Tennessee

09/18/2007 -- Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen is urging communities across the state to celebrate the benefits of books for young children during the second annual Imagination Library Week in Tennessee. Bredesen proclaimed Sept. 16-22 as Imagination Library Week, which is full of events aimed at boosting enrollment and community support across the state.    » read more »

Sep 17, 2007 -- Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney named the 28 members of the Romney for President Tennessee Statewide Finance Committee. The Committee will help Governor Romney build upon his base of support in Tennessee and raise the resources necessary to campaign across the nation.    » read more »

09/14/2007 -- Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Safety Commissioner David Mitchell today announced the state will receive an additional $20 million in reimbursement 2007 Homeland Security Grant funds. The funds represent a 46 percent increase from 2006 and will primarily be used to support Tennessee's top homeland security priorities: improving interoperable communications, enhancing information sharing, and protecting critical infrastructure.    » read more »

09/14/2007 -- Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen today commuted the death sentence of Michael Joe Boyd (also known as Mika’eel Abdullah Abdus-Samad) to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole citing grossly inadequate legal representation received by Boyd during his post conviction hearing and procedural limitations.

On March 10, 1988 Michael Joe Boyd was convicted of murder in the first degree in the perpetration of a robbery and was sentenced to death for this conviction.    » read more »

09/07/2007 -- Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen today announced Tennessee will get a $1.6 million federal grant to deploy the Middle Tennessee Rural Health Information Network (MTRHIN), a project within his eHealth initiative dedicated to improving health-care services for Tennessee’s rural patients.    » read more »

According to two new studies, says University of Georgia anthropologist

Sept. 4, 2007, Athens, Ga. – By 1763, the world of Cherokee Indians in the Southeastern U.S. was in tatters. The French and Indian War had wracked the sprawling Cherokee settlements that stretched from the headwaters of the Savannah River in South Carolina and Georgia to the Overhills towns in eastern Tennessee. Though 75 years would pass before the Trail of Tears would banish the remnants of the nation west to Oklahoma, the tribe watched hopelessly as much of its history rapidly faded.    » read more »

August 24, 2007 -- NASHVILLE - - The Tennessee Arts Commission will hold its next quarterly meeting in Historic Jonesborough, the state’s oldest city. The meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007 at the International Storytelling Center at 1:30 p.m. (ET). The Center is located at 100 West Main Street.    » read more »

August 28, 2007 -- FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the worlds largest express transportation company, announced today the launch of a dedicated direct flight between Manchester, U.K.,and the U.S.

FedEx will fly a wide-body MD-11 freighter daily, Monday through Thursday, between Manchester International Airport and Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. The flight, originating at the FedEx European Hub in Paris, will increase FedEx daily capacity on the important U.K. - to - U.S. route by up to 50% and from Europe to the U.S. by up to 20%.    » read more »

08/29/2007 -- Tennessee’s initiative for heat relief has provided air conditioners to thousands of low income families in response to the recent record-setting heat. Through a streamlined application process and direct purchases through the Tennessee Department of Human Services, 19 local community action agencies have or will distribute air conditioners to 5000 low income households across Tennessee.    » read more »

08/24/2007 -- As hot, dry conditions continue across Tennessee, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen urges every Tennessean to conserve water.

“We are now entering our traditional dry season in Tennessee and while most parts of the state have adequate water supplies at the moment, there are areas that are experiencing strains on their water systems and we need to be thinking about the months ahead,” said Bredesen. “Maintaining an adequate water supply for Tennesseans’ critical needs is an issue of both supply and demand.”    » read more »

08/23/2007 -- Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen is urging Tennesseans to take common sense steps to cope with the serious public health issue created by continued record-breaking temperatures across the state.

“The current heat wave has become a serious health issue, especially for seniors and young children who are most vulnerable to these conditions,” Bredesen said. “Until the weather breaks, I’m going to ask everyone to do three things.    » read more »

08/21/2007 -- Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen today named appointments to 31 state boards and commissions.

“I’m very pleased to make these appointments and appreciative of the commitment these 59 men and women are willing to make to serve the State of Tennessee through its boards and commissions,” Bredesen said. “They will be valuable additions to the boards they represent.”

Appointment terms vary based on statutory recommendations or term limits specified by geographic or other qualifications. The appointments are as follows:    » read more »

CHATTANOOGA, TN – August 15, 2007 – CIGNA HealthCare has started a significant recruitment drive in Chattanooga, looking for up to 95 qualified customer service and claims processing professionals, as well as a few qualified supervisors. These team members will join the nearly 2,000 employees located throughout the Chattanooga area, servicing approximately 1.3 million members across the country. Interested candidates may apply for the positions at www.cigna.com.    » read more »

August 14, 2007 -- To most of the world, Alcoa Inc. means aluminum. To East Tennessee, it also means more than $4.7 billion a year.

That’s the finding in a new economic impact study done on Alcoa Inc.’s East Tennessee operations, which include facilities in Blount, Knox and Hamblen Counties. Through its operations and its impact on others, Alcoa creates and supports more than 12,000 jobs, and generates nearly $48.3 million in state and local tax revenues.    » read more »

August 07, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

They died Aug. 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire.

They were assigned to the 59th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, and Fort Carson, Colo.

Killed were:

Spc. Justin R. Blackwell, 27, of Paris, Tennessee

Pvt. Jeremy S. Bohannon, 18, of Bon Aqua, Tennessee

Source: DoD