Land records dating back to the Revolutionary War era can tell researchers much about Tennessee's early history - as a part of North Carolina, later as a territory and finally as the country's 16th state. The trouble is that time hasn't treated …
Three Tennessee students - one each from Memphis, Lenoir City and Tellico Plains - received major national honors at the National History Day competition recently held in College Park, Maryland. Areej Malley of Pleasant View School in Memphis was …
Secretary of State Tre Hargett would like to announce the public can get involved in the rollout of a new state law that adds labeling and placement requirements for donation bins across Tennessee. Effective July 1, specific labeling guidelines are …
It's easy today to think of Tennessee's borders as set in stone, but that hasn't always been the case. Those borders changed repeatedly throughout the early years of the state's history due to land grant settlements, treaties with Native …
L to R back row: William Freddy Curtis, Cannon County High School; Erika Ashford, Ridgeway High School; Addison Pate, Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet High School; Gordon Sisk, Karns High School L to R front row: Abby Sutton, Coordinator of Civic Engagement, …
Librarians do more than stand guard over shelves of books. In order to be successful, they're frequently called up to be freedom of information advocates, strategic planners, marketing specialists, budget-balancing experts, public speakers and more - …
Wednesday, August 12 is Election Day in one part of East Tennessee with voters deciding who will be the newest member of the 109th General Assembly. Secretary of State Tre Hargett wants people to know how they can find unofficial results as soon as the …
Every genealogical research project has to start somewhere, whether it’s a Google search of an ancestor’s name or an old family photograph unearthed from the attic. In this next installment of the Tennessee State Library and Archives free workshop series, …
As anyone who has visited a public library recently can tell you, libraries are more than just places to check out books. They're also gathering spots where people come to take courses, conduct research, create resumes, and apply for jobs - all via …
Special thanks to award winning country music artist Kix Brooks for providing the voice over for "Why Your Vote Matters." Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett is urging everyone to use #GoVoteTN as a way Tennesseans can use social media to …
The Division of Business Services is implementing changes to its courtesy notice letters as well as its notification letters for registrations that are scheduled to expire or be administratively dissolved or revoked. Notification letters for registrations …
The Division of Business Services, as well as other divisions of the Tennessee Department of State, receives large amounts of mail daily. Many of our customers have been sending regular correspondence to file annual reports or other documents for decades, …
Secretary of State Tre Hargett would like to congratulate six administrators of elections who passed the state certification exam on Friday, September 25, 2015. Susan Hughes, Blount County Administrator of Elections Matt Teply, Cannon County Administrator …
The Division of Charitable Solicitations and Gaming has been working with organizations throughout Tennessee for the last few months to ensure they are in compliance with a new section of the Charitable Solicitations Act that went into effect July 1. …
Representatives from the Tennessee State Library and Archives will be in Lafayette on November 19 to record and digitize Civil War memorabilia owned by local residents for the online exhibit “Looking Back: The Civil War in Tennessee,” which commemorates …
The 2015-2016 edition of the Tennessee Blue Book will be dedicated to the late U.S. Sen. Howard H. Baker, Jr. of Scott County. Baker's lengthy and storied career spanned seven decades, including winning 56 percent of the popular vote in 1966 to become …
The Tennessee State Library and Archives is proud to recognize six new graduates of the Tennessee Archives Institute. The archives development program at the Library and Archives annually hosts this two-and-a-half day series of workshops on the principles …
Read the report and listen to the teleconference: http://sos.tn.gov/tennessee-quarterly-business-and-economic-indicators-reports New business filings indicate Tennessee's economy will continue to grow, according to an economic report released Thursday. …
Tennessee businesses can now form for profit benefit corporations with the Division of Business Services. This new entity type is part of the For-Profit Benefit Corporation Act that went into effect January 1, 2016. The classification comes from the social …
