NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) is proud to announce that 23 of our funded county-level substance abuse prevention coal
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs (TDVA) is partnering with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, United States Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center, Veteran Service Officers in Monroe and Loudon Counties, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville Veterans Upward Bound Programs, American Red Cross Volunteers of America, Operation SAVE which is part of the Tennessee Valley Coalition to End Homelessness and the Loudon County Convenience Center to offer a Veterans outreach event for Monroe and Loudon Counties.
NASHVILLE – Two Tennessee strawberry growers plan to celebrate their crops with a special Pick Tennessee Products media day during the last week of April. Visitors who come to pick strawberries that day can take home free recipe cards and have the chance to win a basket of artisan foods from Tennessee.
Bradley Kountry Acres Strawberries and Greenhouse in Sumner County, owned by Mike and Cathy Bradley, will host a strawberry picking media day on April 24th. The Bradley’s also have a large selection of spring bedding plants, herbs, vegetable plants, ferns and hanging baskets grown in their own farm greenhouses.
On April 25th, Pick Tennessee Products will be at Circle S Farms near Lebanon, owned by Nelson, Emmie Lou and Donnie Steed.
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) is co-sponsoring the 2013 Suicide Prevention and the African American Faith Communities
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – TDOT Commissioner John Schroer will visit with local officials on-site near the U.S. 27 project in Chattanooga, Tennessee to discuss the future of the U.S. 27 corridor. Media are invited to attend.
Commissioner Schroer will be near the current U.S. 27 project at the River Point Condominiums on Whitehall Road on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 beginning at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
NASHVILLE – The Department of Correction is encouraging the public to be aware of an apparent scam targeting families of inmates. Several offender family members have reported receiving phone calls from someone claiming to represent the Comptroller’s Office and offering to help secure the release of inmates from prison. The caller instructs the family member to send two large sums of money through Western Union in order to secure the inmate’s release.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – SR 16 (Rowe Gap Road/Keith Springs Mtn.) in Franklin County will remain closed near log mile 17.7 as clean-up continues from a rockslide that occurred on Monday, March 25, 2013. Originally it was thought that the roadway could safely be reopened to traffic by April 12, 2013, but unforeseen events have pushed the schedule back by two weeks.
CLIFTON – As part of its commitment to operate safe and secure prisons, the Tennessee Department of Correction conducted an intensive search for contraband inside the South Central Correctional Facility in Wayne County on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The search was conducted by TDOC’s Special Operations Unit and resulted in the confiscation of homemade weapons, cell phones, and tobacco. The facility was placed on lockdown as the team searched several housing units and common areas of the medium security prison.
Nashville, Tenn. – In an effort to save lives on Tennessee’s roadways, local law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force beginning April 12 through April 15, and from April 19 through April 22, as part of the “More Cops. More Stops.” campaign to crack down on drivers who are speeding, driving while under the influence or distracted, or not wearing seat belts.
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Beef Promotion Board will meet April 18 at 2 p.m. CDT at the offices of the Tennessee Beef Industry Council, located at 530 Brandies Circle, Suite A in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The agenda includes a review and approval of minutes, a review of board finances and a program update. The meeting is open to the public.
The Tennessee Beef Promotion Board was created in 2012 by state law to oversee the collection and use of assessments paid by producers for the purpose of promoting beef and beef products in-state. The Board comprises representatives from the Tennessee Livestock Market Association, Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, Tennessee Dairy Association and Tennessee Beef Cattle Improvement Initiative.
For more information, contact the Tennessee Department of Agriculture at 615-837-5160.
