Mark Emkes, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and
Administration, will retire at the end of May, Gov. Bill Haslam's office
announced Monday.
Income tax returns are due at midnight tonight, but tens of millions
across the country have already filed, collectively raking in billions
of dollars in refunds.
An effort to require whistleblowers to quickly submit damning evidence
of animal abuse to law enforcement has hit a snag in the state Senate
over questions about the true intentions of the bill.
Nearly 400 competitors ventured out to Johnson University this weekend
to support their favorite non-profit organizations for the "Heels and
Wheels Dualathon" on Saturday.
Hill Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Walnut Street and
Gay Street from at least Monday, April 15th, to Friday, April 26th. The
closure will accommodate a large construction crane.
