TVA River Management Handles Rainy 2018, Prepares for New Year
December 30, 2018
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Knoxville, TN – As 2018 draws to a close, yearly rainfall totals for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) region continue to climb to near record levels, and the trend for above average rainfall totals continues right up to year’s end.
“For the week before Christmas, rainfall averaged 2 inches in the eastern Valley and 1.4 inches in the western Valley,” said James Everett, senior manager for TVA’s River Forecast Center. “We began spilling and sluicing at several locations the day after Christmas to increase flows and increase flood storage capacity, and that will likely continue into the New Year.”
TVA’s River Management team is continuing its work over the holidays by doing what it’s been doing a lot this year: handling above average amounts rainfall and runoff across the Valley.
Tennessee Gas Prices Unfazed by Hurricane Florence
September 17, 2018
Clarksville-Montgomery County has third cheapest Gas Prices in Tennessee
Nashville, TN – Hurricane Florence had little to no effect on prices at the pump last week. Gas prices in Tennessee have held steady through the past week.
Sunday’s state average of $2.59 per gallon is the same as a week ago and 3 cents less than last month. However, motorists are still paying 2 cents per gallon more than this time last year.
Gas Pump prices in Tennessee remain steady. (AAA)
Tennessee National Guard sends Military Police Company to South Carolina for Hurricane Florence support
September 17, 2018
Tennessee National Guard
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee National Guard sent a military police company to South Carolina today to assist residents of that state in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
More than 100 personnel of the 117th Military Police Battalion departed Athens, Tennessee this morning with the necessary equipment and supplies to operate for approximately two weeks.
Soldiers of the Tenn. Army National Guard’s 117th Military Police Battalion conduct a convoy operations briefing prior to departure from battalion headquarters in Athens, Tenn. on September 16, 2018. More than 100 personnel from the battalion are headed to South Carolina to provide assistance to residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (CW4 Nick Atwood, Tenn. National Guard)
Tennessee Consumers Should Be Wary of Hurricane-Related Price Gouging
September 16, 2018
Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance
Nashville, TN – Ahead of the anticipated landfall of Hurricane Florence this weekend, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak are urging consumers to be alert to potential price gouging that could occur.
Tennessee Attorney General Slatery, TDCI Commissioner McPeak Warn Consumers of Price Gouging.
AAA reports Tennessee Gas Prices Slip as Hurricane Florence approaches the United States
September 12, 2018
AAA
Nashville, TN – Gas prices inched lower over the weekend, as several major storms churn in the Atlantic. Hurricane Florence is forecast to strike the U.S. east coast, yet gas prices have yet to be impacted.
“When a major storm approaches the U.S., gasoline markets can be just as unpredictable as the storm itself,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group.
Gas prices slowly dropping in Tennessee according to AAA. (AAA)
