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Unemployment Rates Below 5% In Nearly Every Tennessee County In March

4/24/2025

Nearly all counties in Tennessee reported unemployment rates below 5% in March, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Only four of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded unemployment rates of 5% or higher, with the highest at 5.7%. Unemployment rates decreased from February to March in 70 counties. Rates remained the same in 17 counties, and they increased in eight counties. Williamson County once again reported the lowest rate for March at 2.4%, down two-tenths of a percentage point from February. Cheatham had the next-lowest rate at 2.6%, a decline of one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous ... (click for more)

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Dalton Sees Labor Force Gains, Unemployment Drops To 3.7% In March

4/24/2025

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Dalton recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% in March, down one-tenth from the previous month. A year ago, the rate was 3.5%. “In March, Georgians from every corner of the state stepped up, joining the workforce and filling critical jobs that drive our state’s economy forward,” said ... (click for more)

Joint TDOT/DPW Resurfacing, Restriping Project To Improve Safety, Accessibility Along Cherokee Boulevard

4/23/2025

A collaborative project between the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Chattanooga Department of Public Works will soon bring enhanced safety, accessibility, and multimodal infrastructure to Cherokee Boulevard, stretching from Market Street to the Stringers Ridge Tunnel. The project includes both resurfacing and restriping efforts ... (click for more)

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Grand Jury No Bills, True Bills, And Dismissed

4/24/2025

Here are the Grand Jury No Bills, True Bills, and Dismissed: No Bills: 1 JONES, JADEN LEBRON DRIVING WITHOUT DRIVERS LICENSE / EXPIRED LICENSE 04/23/2025 True Bills: 319737 1 BEARD, MICA DEVIN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 04/23/2025 319737 2 BEARD, MICA DEVIN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AGAINST LAW ENFOREMENT OFFICER 04/23/2025 319737 3 BEARD, MICA DEVIN POSS. OF HANDGUN WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE 04/23/2025 319738 1 BIBBINS, FITZGERALD IAN BURGLARY OF AUTOMOBILE ... more

General Assembly Approves Bill To Increase Regulation Of Sober Living Homes In Hamilton County

4/24/2025

Bid Opening For Hickory Valley Bridge Rehabilitation Project Postponed To May 1

4/24/2025

Driver Evades Police at 95 MPH With Children In Car - And Other East Ridge Police Calls

4/24/2025

City Of Lakesite Adopts Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program

4/24/2025

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Benchmark Testing Is Expensively Flopping

4/21/2025

Open Letter to the Hamilton County School Board and HCS District Leadership: My name is Jeremy Barrett, and I teach high school mathematics here in Hamilton County Schools. For 24 years I’ve taught through six superintendents, several curriculum changes, a dozen iterations of class schedules, two statewide grade scale overhauls, and, most recently, the overcaffeinated rise of benchmark testing. Benchmark testing. Three times a year. Every year. Like a redundant, blinking cursor in ... more

Compounded Damage

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Rep. Greg Martin's Legislative Update For April 24

4/24/2025

Capitol Report From State Rep. Greg Vital For April 24

4/24/2025

Compensation Should Exist In The Transfer Portal

4/24/2025

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Dan Fleser: Vol Athletes Excelling In Multiple Sports

4/24/2025

Danny White adds the hashtag “#EverythingSchool” when retweeting social media posts by the University of Tennessee’s sports teams. The school’s athletic director has ample ... more