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    Oakland Driver Services Center to Reopen After Planned Remodel

    Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 04:17pm

    The Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Oakland Driver Services Center, located at 160 Beau Tisdale Drive, which closed for a planned remodel on Aug. 29, will reopen to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 1. In the refurbished full-service center, visitors will see new furniture, fresh paint, updated workstations, new credentialing equipment and new self-service kiosks.

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    Gov. Lee Announces Results of Moccasin Bend Archaeological Review

    Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 03:55pm

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced that the State of Tennessee will no longer move forward with plans to build a new psychiatric hospital on state-owned land at Moccasin Bend in Chattanooga. The decision is based on initial findings of an ongoing archeological review. This is the first archeological review that has been conducted since the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute was founded in 1961 and the State expects the final report to be delivered in November. The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) and Department of General Services (DGS) oversaw the survey on behalf of the State Building Commission.

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