Maryville TN Gas & Diesel Watch — AAA Knoxville-metro average fuel check (as of 7/11/26) shows regular at $3.476/gal and diesel at $4.556/gal—what changed since yesterday.
Front Street between Union Avenue and Monroe Avenue in Memphis starts closing July 8 for streetscape improvements, continuing through Dec. 1 with phased intersection work.
Springfield’s July 2, 2026 Planning Commission agenda included Highway 41 North rezoning, a Section 801/11-801 text amendment, and Highland Estates preliminary plat.
Tennessee’s MNAA Change in Ownership and Governance Act takes effect July 1, 2026. Metro Council and MNAA say they’re challenging the takeover in court.
The U.S. Department of Labor says a contractor excluded incentive bonuses from the overtime “regular rate,” shorting 1,666 hourly employees working at Ford’s electric vehicle and battery manufacturing campus in Stanton, Tennessee.
Register by July 7, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. for Shelby County’s Aug. 6 election. Early voting: July 17–Aug. 1; absentee requests due July 27.
Nashville General Hospital named Dr. Veronica Elders CEO June 25 after a national search, as the city’s public hospital reports a year-to-date deficit of $4.58 million and faces a 2027 lease end.
TDOT says Cookeville’s South Jefferson Avenue widening is still in Phase 2, with traffic shifted onto the new east side and the project now targeted to wrap up in November.
Metro Council will hear two data-center bills Tuesday, while the mayor’s separate condemnation move near the Nashville Zoo adds another layer to the dispute.
Cookeville’s Interstate Drive lane closures start July 6, cutting the south-side corridor to one lane each way for weeks while two projects move ahead.
FDA says an ALDI kimbap recall for undeclared tuna can trigger serious reactions for fish-allergic shoppers.
Nashville TN – Metro has selected HDR to lead project development for the Nolensville Pike all-access corridor, starting a 2- to 3-year planning phase before engineering and construction.
Cookeville adopted its FY27 budget June 18, keeping the property tax rate essentially flat while funding staffing, capital work and CRMC.
Nashville TN – Metro Council has approved FY2027, a $3.85 billion operating budget that begins July 1, adds housing funding, and puts the grocery-tax reduction on a fall timeline.
Cookeville City Council will hear a July 2 zoning proposal that could create a new path for converting older motel and commercial buildings into housing.
Cheatham County’s June 29 agenda in Ashland City included tax levies, school laptop financing and a vote on moving archives to the public library.
The Labor Department says a contractor underpaid overtime at a Ford EV and battery campus in Tennessee, recovering $1.73 million for 1,666 workers. ([dol.gov](https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20260623))
Nashville TN – WPLN reports the hospital board chose Dr. Veronica Elders, while Metro budget records show higher support, more staffing, and unresolved long-term questions.
Davidson County property owners missed the June 26, 2026, 4:00 PM deadline to schedule a formal MBOE appeal of assessed value/classification.
Nashville TN – Axios reports Mayor Freddie O’Connell wants condemnation power against a Zoo-adjacent DC Blox site, as a data-center moratorium heads to a July 7 hearing.
Ashland City TN—June 23 special called meeting: council voted to select Public Risk Insurors for property and liability; FY 2027 premium listed at $393,515.
Nashville’s Mayor Freddie O’Connell signed EO 59 to support a temporary data-center moratorium while Metro Planning drafts new power, water, and noise rules.
