Tennessee's tourism industry set a new record in 2024, generating $31.7 billion in direct visitor spending, according to newly released data from Tourism Economics and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. Last year tourists spent $87 million per day in Tennessee and generated $3.3 billio...

Cumberland County's May unemployment rate was 4.1%, up 0.5% from April's 3.6%, and 0.2% higher than May 2024. Across the state unemployment rates decreased from April to May in three counties, rates increased in 92 counties, and every Tennessee county recorded a May unemployment rate of 5% or less....

During Independence Day weekend, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will join state and local law enforcement for "Safe on Seventy," a campaign to increase traffic enforcement across U.S. Highway 70 statewide. From 12pm on July 3 to midnight on July 6, participating agencies will c...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes from noon on Thursday, July 3, through 6:00 a.m. on Monday, July 7, to provide maximum roadway capacity for holiday travelers. AAA predicts 1.5 million Tennesseans hi...

A plane crash in Sequatchie County Tuesday (6/25/35) killed one person and seriously injured another. It happened around 6:25pm on Ridge Road in Dunlap. The owner of the Piper Cub, 79-year-old Wendall Trimble, died from his injuries. The other occupant, 55-year-old Ashish Sircar, of Florida, was...