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TDEC is legally responsible for the protection of Tennessee's air, water, and soil quality. As of 2006, the department had at least fourteen divisions: the Division of Air Pollution Control, the Division of Archaeology, the Division of Geology, the Division of Ground Water Protection, the Division of Internal Audit, the Division of Natural Heritage, the Division of Radiological Health, the ...
Oakland is a town in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. In 2020 the population of the town was 8,936, [ 6 ] a gain of 417.8% since 2000, Reasons for this population boom, are the cities/counties low taxes, its low crime rate, and the 4 lane expansion of U.S. Highway 64 in the early 1990s.
The overhead sidewalk system still stands in the downtown area, and is the only walkway system of its kind remaining in the United States. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] On March 22, 2016, Main Street and the rest of Morristown's downtown district was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district after approval from the ...
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,990. [2] Its county seat is Somerville. [3] The county was named after the Marquis de la Fayette, French hero of the American Revolution. [4]
The highway runs directly to the east through the county seats of Tennessee's most southern counties including Oakland, Somerville, Whiteville, Bolivar, Selmer, Adamsville, Savannah, Waynesboro, and Lawrenceburg, the largest on the route between Memphis and I-65.
The TDOS was established in 1939 by the Tennessee General Assembly to exercise authority over the THP. [2] Over the decades, the agency has evolved to meet new challenges, such as drug trafficking, the issuance of drivers' licenses, and terrorism.
It is bordered to the south and east by the town of Oakland. Tennessee State Route 196 passes through the community, leading north 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to Gallaway and south 1 mile (1.6 km) to U.S. Route 64 in the western part of Oakland. Via US 64, downtown Memphis is 31 miles (50 km) to the west.
Oakland: 15.2: 24.5: US 64 – Somerville, Memphis 23.5: 37.8: SR 59: Current northern terminus I-40 – Memphis, Nashville: Future interchange; I-40 exit 39: Fayette–Haywood county line SR 468 east (Blue Oval City Connector) Proposed partial interchange; future western terminus of SR 468: Tipton US 70 / US 79 : Future northern terminus