Sen. Yager Announces Tennessee’s Sales Tax Holiday Extended
(NASHVILLE) – Today, State Senator Ken Yager announced that the Tennessee General Assembly has extended the state sales tax holiday for 2020 to two weekends and...
Rhea Medical receives $374k Rural Hospital Readiness Grant
(NASHVILLE), April 28, 2020-- State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) and Representative Ron Travis (R-Dayton) today announced Rhea Medical Center is set to receive $374,615...
TN Tourism picks Rhea’s Dennis Tumlin for Critical Role
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAPS INDUSTRY VETERAN DENNIS TUMLIN AS KEY CUSTOMER OFFICER
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development (TDTD) has tapped...
New Tennessee License Plates Are Here
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Department of Revenue reminds Tennessee drivers that they will receive newly designed license plates in 2022. The new license plates...
Yager announces broadband grants for Rhea County
Nashville, Tenn. – State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) made the following statement regarding the announcement that six major grants totaling more than $4.1 million combined...
Dayton bypass bridge named in honor of late Senator
Tennessee House & Senate passes Bill naming Dayton Bridge after the late Senator Gene Elsea
As motorist travel up and down Hwy 27 through Dayton,...
Dayton to receive nearly $450k state grant
Senator Yager and Rep. Travis announce Major CDBG Grant for Dayton
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.), October 16, 2015 -- – State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) and Representative...
Senator Alexander visits Dayton, praises economic efforts
Today, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) stopped in Rhea County where he met with Dayton Mayor Gary Louallen, Executive Director of the Rhea County...
Tennessee becomes first state to allow free Tuition for all Adults
Tennessee will become the first state to allow every resident the option to attend two years of community college tuition-free.
According to tn.gov, the legislation...
Yager and Travis announce Major CDBG Grant for Rhea County
Senator Yager and Representative Travis announce Major CDBG Grant for Rhea County
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.), September 20, 2017 -- State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) and Representative...
Education Reform in Tennessee: Part One, How It Began
Tennessee's First to the Top
Through Race to the Top, Tennessee took on extraordinarily difficult work in a relatively short period of time…Tennessee continues its...
Bowling, Travis Releasing Advance Copy Of Amendment To Medical Cannabis Bill
(NASHVILLE), February 6, 2019 – State Sen. Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma) this week filed SB 486, and Rep. Ron Travis (R-Dayton) filed HB 637, the...
