State Government
Please look at the list below and click on the item that interests you most:
State of Tennessee Web Site
Governor
Tennessee Senate
Tennessee House of Representatives
Tourist Information
Drivers Licenses
Taxes for Individuals
State Senate
State of Tennessee Web Site
Visit the State of Tennessee Web Site for Information on:
- Vacations
- Education
- Doing Business in Tennessee
- Living in Tennessee
- Driving in Tennessee
- Working in Tennessee
- Health & Human Services
- Government
- Taxes
Governor
The Hon. Bill Haslam
Governor of Tennessee
Office of the Governor
State Capitol, First Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-0001
Dear Governor Haslam:
Phone: (615) 741-2001
Email: bill.haslam@tn.gov
Mae Beavers (Republican Mt. Juliet)
District 17 - Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Macon, Smith and parts of Sumner, Trousdale, and Wilson Counties.
District Address
P.O. Box 432
Mt. Juliet, TN. 37121
Phone (615) 754-4632
Nashville Address
320 War Memorial Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243-0217
Phone (615) 741-2421
Staff Contacts: Judi Butler
Internet E-Mail Address sen.mae.beavers@legislature.state.tn.us
Tennessee House of Representatives
Frank Buck (Democrat - Dowellton)
District 40 - DeKalb, Smith, and Macon counties
District Address
2105 Dale Ridge Road
Dowelltown, TN 37059
Phone (615) 548-8411
Nashville Address
24 Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243-0140
Phone (615) 741-3817
Fax (615) 741-4324
Staff Contact: Donna Anderson
Web Site: www.bucktn.com
Internet E-Mail Address rep.frank.buck@legislature.state.tn.us
Tourist Information
Office of Tourist Development
State of Tennessee
(800) 491-TENN (Voice)
They will send you a Tennessee Vacation Guide which is about 150 pages long and covers the entire state. They can also provide you with more detailed information on a particular city or region. You can also order the Vacation Guide by going to the State of Tennessee web site at the top of this page and then clicking on Vacations.
You may also visit the State's vacation web site at: www.tnvacation.com
Drivers Licenses
For information on how to obtain or renew a drivers license, please visit
this page on the Macon County web site.
http://www.maconcountytn.com/driver_licenses.htm
Taxes for Individuals
You should visit the State of Tennessee web site for specific details. However, in the Lafayette area, you will find:
Sales tax: 9.25%
State income tax on wages: none!
State income tax on most bank interest: none!
There is a state income tax on some kinds of interest income and some kinds of dividend income. The tax works out to about 6%, but usually the first one to two thousand dollars are exempt.