Improvements will elevate mansion as a historical and cultural center NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - The Sumner County’s legislative delegation today announced $7.3 million has been approved by the Tennessee General Assembly for renovations and enhancements to Rock Castle State Historic Site in Hendersonville. The 230-year-old stone mansion was built by General Daniel Smith, an American Revolutionary War hero…

Improvements will elevate mansion as a historical and cultural center NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - The Sumner County’s legislative delegation today announced $7.3 million has been approved by the Tennessee General Assembly for renovations and enhancements to Rock Castle State Historic Site in Hendersonville. The 230-year-old stone mansion was built by General Daniel Smith, an American Revolutionary War hero…

Improvements will elevate mansion as a historical and cultural center NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - The Sumner County’s legislative delegation today announced $7.3 million has been approved by the Tennessee General Assembly for renovations and enhancements to Rock Castle State Historic Site in Hendersonville. The 230-year-old stone mansion was built by General Daniel Smith, an American Revolutionary War hero…

NASHVILLE, Tenn.– State Rep. John Gillespie, R-Memphis, has completed a successful first year in the 112th General Assembly, passing important legislation on behalf of House District 97. The Tennessee General Assembly adjourned on Wednesday, May 5. Gillespie sponsored several key pieces of legislation this session to ensure law and order in the state and protect Tennessee’s…

2021 Legislative Highlights | 112th General Assembly We concluded the first session of the 112th General Assembly May 5.  The session included passage of landmark legislation that supports Tennessee families, strengthens the economy, increases access to health care, reforms criminal justice, protects the Second Amendment and makes historic investments in education. The year began with the passage…

The first half of the 112th Tennessee General Assembly, which saw significant progress and protections advanced for Tennesseans, has adjourned. Representative Bryan Terry, MD (R-Murfreesboro) had a successful session, contributing leadership and legislation that assisted the General Assembly towards a productive session. As Chairman of the House Health Committee, he helped pro-patient legislation navigate through…

“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think” -Albert Einstein The TCAT (Tennessee College of Applied Technology)- Bedford County was funded in the just-passed state budget.  The proposed building project was on the Board of Regents master plan this year but was not initially funded in the Governor’s budget.  After…