nashville — State officials with the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and the Tennessee Department of Health held a joint news conference today to recognize this September as the eighth annual National Preparedness Month and the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Hosted at the National … Read more